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By Elizabeth Wong Barnstead | WKC It was one very late Saturday night in West California when Andrew Comiskey discovered the Christian revival. “I just ran in,” said Comiskey, remembering that to him it was just “another kind of a gathering.” He had wanted to get away from the friends he’d originally gone out with,…
more: Something ‘more real’: Courage speakers come to Diocese of Owensboro
This story originally ran in the August 2015 issue of The Western Kentucky Catholic. By Elizabeth Wong Barnstead | WKC Owensboro seminarian James “Jamie” Dennis is known by friends and family for his love of trains. But there’s no doubt that the Caneyville native credits his faith community for keeping him on the right track.…
The Diocese of Owensboro is pleased to announce the appointment of Gerald E. Schoen as Director of Owensboro Catholic Schools (OCS), effective July 1, 2016. Ken Rasp, current director, has accepted a position as President of Muskegon Catholic Central in Michigan. An interview committee was formed and a national search was conducted over several months…
NOTE: This story originally ran on the Diocese of Owensboro website on April 29, 2015. By Elizabeth Wong Barnstead | WKC Owensboro – As a little boy, the future Deacon Basilio Az Cuc viewed priests as the holiest, wisest and most generous people in the whole world. But growing up in a rural village in…
more: New transitional deacon ‘just a Southern neighbor’ for Diocese of Owensboro
Fresh, ‘responsive design’ will better serve unique needs of western Kentucky faithful The Diocese of Owensboro recently launched a new website and smartphone app to better serve the Catholics of western Kentucky and reach out to those who wish to renew their faith or have an interest in the Catholic Church.
The winners of the third annual Bishop John J. McRaith Providing Help, Creating Hope Award this year include 16 individuals and four organizations. Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Owensboro established the award in 2013 to recognize individuals or groups in the diocese who abundantly show the virtue of charity in their work and deeds, aligned…
more: Winners of 2016 ‘Providing Help, Creating Hope’ award announced
Fr. William David Willett, a priest of the Diocese of Owensboro, passed away on April 20, 2016 at the age of 69. Fr. Willett spent many years serving as a dedicated military chaplain – a vocation that took him across the ocean and far from his close-knit Fancy Farm community, and far from the diocese…
more: Son of Fancy Farm, Fr. W. David Willett ‘a beautiful soul’ who served military personnel
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