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The return of the Lord is at hand
First Sunday of Advent Matthew 24:37-44 With this weekend, the Church begins its new liturgical year. In so doing, it also begins to use the “A” cycle of readings at […]
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Diocese
Hearing God’s voice: Ignatian spiritual exercises
While the idea of a 30-day silent retreat may seem, in part, intriguing and appealing, four weeks away from family, work and responsibility can make the Spiritual Exercises of St. […]
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News Briefs: December 1, 2019
Mission is seeking family members you don’t know yet, pope tells Thais BANGKOK (CNS) — Missionaries are not mercenaries, but beggars who recognize that some brothers and sisters are missing […]
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Rest in Peace: December 1, 2019
Bremen Dominica K. Beath, 75, St. Dominic Decatur Vincent A. Faurote, 82, St. Mary of the Assumption Fort Wayne Frances Batt, 79, St. Vincent de Paul Pierre deCalonne, 72, Our […]
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Want to add to hope, joy, reflection, healing? Do Advent
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Compared to Christmas, Easter and Lent, Advent is the Maytag repairman of liturgical seasons. Hardly anybody calls on it. To many, Advent may seem like four weeks […]
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Parish takes leap of faith to bring joy to children
A late-night leap of faith by Mom Amanda Woodiel paid off, and 150 ‘Boxes of Joy’ are on their way to children in five impoverished countries through Cross Catholic Outreach’s […]
National
Appeal helps religious communities care for aging members
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The annual Retirement Fund for Religious collection will take place Dec. 7-8 in the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend. The parish-based appeal is coordinated by the National […]
Diocese
Legacy of love continues beyond loss
She called herself “the beggar.” She believed that was God’s intention for her life. So when Virginia Schrantz, founder of Miss Virginia’s Food Pantry on the south side of Fort […]
Diocese
Violins sound notes of hope at interfaith prayer service
The prayer, music and song commemorated a time of great sadness and unimaginable evil. Yet, people walked out inspired by hope. More than 1,000 members of Fort Wayne’s Catholic and […]
Diocese
First Sunday of Advent
Christ comes today and every day As the season of Advent begins, the focus is on Christ’s first coming as a baby in Bethlehem over 2,000 years ago. During Advent, […]
National
Pope names Msgr. Robert J. McClory fifth bishop of Gary
GARY — Pope Francis announced Nov. 26 that he has selected Msgr. Robert J. McClory, a priest for the Archdiocese of Detroit, to serve as the fifth bishop of the […]
Vatican
Honor martyrs, work for Christ’s kingdom of peace, pope says in Nagasaki
NAGASAKI, Japan (CNS) — While the world knows Nagasaki as the site of a U.S. atomic bomb blast, for the Catholic Church it is also the site of one of […]