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‘Jesus is Lord’ the theme of Owensboro Diocese Youth Conference
“Jesus Christ!” responded the participants at ODYC 2024 as Bishop Medley asked throughout the closing Mass over and over, “Who is your king?”
‘Bluegrass on (Lake) Beshear’ raises almost $60,000 for pro-life pregnancy care centers
The 11th annual “Bluegrass on (Lake) Beshear” one-day music fundraiser, created by Resurrection Church (Dawson Springs) parishioners Laura and Jeff Smith through their Pickin’ Life Project charity and sponsored by 10 Knights of Columbus councils from the Owensboro Diocese, set a new record on Oct. 12, 2024, by raising $49,514.
Meals packed during Oct. 26 event are headed to the Dominican Republic
The more than 50,000 meals packed by Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph and their friends on Oct. 26, 2024, are destined to feed the people of the Dominican Republic.
‘Prayer changes us’ says evangelization speaker, emphasizes interior life as key to missionary discipleship
Approximately 231 pastoral leaders came together on a cold December day for the Diocese of Owensboro’s Eucharistic Revival Gathering: Year of Mission on Dec. 3, 2024 at the Owensboro Convention Center.
Fr. Dennis celebrates annual Mass for the blind
On Friday, Dec. 13, Fr. Jamie Dennis, pastor of St. Mary Magdalene Parish in Sorgho, Ky., joined the clients and friends of the Xavier Society for the Blind to celebrate their annual St. Lucy Mass at the Church of St. Francis Xavier in New York City, honoring the patron saint of the blind.
Taking Jesus to the wounded of the world
Since Angela Mills returned from the Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis this summer, she’s been looking for opportunities to bring Christ to the people around her.
Parishioners welcome neighbors at annual ‘Nativity on Ninth’ Hopkinsville tradition
Nearly 200 people visited the “little town of Bethlehem” on Friday, Dec. 13, during Sts. Peter and Paul’s third annual live nativity event.
In new role, Dcn. Tim Nugent looks forward to serving the servants of the Church
Permanent deacons are “servants of the Church – called to serve the Church,” according to Dcn. Tim Nugent, the new director of the permanent diaconate program for the Diocese of Owensboro.
Welcoming the stranger
Refugee resettlement “is a life-saving project,” according to the director of Migration and Refugee Services (MRS), a new program with Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Owensboro.
Bishop celebrates sisters’ 75th anniversary at motherhouse in Mexico
From Dec. 6-9, 2024, Bishop William F. Medley visited Huamantla in Tlaxcala, Mexico, to celebrate with a community of women religious who have served the Diocese of Owensboro for many years.
