Approximately 300 candidates for Confirmation from across the Diocese of Evansville’s four deaneries participated in the 2018 Confirmation Spectacular – one of the largest ever. St. Joseph Parish in Jasper hosted the Feb. 3 event, and candidates from 19 different parishes attended. Bish...
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Indianapolis—A bill to enhance Indiana’s informed-consent law for abortion has passed  the Senate, and now moves to the House for further consideration as the Indiana General Assembly reaches its halfway point in the 2018 session. The Indiana Catholic Conference (ICC), the state...
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The Saint Meinrad Alumni Association is hosting its fifth annual Saint Meinrad Day of Service in 12 cities on  March 10. In Evansville, the event will be held at St. Benedict Cathedral, 1328 Lincoln Ave.   The Day of Service is an opportunity for Saint Meinrad alumni, oblates, f...
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Indianapolis Archbishop Charles C. Thompson spoke fondly of his mentor and friend, Archbishop-emeritus Daniel M Buechlein, during the Feb. 1 Memorial Mass for Archbishop Daniel at St. Meinrad Archabbey. The Jasper native, 79, died Jan. 25 in the archabbey infirmary. “Archbishop Daniel chose &...
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Happy birthday! Deacon William Brandle, deacon at St. James and Sts. Peter and Paul Parishes in Haubstadt and Holy Cross Parish in Fort Branch, celebrates his birthday on February 15.   Congratulations! Congratulations to Hallie Scheu, principal at St. Wendel School in St. Wendel, and her husb...
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Bishop Joseph M. Siegel, center, stands with seniors from the Diocese of Evansville’s four Catholic high schools just before celebrating the Jan. 30 Catholic Schools Week Mass at St. Benedict Cathedral in Evansville. With him are Megan Niehaus, left, who attends Rivet High School in Vincennes...
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The 2018 Pilgrimage for Life left me with this thought: we must accept the challenge of God’s authentic love and save lives through it. People gathered from all over to participate in the 45th annual March for Life because they have a love for life they want to share; a love they want others...
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Indianapolis—A proposal to expand short-term loan products that prey on low-income persons advanced in the Indiana House. The Indiana Catholic Conference (ICC) opposed the proposal. House Bill 1319 would create a new class of high-interest, unsecured, consumer loans designed for persons who n...
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General Interest Lenten Lectures with Father Donald Dilger, Sunday readings, Lives of Saints, Church History; 7-9 p.m., Wednesdays; Feb 14, 21, 28; Mar 7, 14, 21; Resurrection School, Evansville; 9:30-11:30 a.m., Thursdays; Feb 8, 15, 22; Mar 8, 15, 22; Catholic Center, Evansville; textbook: Bible;...
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