“Pray, hope, and don’t worry. Worry is useless. God is merciful and will hear your prayer” is a spiritual motto attributed to Padre Pio that has “unofficially” been the motto of the Office of Vocations this past year.
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“Ora, ten esperanza y no te preocupes. La preocupación es inútil. Dios es misericordioso y escuchará tu oración” es un lema espiritual atribuido al Padre Pío que ha sido el lema “extraoficial” de la Oficina de Vocaciones durante el último año.
Three from the Diocese of Owensboro earn master’s degrees from Saint Meinrad
Graduates of Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology, St. Meinrad, IN, were awarded master’s degrees at the commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 9, 2026.
Four Ursuline Sisters celebrating jubilees of religious profession in 2026
Four Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph who have served a combined 240 years in service to God’s people are celebrating jubilees of religious profession in 2026.
Sr. Amelia Stenger remembered for her love of God, Catholic education, and her Ursuline Sisters
Sr. Amelia Stenger, OSU, the first woman to serve as the superintendent of Catholic schools in the Diocese of Owensboro, “was never not a teacher,” recalled Sr. Sharon Sullivan, OSU, the congregational leader of the Ursulines of Mount Saint Joseph. “Her teaching was how can you help people discover whatever it was they wanted to discover.”
Sixteen men visit college seminary during Come and See weekend
Over the weekend of April 18, 16 young men attended a Come and See discernment visit to Conception Seminary College in Conception, Missouri, sponsored by the Diocese of Owensboro’s Office of Vocations.
Ursuline Sisters elect new Leadership Council
The Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph have elected their Leadership Council that will serve from 2026-2030.
Ursuline Sisters observe Catholic Sisters Week by giving blankets to those in need
Ursuline Sisters Elaine Burke and Margaret Ann Aull delivered 11 blankets to St. Benedict’s Women and Family Services in Owensboro on March 9.
Office of Vocations welcomes eighth seminarian
The Office of Vocations is happy to introduce you to Tuan Nguyen, our newest seminarian from Vietnam.
Diaconate candidate cohort instituted into Ministry of Lector
On Jan. 10, the seven permanent diaconate candidates from the 2022 cohort of the Diocese of Owensboro took a significant step in their journey toward Holy Orders as they were instituted into the Ministry of Lector by Bishop William F. Medley in the Immaculate Heart of Mary Chapel at Brescia University.