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The hungers of the heart

My first thought when I think of the word hunger is to get something to eat. Food and hunger just seem to go together. It is true we have all […]

God plans eternal life for all who love him

13th Sunday in Ordinary Time Lk 9:51-62 The first reading for this weekend’s liturgy is from the First Book of Kings. While the focus, at least in terms of the books’ […]

Podcast: June 30, 2013

The June 30, 2013 issue covers the opening of the Fortnight for Freedom. Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades celebrated Mass at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception on June 22 and […]

Notre Dame professor to speak at St. Matthew on religious freedom

SOUTH BEND — The Aug. 1, 2013 deadline is rapidly approaching for religious institutions to comply with the Affordable Care Act, commonly known as “Obamacare,” Health and Human Services (HHS) […]

Mary Virginia Merrick Award

First Mary Virginia Merrick Award recipient brings legacy to South Bend Christ Child Chapter SOUTH BEND — As the first recipient of the South Bend Christ Child Society’s Mary Virginia […]

Lori: Faith serves public life, witnesses moral values democracy needs

By Maria Wiering BALTIMORE (CNS) — Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore held up statesman Sargent Shriver and other Catholics like him as “a living example of how faith enriches […]

Bishop Rhoades opens annual Fortnight for Freedom in diocese

By Vince LaBarbera FORT WAYNE — “Thank you for coming to Mass this morning as we begin the Church’s nationwide Fortnight for Freedom, two weeks of prayer, education and action […]

U.S. Supreme Court overturns key provision of Voting Rights Act

By Patricia Zapor WASHINGTON (CNS) — The Supreme Court June 25 overturned the part of the Voting Rights Act used to determine that 15 states have had to comply with […]

Court kicks back college quotas case; takes clinic protests, visa cases

By Patricia Zapor WASHINGTON (CNS) — The Supreme Court June 24 kicked back a university affirmative action case to a lower court and took cases for the next term dealing […]

Call to Prayer for Life, Marriage and Religious Liberty Holy Hour

• St. Joseph Church, 1300 N. Main St., Bluffton, will have Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament on Wednesday, Sept. 11, at 5 p.m., Evening Prayer at 6:40 p.m., Benediction at […]

Hispanics celebrate implementation of five-year pastoral plan

By Jodi Magallanes WARSAW — Following two years of planning the Office of Hispanic Ministries has prepared a five-year pastoral plan for implementation within the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, […]

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Msgr. Kuzmich looking forward to ‘quieting down’ in retirement

By Vince LaBarbera FORT WAYNE — Retirement can be an adjustment. For Msgr. John Kuzmich, it would seem going from a parish of more than 3,000 families with 10,000 people […]