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‘This Is the Charism of Our Parish’

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Remembering the Beauty of Advents Past

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Priest Assignment

The Most Reverend Kevin C. Rhoades, Bishop of Fort Wayne-South Bend, has made the following assignment: Reverend William Kummer, to Administrator, St. Joseph Parish, Roanoke, and St. Catherine of Alexandria […]

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Organization Aims to Help Homeless in South Bend

It’s now the parking lot of the Berean Transformation Center church, but in 2020, the former branch of the Bureau of Motor Vehicles in downtown South Bend held the tents […]

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Luers Falls Short of First 3A State Championship

INDIANAPOLIS – As his players lined up in numerical order waiting to receive their runner-up medals at midfield after losing the Class 3A state championship game to an overpowering Heritage […]

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Indianapolis Museum ‘Honored’ to Have Painting Chosen for Christmas Stamp

INDIANAPOLIS (OSV News) – Mary with the Christ Child has long been an iconic Christmas image for cultures and people around the world. Beginning more than 60 years ago, the […]

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News Briefs: December 8, 2024

British Bishops Decry End-of-Life Vote LONDON (OSV News) – Catholic bishops in England have decried a vote for assisted suicide, with one saying it represented a “dark day” in the […]

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This Advent, Lighten Burdens by Making Room for the Lord, Pope Says

VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Despite the problems and worries in the world, Jesus invites Christians to look toward heaven, trust in his saving love, and make room for Him in […]

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Adult Children and Christmas Mass

There are two kinds of families that I notice at Christmas Mass. The first are those with young children dressed up in their best Christmas finery, excited about the whole […]

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Fire in the Darkness

When I began this column a year ago, I dubbed it “Two Cracked Ribs” as a reference to the fire of joy that filled the heart of St. Philip Neri […]

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A Eucharistic Word: Waiting

Learning to wait is an important skill to acquire. I am reminded of its importance almost daily as I help my young children come to understand it – and, of […]