About eight years ago, Mark and Donna Dorth were invited to consider serving as a sponsor couple for their parish’s marriage preparation – and as of this summer the two have taken 11 engaged couples under their wings.
Marriage & Family Life
‘The difference it makes to us’
Being a foster parent “opens up parts of your heart that you didn’t know were there” according to Misty Haycraft, who encourages other families to consider this calling: “It’s very rewarding.”
Pope Leo XIV calls bishops to Rome to discuss marriage and family in October
VATICAN CITY (OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV announced March 19 that he is asking the presidents of all bishops’ conferences around the world to convene in Rome in October to renew and deepen the Church’s discussion on marriage and family in light of “Amoris Laetitia.”
God’s children in need of faith-filled families
We are so excited to share about a new ministry being formed in the Diocese of Owensboro!
Navigating parenting with Building a Family of Faith workshops
Do you remember coming home from the hospital with a brand-new baby, and thinking, “Wait you’re just going to let me take this human home and raise him/her?” Have you ever wished someone would hand you a set of directions?
The gift of intentional parenting
As we begin a season of gift giving, I want to cut through the “Jingle Bell Rock,” deciding whether to use last year’s wrapping paper, and the “elves,” to invite you to a place that will give your children the best gift of all: your healthy, happy, and holy parenting.
Supporting the call for fostering and adopting: Springs of Love launches with picnic
Springs of Love, a national Catholic adoption and foster support ministry, recently expanded to be a new initiative in the Diocese of Owensboro led by Fr. Christopher Kight, parochial vicar at St. Joseph in Bowling Green.
Married couples gather from around the diocese to celebrate anniversaries
On Sept. 21, the Diocese of Owensboro’s Office of Marriage and Family Life hosted the annual Marriage Celebration Mass, presided over by Bishop William F. Medley, at St. Stephen Cathedral.
Meet the newest Marriage Disciples
Two new Marriage Disciple coaching couples are now available – for free – to work with married couples in the Diocese of Owensboro.
A multi-pronged approach: Marriage and family life office offers opportunities to help heal relationships
When someone calls the Office of Marriage and Family Life in the Diocese of Owensboro to seek help for a struggling marriage, director Danny May starts by walking them through several options.