National
Catholic cemeteries bury the poor and forgotten
WASHINGTON (CNS) — It is not as if anyone has organized a parade or a public relations campaign to say so, but Catholic cemeteries around the country have, do and […]
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Perspective
When is it a sin to make a referral?
During World War II, if a contractor had been asked to construct a building knowing that it would serve as a gas chamber in Auschwitz, it goes without saying that […]
A more human society
A response to suffering
Many years ago, I attended a conference where physicians and others discussed care for dying patients. One speaker asked audience members how they would prefer to die: To pass away […]
National
Long-term recovery ahead for California communities hit hard by wildfires
SANTA ROSA, Calif. (CNS) — The Diocese of Santa Rosa “has been hit hard” and “is in an ongoing state of uncertainty” because of Northern California wildfires that began the […]
Perspective
A different type of storm
For over 20 years I had the pleasure of taking care of a particular gentleman. He had a severe cardiomyopathy, which means that his main pumping chamber, the left ventricle, […]
Parish
Longtime bass violinist retires from St. Vincent de Paul
By Caroline Dewey Margaret Freiburger was born in 1926 in Kendallville. She converted from the Lutheran faith to Catholicism in 1949, and both she and her husband, Ken Freiburger, joined […]
Bishop
Weekly Schedule of Bishop Rhoades
Sunday, October 22: 11 a.m.— Wedding Anniversary Mass, St. Matthew Cathedral, South Bend Monday, October 23: 7 p.m. — Talk on a Catholic Bishop’s Reflection on the Reformation, Trinity Lutheran Church, Elkhart […]
Bishop
The secret to 60 years of marriage
Anniversary Mass takes place in Fort Wayne — At a special Mass at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception on Oct. 15 for married couples celebrating their 25th, 50th or […]
Diocese
Celebrating the 100th anniversary of Our Lady of Fatima
One hundred years ago, on Oct. 13, 1917, Mary appeared for the final time to three shepherd children in the countryside of Fatima, Portugal. Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades recalled this […]
The Sunday Gospel
Am I ready to share in the riches the Lord has prepared?
Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time Matthew 22:1-14 The first part of the Book of Isaiah provides this weekend’s first reading at Mass. Understanding the cultural, social, political and economic context […]
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News Briefs
Bishop Vasquez urges U.S. to help solve expanding Rohingya crisis WASHINGTON (CNS) — The chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Migration called on the federal government to work with […]