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Remembering Bishop John M. D'Arcy
Find Bishop Rhoades homily from the Mass here.
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Bishop says groundswell of interest, excitement needed in Father Tolton’s sainthood cause
By Allison Ciraulo SOUTH BEND — Members of St. Augustine Parish in South Bend gathered Saturday, Feb. 1, for a presentation on the cause for canonization of Father Augustus Tolton, […]
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Weddell speaks on intentional discipleship
By Kay Cozad FORT WAYNE — Nationally known speaker and best-selling author Sherry Weddell challenged an audience of nearly 200 faithful from around the area who braved the frigid temperatures […]
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I remember Larry
By Don Clemmer Bishop William McManus once met an old woman at the train station in downtown Fort Wayne. In their conversation, it quickly emerged that she was the mother […]
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Discipleship is intentional resembling of Christ
5th Sunday in Ordinary Time Mt 5:13-16 The Book of Isaiah’s third section is the source of this first weekend’s reading. Scholars believe that this section was written perhaps in […]
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Catholic identity must be clear, uncompromising, pope tells university
By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Catholic universities must give “uncompromising” and “unambiguous” witness to Church teaching and defend themselves from all efforts to dilute their Catholic identity, Pope […]
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New Jersey Catholic high school leads fight against human trafficking
By EmmaLee Italia TRENTON, N.J. (CNS) — With the Super Bowl and Winter Olympics approaching, those seeking to exploit others via human trafficking will have opportunities beyond the everyday. But […]
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Pope at audience: Make sure your children are confirmed
By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Many Catholic parents go to great lengths to ensure their children are baptized, and they must make similar efforts to see that their […]
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Banana in the kitchen
“Once upon a time, there was a banana. And he lived in a kitchen…” So began the story my eight-year-old daughter Angela wrote yesterday for a homeschool writing assignment. I […]
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Jesus is the coming of hope and glory
Presentation of the Lord Lk 2:22-40 Under other circumstances the liturgy for this weekend would be that of the Fourth Sunday of Ordinary Time. Instead, however, this weekend the Church celebrates […]
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Schools of the Gospel
Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades delivered this talk at the Light of Learning Award luncheons in Fort Wayne and South Bend during Catholic Schools Week. Every year I look forward to […]
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Podcast: February 2, 2014
This week’s Today’s Catholic covers the diocesan pilgrims who attended the National March for Life and a diocesan Mass at St. Matthew Cathedral, celebrated by Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades on […]