Open to All High School Students in Diocese Brescia University, the only Catholic university in the Diocese of Owensboro, is pleased to bring a youth theology institute for high school students to the diocese. This institute, “Living and Leading with Love” (L3), is made possible through a grant from the Lilly Endowment.
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Bishop Medley Appointed to Governor’s Criminal Justice Reform Council
Governor Matt Bevin announced today the creation of the Criminal Justice Policy Assessment Council, a 23-member panel, which includes Bishop William F. Medley.
VOCARE: Anonymous Matching Gift
The Diocese of Owensboro is pleased to announce it has received a matching gift donation for VOCARE 2016. The donor, who wishes to remain anonymous, has agreed to donate $50,000 if the Diocese of Owensboro raises $50,000 in support of VOCARE 2016, the event of the year for the Diocese. This means any donation made…
Celebrating 50 Years of Immense Dedication
Two weeks after her high school graduation, Mary Margaret Drury began a career with the Diocese of Owensboro, Ky., that has spanned 50 years and counting. As the oldest of 12 children from West Louisville, Ky., Drury attended Mount Saint Joseph Academy and graduated on May 27, 1966. The moments leading up to her gaining…
Rebirth from ashes: Todd County parishes become one
Note: This story originally ran in the May 2016 issue of The Western Kentucky Catholic. By Elizabeth Wong Barnstead | WKC On Holy Thursday, March 24, 2016, Bishop William F. Medley and diocesan chancellor Kevin Kauffeld signed a decree establishing St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Todd County, Kentucky. This parish was formed through the merging of…
Peer-to-peer evangelization: NET, FOCUS going beyond ‘instructing the ignorant’
By Elizabeth Wong Barnstead | WKC Whether through National Evangelization Teams – also known as NET – or Fellowship of Catholic University Students – also known as FOCUS – younger generations from the Diocese of Owensboro are seeking to evangelize their peers in new, fresh ways. Andy Day believes peer-to-peer evangelization is igniting because “young…
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