I am not sure where the idea began.  Maybe it was my dread of shopping, particularly in big box stores or crowded malls.  Or, possibly, it occurred because color, size and style had become too daunting. I know some credit must be attributed to my mother, who often repeated her mantra, ...
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INDIANAPOLIS—Legislation to ban the death penalty for those with serious mental illness was introduced in the Indiana General Assembly Jan. 4. The Indiana Catholic Conference, the public policy arm of the Catholic Church in Indiana, supports the legislation.     Senate Bill 155...
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Editor’s note – This is the first in a series of weekly reports on the Indiana Legislature that will appear in The Message through the conclusion of the 2017 legislative session.       INDIANAPOLIS—The Indiana Catholic Conference is gearing up for state legisl...
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INDIANAPOLIS – In accordance with the stipulations of the Church’s Code of Canon Law, Monsignor William F. Stumpf was elected administrator of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis on Jan. 9 at the Archbishop Edward T. O’Meara Catholic Center in Indianapolis. He was elected by the seven...
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In the 1950’s, Norbert Krapf was sexually abused—along with scores of other boys—by a priest of the Diocese of Evansville who was loved and respected by the community. After five decades of silence, Krapf—a retired professor, author and award-winning former Indiana Poet Laur...
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 If you happen to be walking throughout Boonville, keep an eye out for the "loverocks" hidden by children from St. Clement’s Parish.  These brightly colored stones, painted with a picture, inspirational word, quote or Bible verse, were hidden with the intent to bring love and happin...
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Several months ago, as I began to make preparations for my Aunts and Uncle who were coming in from Ohio, I started the hunt for a place that would reflect the hospitality I wanted to extend and the comfort I wanted them to enjoy.  In the back of my mind I kept thinking that the accommodations...
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Parents know what is best for their children! And that includes the right of parents to choose the school or educational environment that is best for their children. This right, however, should not depend on their ability to pay tuition to a private school or to live in a neighborhood where the pub...
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Editor’s note: The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ National Migration Week is Jan 8-14. The Message offers this essay on Catholic principles of migration from the U.S.C.C.B. The U.S. bishops’approach to migration is rooted in the Gospel and in centuries of Catholic social te...
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Queridos hermanos y hermanas en Cristo,     El evento navideño, la Natividad del Señor Jesucristo, experimentamos la esencia de la bondad, la belleza y la verdad. En nombre del Bishop-emeritus Gerald A. Gettelfinger y yo les deseamos a todos una temporada de navidad llena d...
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