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Office of Communications welcomes new director
Rachel Hall assumed the role of director of the Office of Communications for the Diocese of Owensboro on Dec. 27, 2022, replacing Tina Kasey who resigned to pursue a new opportunity.
Youth ring in the new year at Gasper River
Approximately 60 youth attended Gasper River Catholic Youth Camp and Retreat Center’s Christmas/New Year’s Camp from Dec. 29-Jan. 1.
Glenmary priest ‘fondly’ recalls years of formation in western Kentucky
Missionary life “is an adventure,” according to Fr. Aaron Wessman, GHM, who spent several years of his Glenmary formation within the Diocese of Owensboro, where he was able to engage with rural communities and participate in Hispanic/Latino ministry for the first time ever.
Firm in faith, constant in love
Serving as homilist for the Diocese of Owensboro’s Jan. 5 Mass for the repose of the soul of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, Fr. Richard Meredith quoted the spiritual testament of the retired pope, who had died on Dec. 31, 2022.
Black Americans on the road to sainthood: Venerable Henriette Delille
Henriette Delille was born in 1813 in New Orleans to a French father and a “free woman of color” who were united in a “legal” common-law marriage which was typical at the time in New Orleans whereby a European man contracted with a Creole woman, pledging support and education for their children.
God speaks to the soul
When describing his daughter’s religious vocation, David Mattingly likes to say that “God chose a rose – Madeline Rose – from our family garden.”
‘God will make a crooked road straight’
Fr. John C. McVoy, Jr., a son of Rosary Chapel in Paducah, received his call to the priesthood “at the worst time in my life.”
God ‘suffers’ when believers injure, ignore those God loves, pope says
ROME (CNS) – God suffers and grieves when those who profess to believe in him do not love the people he loves and do not work for the justice he desires, Pope Francis said.
With new tri-parish conference, western Kentucky St. Vincent de Paul expands to serve neighbors in need
Under the guidance of Fr. John Okoro, three parishes in western Kentucky have established the Diocesan Council’s 23rd Society of St. Vincent de Paul conference: St. Francis Borgia, St. Ambrose, and St. William.
‘SEEK23: You Are Called’ featured tributes to Pope Emeritus Benedict XIV and inspiration from ‘The Chosen’ actor Jonathan Roumie
Founded in 1998, FOCUS (Fellowship of Catholic University Students) continues to inspire hope for the future of the Church and confirm that zeal for Jesus is flourishing on college campuses and beyond.
