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The Sunday Gospel

At Pentecost, We Mark Our Role in Carrying on Christ’s Church

In the Church’s liturgical year, only Easter and Christmas eclipse Pentecost. The importance, and grandeur, of these feasts of course derive from the events being commemorated. The Church also sees […]

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Diocese

Father Arthur Ssembajja: Pastor, Domer, Ugandan

By Father Arthur Joseph Ssembajja My Journey Has Taught Me to Create Conditions Where Miracles Can Happen On one of his last visits to town, a friend and MBA classmate, […]

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Diocese

After 28 Years, Kevin Donley Retires as USF Football Coach

University of Saint Francis officials announced on Thursday, May 22, that Kevin Donley, who founded the University of Saint Francis football program and led it to two national championships and […]

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Obituaries

Rest in Peace

Fort Wayne Sr. Ceil Roeger, O.P., 83, St. Jude Plymouth Anita B. Moriarty, 92, St. Michael South Bend Jane Mann, 61, Christ the King David Miller, 61, Christ the King […]

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Bishop

Weekly Schedule of Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades

Monday, June 2: 3 p.m. – Mass at Catholic Campus Ministry Association “Called 25” Conference, Basilica of the Sacred Heart, University Notre Dame Tuesday, June 3: 6:30 p.m. – Confirmation […]

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Perspective

While Christ Ascended into Heaven, He Remains Here Today

Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord The date for celebrating the feast of the Ascension of the Lord is optional in this country. The decision is made by bishops […]

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Diocese

A Pilgrim’s Journey: First Week is Full of God’s Beauty

What a week of growth and love for the first week of the pilgrimage! I couldn’t have imagined this feeling of certainty that I have gotten in the first several […]

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Perspective

The Gift of Taking Your Time

As I write this, I am keeping company with a mama Robin on our backyard balcony, so I’m treading lightly. Tapping not pounding the keyboard. Sliding not slamming the door. […]

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Perspective

The Kingdom of Caesar and Peter the Rock

I was in Rome in early May, providing commentary for various news networks that were covering the papal conclave. It was a fascinating, exhausting, and exhilarating seven days! And it […]

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Perspective

‘De-Extincting’ Long-Vanished Animal Species?

Several private companies have set out to “resurrect” extinct species using DNA and cloning technologies, with ongoing efforts to revive the dire wolf, wooly mammoth, dodo bird, and various other […]

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National

Alasdair MacIntyre, ND Professor, Catholic Philosopher, Dies at 96

(OSV News) – In the Flannery O’Connor short story “Good Country People,” a mother ruefully wishes her offspring had chosen another career path than philosophy because “You could not say, ‘My […]

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National

News Briefs: June 1, 2025

Justices Deadlocked on Oklahoma Catholic Charter School Case WASHINGTON, D.C. (OSV News) – An evenly-divided U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday, May 22, sidestepped a major ruling in a case regarding what […]