Diocese
Bishop Rhoades Welcomes 26 into Full Communion at Notre Dame
Snow-lined walkways, brisk air, and rays of sunshine adorned the landscape at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart at the University of Notre Dame on Sunday, December 7, a […]
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Diocese
Project Lead the Way
Project Lead the Way (PLTW) is a learning initiative that offers students of all ages the opportunity to develop the skills needed for college and real-world careers. Saint Joseph High […]
Bishop
Celebrating Mary’s Immaculate Conception
The following homily was given by Bishop Rhoades on Monday, December 8, the solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Ege. Today we celebrate one of […]
World News
National
4 Ways to Follow St. Joseph This Advent
Socrates, in Plato’s Apology, famously stated that “the unexamined life is not worth living.” This axiom is certainly applicable to the spiritual life, and it is very relevant to one […]
Pope Leo XIV
News Briefs: December 7, 2025
Catholic Bishops Offer Prayers for Guard Members Shot in D.C. WASHINGTON, D.C. (OSV News) – Catholic bishops are offering prayers following the shooting of two West Virginia National Guard members […]
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An Easy Morning with Pope Leo in Indianapolis
When Christina Lamas called me in August and invited me to moderate the conversation with Pope Leo XIV at the National Catholic Youth Conference in Indianapolis, a phrase immediately came […]
Columns
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Embracing the Lessons of Lent During the Season of Advent
Why as a Catholic is it so easy to be a Lenten people and so hard to be Advent ones? Last December, I sat in a friend’s living room with […]
Columns
Listening for the Holy Spirit
The sun was setting by the time we’d reached consensus on our Christmas tree. We’d decided on a cedar that hadn’t been anyone’s first choice – safely neutral, conflict averted. […]
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John the Baptist Points the Way to Our Lord, Jesus Christ
Once again, the first section of the Book of Isaiah provides the first biblical reading. This weekend’s reading is in the same mood as that of last week. Isaiah was […]
