Helping the poor has long been a passion for Sister Donna Marie Herr, a member of the Sisters of St. Benedict of Ferdinand.  As the coordinator for the St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry & Office of Emergency Assistance in Evansville the past 10 years, she is in a great spot to assist th...
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Sister My Huong Pham finally feels at home. “I feel bold and official,” she said, “a Sister of Providence.” For Sister My Huong, a process that began three years ago came to completion on Feb. 25. On that day, Sister My Huong transferred her perpetual vows to the Congregatio...
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An email Sister of Providence Jody O’Neil received in October was all the Providence she needed. Sister Jody’s longtime friend, Susan Tingley, had contacted her asking if she would be interested in taking part in the Coca-Cola Bottle Sculptures public-art project, a major part of the br...
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The 2018 SOURCE SUMMIT Retreats – one for young people and one for adults – drew more than 520 people to Mater Dei High School and Corpus Christi Parish, both in Evansville, over the weekend of March 16-18. Mater Dei hosted the weekend retreat for youth and young adults (ages 13-24), an...
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Editor’s Note – The Indianapolis Business Journal reported on March 19 that Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb has ordered state representatives and senators to return to the Statehouse sometime in May for a special session of the Indiana General Assembly. Remaining unresolved when the legislatu...
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Saint Meinrad Archabbey was recognized as the 2017 Indiana Tree Farmer of the Year at the annual meeting of the Indiana Hardwood Lumbermen’s Association on Feb. 7 in Indianapolis. Michael Gregg, Saint Meinrad’s consulting forester, and Benedictine Father Guy Mansini were on hand to rece...
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General Interest Diocesan Choir for 2018 Chrism Mass, 5:30 p.m., March 27, St. Benedict Cathedral, Evansville; choir is open to singers and instrumentalists from all parishes of the diocese; practice is from 2-4 p.m., March 25; please contact Jeremy Korba at 812-589-3886 or jkorba@evdio.org with qu...
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Happy birthday!   Glenda Reckelhoff, parish catechetical leader at St. Isidore the Farmer Parish in Celestine, celebrates her birthday on March 28. Gary Keepes, parish catechetical leader at Sts. Peter and Paul Parish in Petersburg,celebrates his birthday on March 28. Deacon Michael Seibert, d...
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Indianapolis—A bill to restore the ability of “Dreamers” to obtain professional licenses in Indiana passed the House on March 5 by a vote of 88-8. The Senate is expected to concur on the bill before the Indiana General Assembly adjourns on March 14. The Indiana Catholic Conference...
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Every morning before school, Corpus Christi eighth-grader Isabelle Koch heads to the cafeteria to walk with her classmates. She enjoys spending time with her friends, but it’s the bond she’s developed with a much younger student that caught the attention of fifth-grade teacher Cheryll B...
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