All News

Of sharks and saints Default Thumbnail
Uncategorized

Of sharks and saints

By Lance Richey Lately, my family has formed the habit of watching the television show “Shark Tank.” On this show, self-made millionaires (the “sharks”) meet with aspiring inventors and entrepreneurs, […]

The prodigal’s brother Default Thumbnail
Uncategorized

The prodigal’s brother

By Dave McClow The immensity and beauty of the Grand Canyon are an inexhaustible mystery for me. This natural wonder must be experienced from different vantage points to be fully […]

Reflections from Haiti Default Thumbnail
Uncategorized

Reflections from Haiti

By Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades For more photos visit the photo gallery. As a board member of Catholic Relief Services, I participated last week in a five-day visit to Haiti. […]

Cloister vocation offers life of joy Default Thumbnail
Uncategorized

Cloister vocation offers life of joy

By Kay Cozad FORT WAYNE — As the Year of Consecrated Life, declared by Pope Francis, comes to a close on Feb. 2, a community of faithful women in Fort […]

Fundamental freedoms to be protected under proposed legislation Default Thumbnail
Uncategorized

Fundamental freedoms to be protected under proposed legislation

By Brigid Curtis Ayer INDIANAPOLIS — Hoosier lawmakers are considering a bill to protect fundamental freedoms for all Hoosier citizens, including religious freedom. Senate Bill 66, authored by Indianapolis Republican, […]

Around the Diocese: January 31, 2016 Default Thumbnail
Uncategorized

Around the Diocese: January 31, 2016

St. Mary of the Assumption, Avilla, to host mission AVILLA — St. Mary of the Assumption, Avilla, will host a parish mission Feb. 7-10. Franciscan Father David Mary Engo will […]

Pro-life community ‘walks the walk,’ ‘talks the talk’ Default Thumbnail
Local

Pro-life community ‘walks the walk,’ ‘talks the talk’

By Jennifer Miller For more photos from the South Bend March for Life visit the photo gallery. SOUTH BEND — Marking the 43rd anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision, […]

Evensong ecumenical vespers joins voices in prayer for unity Default Thumbnail
Local

Evensong ecumenical vespers joins voices in prayer for unity

By Tim Johnson FORT WAYNE — Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades was the homilist at the Evensong Ecumenical Vespers on Sunday, Jan. 24, in Trinity Episcopal Church in downtown Fort Wayne. […]

Pope: Patch up family feuds, forgive, let go of painful past Default Thumbnail
Uncategorized

Pope: Patch up family feuds, forgive, let go of painful past

By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Let the Year of Mercy be the time to end all family feuds, to forgive each other and let bygones be bygones, Pope […]

Holy Cross College launches Summer Theology Institute for high-school youth Default Thumbnail
Uncategorized

Holy Cross College launches Summer Theology Institute for high-school youth

  NOTRE DAME — Picture this: 60 high-school teens gathered on a college campus for a week, meeting in cohorts to ask deeply-probing, cul turally-relevant questions regarding the intersection of […]

Our Lady of Hungary recognized by NWEA for academic progress Default Thumbnail
Uncategorized

Our Lady of Hungary recognized by NWEA for academic progress

By Tim Johnson SOUTH BEND — Our Lady of Hungary School in South Bend has received national recognition by the Northwest Evaluation Association for the school’s successful academic progress and […]

Programs offer deeper understanding of faith, academics and arts Default Thumbnail
Uncategorized

Programs offer deeper understanding of faith, academics and arts

By Kay Cozad STEM education is a grant-supported initiative that promotes the enriched study of science, technology, engineering and mathematics across all grade-levels with the hope of better preparing students […]