Bill to strengthen parental rights for minors seeking abortion advances
INDIANAPOLIS—A bill to strengthen parental rights for minors seeking abortion passed a House panel by a vote of 8-4 on March 28, and moves to the full House for further consideration. Senate Bill 404, authored by Sen. Erin Houchin, R-Salem, would require parents to verify t...Read full story »
Wednesday, April 05, 2017
St. Meinrad Lenten, Holy Week events
Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology will present a service of Lenten prayer and music called “Harvest of Sorrows” at 7 p.m. Central Time on April 3 in the school’s St. Thomas Aquinas Chapel. The service is free and open to the public. Following is the Holy Wee...
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Wednesday, March 29, 2017
Knights hold 29th Vocations Appreciation Dinner
WASHINGTON, Ind. –The Lawrence A. Vieck 4th Degree Assembly of the Knights of Columbus, of Washington, Ind., celebrated its 29th RSVP Vocations Appreciation Dinner on Feb. 23. Designated seminarians and novices were recognized, and each received $500 to assist with their educa...Read full story »
Wednesday, March 29, 2017
Physician-assisted suicide proposals fail to advance
INDIANAPOLIS – House and Senate proposals to legalize physician-assisted suicide in Indiana failed to advance during the 2017 session of Indiana General Assembly. The Indiana State Medical Association and the Indiana Catholic Conference, among others, opposed the legislation. ...Read full story »
Wednesday, March 29, 2017
Pre-K bill advances in Senate
INDIANAPOLIS—A proposal to expand state-funded pre-kindergarten for at-risk children and maintain parental choice passed the Senate education panel on March 15 by a vote of 8-1, and moves to the Senate Appropriations panel for funding approval. The Indiana Catholic Conference supports the leg...Read full story »
Thursday, March 23, 2017
'In Her Own Words' brings St. Mother Theodore back to Jasper
Actor, writer and director Sandra Hartlieb summed up the afternoon of March 18 in three words as her eyes filled with tears. “This was awesome.” Hartlieb performed “In Her Own Words,” a dramatic performance based on the journals and letters of St. Mother Theodore Guerin, to...Read full story »
Thursday, March 23, 2017
Lent...A time to love
A few years back, a movie came out titled “Fireproof” that changed my thinking of life. In the film, a married couple were having some problems, and it looked as if they were going to separate. But a family member intervened and asked them to do some “little things” that sho...Read full story »
Thursday, March 23, 2017
Catholic Schools: Communities of Respect
Catholic schools across the country have always been recognized and known for their academic excellence, character development, safety and faith formation when compared to other schools. Thus far in this parent series, we have talked about Catholic schools as communities of academic excellence and...Read full story »
Thursday, March 23, 2017
Mater Dei High School goes 'Into the Woods'
Sam Fulton gets into his role of The Big Bad Wolf for the Mater Dei High School Theater Department’s presentation of “Into the Woods,”which opens in the Kempf Auditorium at 7 p.m. CDT on March 22 and runs through March 24. Tickets are available at the door for $10. This is...Read full story »
Thursday, March 16, 2017
We are all thirsting for living water
In both the first and third readings for this Sunday, people are thirsty. The Israelites in the desert are so thirsty that they have begun to pine away for their slavery in Egypt. “Why did you make us leave Egypt?” The Samaritan woman has come to the well to draw water...Read full story »
Thursday, March 16, 2017
