Attention: Scott Whitehouse loved us all
It should come as no surprise to anyone who knew him that Scott Whitehouse wrote his own obituary. I met Scott Whitehouse less than four years ago, but quickly began feeling like I’d known him my whole life. He embodied an undeniable spirit of love – God’s love – for everyo...Read full story »
Thursday, June 08, 2017
'God fills daybreak with Himself'
God does, indeed, fill daybreak with Himself. I learned that over Memorial Day weekend of 1997 – 20 years ago this weekend. Working in the secular world back then, I found myself representing my employer – Tracker Marine (the boat company founded by Johnny Morris and Bass Pro Shops) at...Read full story »
Wednesday, May 24, 2017
'Pray the Rosary every day….'
As we celebrate the 100th anniversary of Mary’s visits to Lucia dos Santos and her cousins, Jacinta and Francisco Marto, in Fatima Portugal, I can’t help but be a bit unnerved by our Blessed Mother’s final statement to the children during her May 13, 1917, apparition: “Pray...Read full story »
Thursday, May 11, 2017
Have mercy on us and on the whole world
The digital edition of this column comes out four days after Divine Mercy Sunday; the print edition arrives in mailboxes a day later. I chose the headline above for that reason, but I really was thinking about something far different from Divine Mercy Sunday. I was thinking about a study published...Read full story »
Thursday, April 27, 2017
'The great family of God's children'
Recently, a student at Mater Dei High School in Evansville contacted the communications office with some questions for Bishop Charles C. Thompson. He requested the email interview for use as part of a report he was preparing on our Church and the struggles it faces. One of his questions was, “...Read full story »
Wednesday, April 12, 2017
'Educate, Inspire and Proclaim' meet real life
Our Catholic schools rock! Over the past month or two, we have been consistently reminded of how successful our 26 diocesan schools are at achieving the goals stated in this year’s Catholic Schools Office theme: “Educate. Inspire. Proclaim.” Here are some highlights – not al...Read full story »
Wednesday, March 29, 2017
Seeing blue on the greenest of days
I believe I’ll be wearing blue the day this column arrives to print subscribers. Wait … what?! Wearing blue?! But … it’s March 17; St. Patrick’s Day, man! Even the Chicago River goes green on March 17. Green is what you wear; green it must be. Actually, not so much, I...Read full story »
Thursday, March 16, 2017
The light is NEVER OFF for you
Seriously friends … when it comes to God’s mercy and forgiveness – and finding it weekly across our 12 counties – the light is NEVER OFF for you. Please think about and remember that as we continue on our Lenten journey. Even more importantly, remember it from Holy Saturday...Read full story »
Thursday, March 02, 2017
Aspiring to surpass Google
Cartoonist Gary Brookins and one of his regular readers/fans from Virginia inspired this column. Brookins creates “Pluggers,” a single-panel cartoon that appears every day in the Evansville Courier & Press. The fan from Virginia suggested a theme: “A grandpa plugger’s b...Read full story »
Thursday, February 16, 2017
I wake up so early for a reason
I didn’t get to sleep until almost midnight on the night last week when Clemson won the national championship of major-college football. I had a hunch the game would come down to the final minute, and it did – actually, to the final six seconds. Heck of a game. All of that...Read full story »
Thursday, January 19, 2017
