The 2025 recipients of the religious emblems at the Diocese of Owensboro’s Scouting Religious Emblems Mass on March 16 are seen at St. Anthony Parish in Utica/Browns Valley. COURTESY OF SHERI BABBS
‘A scout is reverent’ – Religious emblems presented at Mass
BY SHERI BABBS, SPECIAL TO THE WESTERN KENTUCKY CATHOLIC
Scouting religious awards for the Diocese of Owensboro were presented by Bishop William F. Medley on March 16, 2025, at the Scouting Religious Emblem Mass at St. Anthony Parish in Utica/Browns Valley. The religious emblems presented were earned by scouts through the National Catholic Committee on Scouting Religious Emblem Program. Scouting America Cub and Scouts have studied for months, researching their faith and performing works of service. The recipients for the Religious Emblems include:
Light of Christ: Riley Brumley P2007 and Paul Hardy P602
Parvuli Dei: James Hardy P602
Ad Alteri Dei: Troop 2007 (Proctored by Dcn. Jerry Stoverink) Javier Bautista, Dylan Molina, and Matthew Scarpino
Pope Pius XII: Troop 2007 (Proctored by Steve Shoulta) William Babbs, Andrew Byrne, Aiden Chino, Hunter Korte, Cooper Richison, Riley Richison, and Kobee Seay
In addition to earning their perspective religious emblems, five scouts from Troop 2007 earned the Pray the Rosary Patch from the National Catholic Committee on Scouting, including William Babbs, Javier Bautista, Andrew Byrne, Dylan Molina, and Riley Richison.
Sheri Babbs serves as the chaplain for Troop 2007.
Originally printed in the May 2025 issue of The Western Kentucky Catholic.
