Editorials & Commentary

A Word From Bishop Medley: Reasons for our hope

Jan 1, 2025 | A Word From Bishop Medley

There is an ancient tradition in the Catholic Church of observing some years as Holy Years, also known as Jubilees.

The local parish

Jan 1, 2025 | Evangelization

“The community of faith is a place of invitation, welcome and hospitality, especially for those who are inquiring or returning…”

Catholics and the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Jan 1, 2025 | A Matter of Faith

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., honored annually on the third Monday of January in the United States, remains one of the most influential leaders of the 20th-century civil rights movement.

A peek into the past: Holy Name Society celebration at St. Peter’s

Jan 1, 2025 | Archives, Your Stories

One of the most elaborate religious celebrations ever held in historic Daviess County took place at St. Peter’s Church near Stanley on Oakford Road in October 1910.

Sisters conclude anniversary year with Evening Prayer

Jan 1, 2025 | Editorials and Columns, Local News, Vocations

The Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph began their year of celebrating 150 years at Maple Mount on a rainy Jan. 27, 2024, joined by many friends for the feast of Saint Angela Merici. They ended the year on a rainy Nov. 25, the day Saint Angela founded her Ursuline company, with just their Sisters gathered for Evening Prayer.

Razones para nuestra esperanza

Jan 1, 2025 | A Word From Bishop Medley, Español

Existe una antigua tradición en la Iglesia católica de celebrar algunos años como Años Santos, también conocidos como Jubileos.

Let’s share the story of Christ’s birth with our world that doesn’t know Him

Dec 1, 2024 | A Word From Bishop Medley

“The Herdmans were absolutely the worst kids in the history of the world. They lied and stole and smoked cigars (even the girls) and talked dirty and hit little kids and cussed their teachers and took the name of the Lord in vain and set fire to Fred Shoemaker’s old broken-down toolhouse.”