Every Dec. 29 to Jan. 1, current eighth grader and high school students are invited to attend Christmas/New Year’s Camp at Gasper River Catholic Youth Camp and Retreat Center in Bowling Green.
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Family reunion: St. Peter of Alcantara celebrates 150 years
As I get ready for Mass on Jan. 20, 2024, something feels different. No, it’s not the fact that it is nine degrees outside. It’s not that the house that is unusually quiet for a group of seven getting ready for church at the same time.
Paducah Walk for Life continues indoors amid freezing weather conditions
Echoes of “Choose Life” resounded through the parish center at St. Francis de Sales on Saturday afternoon, Jan. 20, 2024.
‘At the foot of the cross’
Over the past several years, especially during this National Eucharistic Revival, there seems to be an increased interest in Eucharistic Adoration. While for some, Eucharistic Adoration is new, the devotion has been around for a long time.
A Vincentian’s journey
I recently sat down with Nancy Harris, president of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul – Diocesan Council of Western Kentucky, Inc. and talked to her about her path to servant leadership.
Paducah parishioners collect, share items for moms with unplanned pregnancies
St. John the Evangelist parishioners in Paducah on March 25, 2023, named their spiritually adopted babies and began praying each day for nine months for these babies by name that they will be saved from the scourge of abortion.
‘Selfless contributions’ helped raise $100,000 for Catholic marriage ministry initiatives across western Ky.
Thanks to multiple “community and ministry partners… as well as many generous donors who believe in strengthening marriages,” Danny May, the director of the Diocese of Owensboro’s Office of Marriage and Family Life, recently learned some big news: the $50,000 matching grant he’d been working on had finally been achieved, securing a total of $100,000 for marriage ministry in western Kentucky.
Holy Spirit Parish hosting Grace Marriage date night event
Holy Spirit Parish in Bowling Green, Ky., is hosting a date night event for married couples on Friday, Jan. 26, 2024, featuring special guests Brad and Marilyn Rhoads.
Former Holy Name principal publishes book
Daryl Hagan, Ed. D., former Holy Name of Jesus School principal, teacher and HNS alumni has published a book for Catholic schools educators.
Western Kentucky priest leads opening prayer for Ky. AFL-CIO Convention
Fr. Anthony Shonis, a priest of the Diocese of Owensboro, offered the opening prayer for the Kentucky State AFL-CIO Convention held in Louisville from Dec. 4-6, 2023.