Editorials & Commentary
This World Mission Sunday, let’s follow Pope Leo’s footsteps
As I sort through the parish donation envelopes for this month of October, somewhere between the envelopes for Sunday the 18th and the parish maintenance fund I will find an envelope for World Mission Sunday.
Historic Halloween at MSJ ‘by the light of the harvest moon’
Imagine a quintessential American Halloween party.
Sharing faith with adult children, and staying involved without being a ‘helicopter parent’
Adult children still need us. They need our insight, life experience, and perspective.
‘In mission we are one in love’
Several offices of the Diocese of Owensboro come together to coordinate a dynamic event for parish members every other year. The Parish Ministry and Leadership Conference is held in late summer or early fall and brings together our Hispanic and Anglo communities.
Why Jesus changes everything
There are many ways people describe Jesus.
From ‘country boy’ to pope, St. John XXIII continues to inspire
In the Diocese of Owensboro our new retirement residence for priests, due to be open before the end of this year, will be called the Roncalli Home for Priests, named for St. John XXIII whose baptismal name was Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli. Its small chapel will be dedicated to St. John XXIII.
Desde sus raíces campesinas hasta el papado, San Juan XXIII continúa inspirando
En la Diócesis de Owensboro, nuestra nueva residencia para sacerdotes jubilados, cuya inauguración está prevista antes de finales de este año, se llamará Hogar Roncalli para Sacerdotes, en honor a San Juan XXIII, cuyo nombre de bautismo era Ángelo Giuseppe Roncalli. Su pequeña capilla estará dedicada a San Juan XXIII.
‘To honor the Blessed Sacrament’
“The priests and people are enthusiastic about your coming to Owensboro…” This is how Bishop Henry Soenneker, the second bishop of Owensboro, began a letter he was writing on May 4, 1970. The recipient of the letter was none other than Archbishop Fulton Sheen and Bishop Soenneker was not exaggerating about the priest’s and people’s enthusiasm.
St. Vincent de Paul: Patron saint of works of charity
The feast of St. Vincent de Paul is celebrated in the Catholic Church on September 27 each year.
God is closer than you think
Have you ever found yourself wondering, “Where is God?” Perhaps it was during a difficult diagnosis, the loss of someone you love, or a season when prayer seemed to echo back in silence.
