Seminarian Profile - Juan Ramirez
Seminarian Profile Date of publication: Name: Juan Ramirez Date of Birth: April 1, 1981 Where were you born? Mexico Do you have brothers and sisters? If so, what are their names and ages? Ana Saavedra (45), Cintia Ramirez (41) and Yuliana Ramirez (33) Parents’ names:...Read full story »
Thursday, September 20, 2018
Jesus calls us to his healing ministry
“Is there no balm in Gilead? Is there no physician (no healer) there? (If so,) why then is there no healing for the wounds of my people?” (Jeremiah 8:22) Suffering has always been a part of life. Jeremiah, a prophetic voice seven centuries before Jesus, was not only anguished by the suf...Read full story »
Thursday, September 20, 2018
Serving God in multiple ways
It seems as though our yard has enlarged since we moved here 25 years ago. Everywhere I turn, there are tasks that need attention: vines choking bushes; weeds rapidly reappearing; fruit falling from trees (if the squirrels and deer don’t eat it first); and, of course, the weekly mowing. The y...Read full story »
Thursday, September 20, 2018
Seminarian Profile - Andrew Thomas
Name: Andrew Thomas Date of Birth: May 31, 1993 Where were you born? Fishers Do you have brothers and sisters? If so, what are their names and ages? Ben Myers (36), Carl Myers (34), Amanda Faulkner (33), Chris Thomas (26), Megan Sturgeon (22), Sydney Meyers (16) and Caleb Myers (11). Pa...Read full story »
Thursday, September 13, 2018
Carta a los fieles del Obispo Joseph M. Siegel
Queridos hermanos y hermanas en Cristo, En los últimos meses, nuestra Iglesia ha sido atormentada una vez más por informes de mala conducta por parte de miembros del clero. Primero estaban las acusaciones contra el Arzobispo McCarrick, luego del informe del gran jurado en Pensilvania y fi...Read full story »
Thursday, September 06, 2018
Letter to the faithful from Bishop Joseph M. Siegel
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Over the past few months, our Church has once again been rocked with reports of misconduct by members of the clergy. First there were the allegations against Archbishop McCarrick, then the release of the grand jury report in Pennsylvania, and finall...Read full story »
Thursday, September 06, 2018
A layperson to the church leaders: You have let us down!
The McCarrick breaches and the Pennsylvania grand jury report of criminal child sexual abuse by the church drew anger, disgust, sorrow, disappointment and sadness for the "collateral damage." I think of the priests who made God's love real for my husband David and me, bishops who stood up for peace...Read full story »
Thursday, September 06, 2018
Statement from Bishop Joseph M. Siegel and the Diocese of Evansville
Editor’s note: Pastors of parishes across the Diocese of Evansville will read a letter to the faithful from Bishop Joseph M. Siegel at all weekend Masses on Sept. 1 and Sept. 2. The Message will publish the complete text of that letter in the Sept. 7 edition. Over the weekend of August 25-26,...Read full story »
Thursday, August 30, 2018
August Youth of the Month Makes Everybody Feel
Whether she is mentoring teammates on the lacrosse field, encouraging campers at TEENPOWER or guiding the creation of the yearbook at Reitz Memorial High School, 17-year-old Grace Martin has a way of making those around her feel important and valued. She makes a conscious effort to do the little th...Read full story »
Thursday, August 30, 2018
Three traits young people crave from the church
This fall, bishops from every corner of the globe will gather in Rome to discuss the church's ministry to youth and young adults. Pope Francis has called on the leadership of the church not simply to talk about young people but to listen directly to them. From my own ministerial experience, I would...Read full story »
Thursday, August 16, 2018
