Looking out at St. Stephen Cathedral, which was filled to capacity with the many cultures represented among the faithful of the Diocese of Owensboro, Bishop William F. Medley commented on Oct. 4 that this was “one of the most beautiful sights I’ve ever seen.”
As a musician, Sr. Catherine Marie Schuhmann, CP, likens the expressions of the female Passionist vocation to “a symphony orchestra – all these different instruments, all contributing to the one, beautiful, melody.”
The works of mercy are a great way to “guide our daily choices” according to a local author who recently contributed to Ascension Press’s “Pocket Guide to the Works of Mercy.”
Members of the faithful gathered to pray for a culture of vocations in the Diocese of Owensboro in the evening of Sept. 16, as the first weekly Vocation Tuesday event was kicked off at Sts. Joseph and Paul Parish.
On Saturday, Aug. 30, 2025, pilgrims across the Diocese of Owensboro came together and enjoyed a pilgrimage to three of the sacred diocesan jubilee sites: St. Francis de Sales (Paducah), St. Leo (Murray), and the Diocesan Marian Shrine (Bowling Green).
A sizable crowd participated in this year’s Walk for Life event in Owensboro, which was held at 10 a.m. on Sept. 6, 2025.
The work continues on raising the money to build apartments for our senior priests.
“Tell me the story always, if you would really be, in any time of trouble, a comforter to me.”
On Sept. 24, St. Romuald Interparochial School made a pilgrimage from Hardinsburg to St. Stephen Cathedral in Owensboro, as part of their observance of this year’s Jubilee of Hope.
St. William and St. Lawrence Parishes in the Knottsville community recently celebrated a ribbon-cutting ceremony for their new Faith Community Center, a facility recently constructed by Hayden Construction, that will function as a parish hall and parish offices.