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School choice proposal advances during School Choice Week at the Statehouse

By Brigid Curtis Ayer INDIANAPOLIS — Hoosiers who celebrated School Choice Week at the Statehouse during the last week of January have a reason to cheer. A proposal to increase […]

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Erlandson departs from Our Sunday Visitor after nearly 27 years

By Dennis Sadowski WASHINGTON (CNS) — Saying he has “learned … seen so much,” Greg Erlandson is stepping down from his position as publisher at Our Sunday Visitor Inc., after […]

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Around the Diocese: February 7, 2016

St. John, New Haven, to host parish mission NEW HAVEN — St. John the Baptist, New Haven, will host a parish mission with speaker Father Andy O’Reilly, a member of […]

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Technology helps Holy Family student stay connected

By Jennifer Miller SOUTH BEND — When he was only a kindergartener, Nolan Dobrucki’s mom, Amy, noticed some usual bruises that tend to appear on five-year-old boys. However, when the bruises reappeared weeks […]

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CRS Rice Bowl inspires Catholics to do more with less at Lent

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND — This Lent, as they have for four decades, millions of Catholics around the United States will place a colorful cardboard box and calendar in their homes to […]

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Year of Mercy pilgrimages:

The three Holy Doors in the diocese  Throughout the Year of Mercy, a plenary indulgence can be gained by visiting the Doors of Mercy that have been designated at the […]

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Going home

My oldest son came to visit for almost a week, from all the way across the country. It’s been almost a decade since he has lived at home, if you […]

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Every believer has a role to play in salvation

5th Sunday in Ordinary Time Lk 5:1-11 The Book of Isaiah is the source of the first reading this weekend. Written before the Babylonian conquest, this prophecy was composed when, relatively […]

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TCN: January 31, 2016

The Jan. 31 issue of Today’s Catholic focuses on Catholic Schools Week. Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades talks about his recent visit to Haiti as a board member of Catholic Relief […]

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Iowa priest goes viral for celebrating Mass for snow-bound group

By Joanne Fox SIOUX CITY, Iowa (CNS) — Father Patrick Behm of Le Mars confessed to being overwhelmed by all the attention. “I’m just happy being a simple priest,” he […]

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CYO and ICCL still battle in basketball

CYO Crusaders enjoy hot streak By Michelle Castleman FORT WAYNE — The St. Therese Crusaders are enjoying a hot streak and a team loaded with talent this season. Last weekend, they had […]

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God’s mercy excludes no one

4th Sunday in Ordinary Time Lk 4:21-30 The Book of Jeremiah provides the first reading for this weekend. This book is regarded as one of the major Hebrew prophetic works because […]