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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.
Bishop blesses site of future OCHS chapel
On Dec. 12, 2024, the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Bishop William F. Medley joined the Owensboro Catholic High School community to bless the site of their future new chapel, which will be built in the school’s smaller gym space.
Sisters conclude anniversary year with Evening Prayer
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.
‘A community of people who have been through what I’ve been through’
For people who not only witnessed their parents’ divorce, but were also “caught up as collateral damage,” the Life-Giving Wounds retreat provides a space to explore their own experiences, according to a participant at the retreat.
Lexington bishop to speak at ecumenical gathering in Owensboro
Bishop John Stowe of Lexington will speak at a gathering for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity on Sunday, Jan. 26 at 3 p.m. at First Christian Church at Seventh and Daviess Streets in Owensboro.
