A Word From Bishop Medley
Esta Cuaresma, consideren compartir su generosidad con nuestros vecinos de todo el mundo
La Cuaresma llega temprano este año. Comienza el 14 de febrero, el Día de San Valentín, así que, si ese es un día importante para celebrar con un ser querido o abrir una caja de chocolates en forma de corazón, ¡tal vez deberían buscar una fecha alternativa ahora! El Miércoles de Ceniza, que marca el primero de los cuarenta días de Cuaresma, no se presta a cambios de fecha.
Let us continue the hope and promise of Christmas into the New Year
As the first edition of The Western Kentucky Catholic of 2024 arrives in homes across the Diocese of Owensboro, most of us have all but left Christmas 2023 behind. I am struck every year that homes and businesses that have been brightly lit with holiday lights for weeks or even months are suddenly dark on December 26.
Prolonguemos la esperanza y la promesa de la Navidad en el Año Nuevo
Cuando la primera edición de 2024 de este periódico El Católico de Kentucky Occidental llega a los hogares de la Diócesis de Owensboro, la mayoría de nosotros prácticamente hemos dejado atrás la Navidad de 2023. Cada año me sorprende que hogares y negocios que han estado brillantemente iluminados con luces navideñas durante semanas o incluso meses de repente se queden oscuros el 26 de diciembre.
Nigeria: Un viaje de gratitud
Cuando llegué a la Diócesis de Owensboro hace 13 años, creo que había seis sacerdotes sirviendo en nuestra diócesis que no habían nacido en los Estados Unidos.
Nigeria: A journey of gratitude
When I came to the Diocese of Owensboro 13 years ago, I believe there were six priests serving our diocese who were not born in the United States.
Bishop Medley’s pastoral visit to Nigeria
For the past few years, Bishop Medley has made it his mission to travel to the home countries of international priests serving in the Diocese of Owensboro to express his gratitude to their families, their communities, and their bishops and superiors.
As we experience the next step of the synod, ‘be not afraid’
We have been discussing the plans and process for the Synod on Synodality for so long that some might assume it has come and gone. In fact, though, a new phase of the synod is continuing this month.
Free resources to be provided to individuals and families on Safe Haven Sunday
Pornography is not a topic most adults are comfortable speaking about. This is especially the case when it comes to parents addressing it with their children. Unfortunately, it’s the topic that’s becoming more and more necessary to address in our digital age.
The priesthood: Sacrifice, obedience and joy
The Diocese of Owensboro was established on Dec. 9, 1937, when the 32 westernmost counties of the Commonwealth of Kentucky were separated from the Diocese of Louisville.
Mary our mother and her role in salvation history
As we look ahead to just the next few weeks in the liturgical calendar of the Catholic Church, we might be struck by prominence of the veneration of Mary reflected on these days. Over a period of about six weeks there are at least six feasts associated with Mary – some major, some lesser known.
