On Sept. 21, the Diocese of Owensboro’s Office of Marriage and Family Life hosted the annual Marriage Celebration Mass, presided over by Bishop William F. Medley, at St. Stephen Cathedral.
Marriage & Family Life
Meet the newest Marriage Disciples
Two new Marriage Disciple coaching couples are now available – for free – to work with married couples in the Diocese of Owensboro.
A multi-pronged approach: Marriage and family life office offers opportunities to help heal relationships
When someone calls the Office of Marriage and Family Life in the Diocese of Owensboro to seek help for a struggling marriage, director Danny May starts by walking them through several options.
‘Never too late for God’s people’
The year 2024 ended with a great blessing with the wedding of the 13 couples of Myanmar Catholic Community at Holy Spirit Parish in Bowling Green, Ky., on Dec. 28.
‘She’s a dandy!’ – Owensboro couple married 75 years shares the secret to a long, happy marriage
Lester and Helen Schaick recently celebrated their 75th wedding anniversary with a celebration for family at Cedarhurst Senior Living, where they both now live.
‘Walking with them on the journey’
As the new spiritual director for a Catholic adoption and foster support ministry, Fr. Christopher Kight sees himself as “bringing the Good News of the Gospel to people who have experienced suffering on so many levels.”
Experts: Church must better educate Catholics about IVF moral objections, alternatives
(OSV News) — In vitro fertilization is a topic that received significant national attention during the past election season as candidates made it a policy issue. A costly, but widely accepted option in society for conceiving children through artificial means, IVF also involves significant moral and ethical concerns.
A marriage lifeline: Retrouvaille weekend for struggling couples begins Aug. 30
My wife, Ana, and I are coordinators of Retrouvaille in Nashville, Tenn., which is a program for married couples experiencing difficulties in their marriage.
One Catholic physician’s journey to becoming a Natural Family Planning advocate
Amid the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Natural Family Planning Awareness Week, Dr. Marguerite Duane, a board-certified family physician, spoke with OSV News’ Charlie Camosy about her work as co-founder and executive director of FACTS about Fertility, an organization dedicated to educating medical professionals and students about the scientific evidence supporting fertility awareness-based methods (FABMs).
Marriage and Family Life: Investing in strong marriages
The biggest accomplishment for the Office of Marriage and Family Life during the 2023/2024 year was fully funding the $50,000 match from the Catholic Marriage Initiative (CMI), which took a little time, a lot of hard work, and many generous donors.