Perspective
Understanding Our Roles as Disciples in the Church
Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time For the first reading this weekend, the Church gives us a passage from the ancient Book of Ezekiel. Ezekiel’s name in Hebrew in effect was […]
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Diocese
Parish Revival Leaders Learn about Their Mission
With less than a year until the National Eucharistic Congress takes place July 17-21, 2024, in Indianapolis, the U.S. bishops have made it a priority for parishes across the country […]
Diocese
Guided by Prayer, Little Flower Pastor ‘Goes Out into the Deep’
Growing up in Nigeria, Father Julius Okojie earned the nickname “little priest” while in middle school. Raised in a devout Catholic family who were members of the Legion of Mary, […]
Diocese
Around the Diocese: September 10, 2023
Diocesan Museum Set for ‘Be a Tourist’ Event FORT WAYNE – On Sunday, September 10, the Diocesan Museum adjacent to the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in downtown Fort Wayne […]
Vatican
In Mongolia, Pope Offers Message from ‘Heart of Asia’
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Being a Catholic does not destroy or replace a person’s culture, and wanting to share the Gospel message does not mean wanting to take someone’s allegiance […]
Perspective
The Sinful Energy of Envy – How You Incite It
A friend of Dorothy Day’s told her that her children had called Peter Maurin “ragged and unkempt.” They were sure “that he never bathed, and he seemed to sleep in […]
Perspective
Being a Patient Is Slowly Teaching Me about Patience
“Patience is a virtue,” I try to remind myself as the oncology receptionist hands me the clipboard filled with five separate (and badly copied) forms I know I’ve already completed […]
Perspective
Rapid-Onset Gender Dysphoria and the Seduction of Our Daughters
In recent years, the number of young people with gender dysphoria, or extreme discomfort in one’s biological sex, has skyrocketed in the United States and Western Europe. Professor Lisa Littman, […]
National
News Briefs: September 10, 2023
Catholic Charities Helps Floridians Ravaged by Idalia PERRY, Florida (OSV News) – Catholic aid workers are rolling up their sleeves to help tens of thousands of people after Tropical Storm […]
National
Pope: Synod Won’t Be Secret, but Won’t Be Open to Media
ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM MONGOLIA (CNS) – The Synod of Bishops is not a television show or a parliamentary debate, and its discussions will not be open to the […]
Diocese
The ‘Religion’ of Football: Searching for the Rightly Ordered Soul
By Timothy P. O’Malley, Ph.D. During my doctoral studies in Boston, my wife was a youth minister. Because she was supporting me in the lifestyle to which I had grown […]
Diocese
30 Years Later: Remembering the Fire at St. Mary
Rain and lightning came down. Fire and smoke went up. So went the demise of the physical structure of St. Mary Mother of God Catholic Church in downtown Fort Wayne on […]