Bishop Charles C. Thompson ordained the Diocese of Evansville’s first Latino priest on Dec. 12 at St. Benedict Cathedral. Father Homero Rodriguez becomes the third priest ordained in the diocese this year, joining Father Tyler Tenbarge and Father Ambrose Wanyonyi. Just before conferring the...
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Sister Lynn Marie Falcony and Sister Lisa Marie Schutz made their first profession of monastic vows on Dec. 3, officially joining the community of the Sisters of St. Benedict of Ferdinand, Ind.   Sister Lynn Marie, a native of Evansville, Indiana, is the daughter of Mary Kaye and Joe Falcony.&...
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The coffee is hot, the curtains are open, and the flicker of the candle is the only illumination in the room.  This is how I begin most of my mornings: in silence.  Waiting to hear from God – waiting to begin my work.  My prayer, my work, during this time of Advent typically ha...
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Days after returning from a mission trip to their “twinned parish,” members of the Haiti Outreach Ministry at St. Joseph Parish in Vanderburgh County learned that their St. Jacques Parish in Plaine de Nord, Haiti, suffered nearly catastrophic damage from flash flooding.   Ministry...
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Varios de los profetas y siervos de Dios en la Biblia son renuentes en su llamado a servir a Dios y a su pueblo. De hecho, Moisés protesta unas cinco veces al querer huir del llamado de Dios. Existe siempre una lucha constante entre ‘lo que quiere Dios’ y ‘lo que yo quiero...
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Many of God’s prophets and servants in the Bible are reluctant about their call to serve God and His people. In fact, Moses protests about five times as he tries to walk away from God’s call. There’s always a constant struggle between ‘what God wants’ and ‘what I...
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I present this “conversation” as one of John the Baptist’s disciples on mission to confirm Jesus’ real identity for John and for them. Disciple: “Jesus, your imprisoned cousin, John, sends us to you with his urgent question: “Are you the one who is to come, or sh...
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Third-grade students at Saint Benedict Cathedral school in Evansville are channeling their inner heroes while learning to make good choices.     Working alongside their teachers and Master Gardener community volunteers, the students are caring for two garden towers to plant organic foods...
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Benedictine Sister Barbara Lynn Schmitz, prioress of Monastery Immaculate Conception in Ferdinand, provided the following comments on Florence Henderson to The Message: “Florence and her husband John were good friends of the Sisters of St. Benedict.  Stories of her childhood, growing up...
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People who live in poverty generally don’t lack intelligence. In fact, as Shelia Gilbert, the first woman president of the U.S. Society of St. Vincent de Paul told attendees of the Nov. 29 Diocese of Evansville Poverty Summit,  in order to survive in poverty one has to be pretty smart. &...
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