The 40 Martyrs is the moniker given to the first priests of our diocese. They were given this title because they were displaced from their home, the Diocese of Louisville. Without warning, they were bound to a newly created rural diocese.
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Looking back: Panic among 3,000 at 1907 parish picnic
As picnic season is in full swing in the Diocese of Owensboro, Kentucky, let us look back at an odd occurrence that took place many years ago.
Was Mount Saint Joseph originally in Curdsville?
Things change. This is a sometimes confusing, sometimes frustrating fact about history.
Did you know a saint named Precious Blood Catholic Church?
By 1960, Catholicism in the United States was enjoying a period of incredible acceptance. The religion that was seen as a foreign invader only a few generations prior, was now becoming viewed as downright American.
‘Fr. Paul Volk, founder of the Mount, murdered?’ – How a case of mistaken identity caused temporary international confusion
In the midst of a brutal three-year rebellion in Columbia, a priest is pulled from his home in the middle of the night.
Do you have diocesan history in Grandma’s attic? (Part II)
As I mentioned last month, this article will give examples of archivable items to help you determine whether you have something that the diocesan archives might accept for preservation. Though entire books have been written on appraising possible archival items, I will try to keep this article brief.
Do you have diocesan history in Grandma’s attic?
History can never be completely recreated. However, an honest historian can always do their best to present the most complete and accurate account that can be mustered from the sources available.
A peek into the past: Holy Name Society celebration at St. Peter’s
One of the most elaborate religious celebrations ever held in historic Daviess County took place at St. Peter’s Church near Stanley on Oakford Road in October 1910.
Gratitude for vocation, Incarnation, found in faith-filled Christmas letter to a friend
For this month’s article I, of course, looked for something Christmas-themed.
Mount Saint Joseph exhibit at the Owensboro Museum of Science and History
If you attended a Catholic school in the Diocese of Owensboro, then it is likely that at some point you took a class trip to Mount Saint Joseph.