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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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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 […]

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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, […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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, […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]