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Ash Wednesday visitor brings love of Christ
On Ash Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026, Melvin Fleischmann, age 96, accompanied parish staff of Sts. Joseph and Paul Parish in Owensboro to bring ashes and Holy Communion to homebound parishioners.
Paducah Faith Formation learns, discusses ‘teaching with the heart’
On Feb. 7, the catechists of Paducah Faith Formation, their family, friends, and other parishioners had the privilege of attending another Dissecting Our Faith session with Dcn. Jay VanHoosier at St. Thomas More Parish.
Bishop welcomes all at Rite of Election celebrations
In February, Bishop William F. Medley and the Diocese of Owensboro celebrated the Rite of Election and Call to Continuing Conversion, which welcomes those who are preparing to enter the Catholic Church during the Easter Vigil.
Lazarus Retreat #8: Friendships that will last
“It is like you could feel the Holy Spirit all around everyone,” said Ella Freels from St. Pius X Parish in Owensboro.
Thirteen years since groundbreaking, JPII School sees ‘light at end of the tunnel’ with debt retirement campaign
The dedication of Union County Catholics to preserving Catholic education shines as a powerful example of faith, community resolve, and long-term vision.
Behind the Super Bowl spotlight: Faith, stewardship, and the care of creation
Brent McCarty, a parishioner of St. Martin Parish in Rome, Ky., first began working with birds of prey at the American Eagle Foundation when he was 19 years old.
Forgiveness leads to healing, freedom, from father wounds, says conference speaker
When a father withholds the love, attention and affirmation that his children crave, it can leave the most intensive wound of all, Bob Allen Kroll told the men attending the 2026 Catholic Men’s Conference held on Saturday, Feb. 21, at the Riverpark Center in Owensboro.
Trusting the Lord in ‘all seasons of life,’ Morganfield women’s retreat helps attendees surrender their lives to Christ
The St. Ann Parish Hall in Morganfield was full on Saturday, Feb. 8 with more than 230 women from across western Kentucky sipping coffee, visiting vendors, meeting new people, and reuniting with old friends as the annual Joy, Laughter, and Holiness Women’s Retreat began.
Holy Spirit provides a meal, a place to stay, with ecumenical ‘Room in the Inn’ initiative
The volunteers at Holy Spirit Parish in Bowling Green who participate in the Room in the Inn initiative “believe in living out the Beatitudes,” according to Carol Kunkel, one of the coordinators.
‘Dehumanization’ rhetoric loses sight of God-given dignity in immigration discussion, say Latino ministry leaders
Dcn. Chris Gutiérrez hears a common argument when discussing the increased detainments and deportations of people throughout the United States over the past year.
