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Thoughts on individualism and secularism
Two intellectual offspring of the Enlightenment include radical individualism and secularism. Their origins and causes are complex, but their reality is something that we live with day in and day […]
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Schools
ND students received into full communion with the church
Bishop Kevin Rhoades, Father Matthew Hovde, CSC, newly confirmed University of Notre Dame students and their sponsors and instructors pose for a group photo following a confirmation Mass at the […]
Perspective
‘Why the Rosary, Why Now?’
Book review — Catholics love their rosaries. We buy them at shrines, give them as gifts, even occasionally hang them from our rearview mirrors. But how often do we reach […]
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Jerome Lejeune Foundation receives Evangelium Vitae Medal
Special guests at the April 29 presentation of the Evangelium Vitae Medal to the Jerome Lejeune Foundation included a former ambassador, major donors, a priest celebrating the 17th anniversary of his ordination and the founder […]
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Simple truths, relevance take center stage at New Evangelization Summit
Building on St. John Paul II’s call for a “new evangelization” of the world, the third annual New Evangelization Summit hopes to inspire and train Catholics in two countries to […]
Perspective
Sacred Heart of Jesus: a ‘country parish’ with a servant heart
Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish serves the southern South Bend and Lakeville communities. It’s known to be a welcoming parish, or as one couple who are members of the parish […]
Diocese
In MY diocese: Queen of Peace and Sacred Heart profiled
Click here for Sacred Heart, Lakeville Queen of Peace, a welcoming family of faith Queen of Peace Parish, Mishawaka, was established in 1957 by Bishop Pursley. Father Milford Bell, its […]
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Centenarian’s hobby benefits Coats for Kids program
For almost a century, Jo Russo has been fascinated by needlework. As a youngster in Bristol, R.I., she remembers being mesmerized by two neighbor ladies who knitted and crocheted on […]
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Catholic filmmaker engages children through the arts
There was one brief, shining moment in 1976 that left its seal on Fort Wayne resident Michael Floyd’s heart. He was in Philadelphia for a Eucharistic Congress, where he encountered […]
National
Fatima at 100: Story of apparitions continues to attract attention
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — While conversion and prayer are at the heart of Mary’s messages at Fatima, Portugal, the miracles and unexplained phenomenon that accompanied the events 100 years ago […]
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World Day of Prayer for Vocations: Led by the Spirit for Mission
Message of His Holiness Pope Francis for the 54th World Day of Prayer for Vocations Dear Brothers and Sisters, In the last few years, we have considered two aspects of […]
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Around the Diocese: May 7, 2017
Together for the Long Run track meet planned SOUTH BEND — Saint Joseph High School, in partnership with the South Bend Community School Corporation and “Together for the Long Run,” […]