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Lent offers a bowlful of activities
This Lenten season is a 40-day journey into the depth of your own heart. It is a time of introspection, repentance and resolve to move deeper into the love of […]
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Lenten text messages by Father David Mary Engo offered this Lent
YODER — Franciscan Father David Mary Engo of the Franciscan Friars Minor in Fort Wayne will offer daily Lenten messages that will be sent via text messaging to cell phone […]
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St. Vincent American Heritage Girl Scouts pledge faithfulness to God, deep respect of others’ beliefs
FORT WAYNE — A group of young parents from West Chester, Ohio, were seeking a wholesome, Christ-centered program for their daughters in 1995. Frustrated with the increasing secular focuses of other […]
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Rite of Election, Call to Continuing Conversion to be celebrated in cathedrals
The Rite of Election of Catechumens and the Call to Continuing Conversion of Candidates will be celebrated in the cathedrals of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend on the first […]
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God forgives, through Jesus
7th Sunday in Ordinary Time Mk 2:1-12 The Book of Isaiah is the source of this weekend’s first reading. These verses come from the second section of Isaiah. At the […]
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Behind closed doors
During a quick trip to the grocery store recently I ran into an acquaintance who had recently lost her husband following a long battle with cancer. After our exchange of […]
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Our Love for Others: Making Sense of Single – Anita Houck
Theology on Tap – South Bend 2012 Winter Series: Love Anita Houck is a professor and chair of the Department of Religious Studies at Saint Mary’s College. She earned a […]
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Podcast: February 12, 2012
This week’s issue offers the Marriage tab for couples who are engaged and married couples as well. Catholics across the diocese gathered at St. Augustine Church in South Bend for […]
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Obama's revised HHS mandate won't solve problems, USCCB president says
By Francis X. Rocca ROME (CNS) — Cardinal-designate Timothy M. Dolan of New York said Feb. 13 that President Barack Obama’s revision to the contraceptive mandate in the health reform […]
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Bishops from Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin begin visits to Vatican
By Francis X. Rocca VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Members of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Region VII — which includes the states of Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin — started […]
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Though prayers may seem unheard, God never abandons people, pope says
By Mary Shovlain VATICAN CITY (CNS) — God is near even though it may seem like he does not hear people’s prayers or has abandoned his flock, Pope Benedict XVI […]
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Jesus alone is source of life and peace
6th Sunday in Ordinary Time Mk 1:40-45 The first reading for this weekend comes from the Book of Leviticus. In sequence, Leviticus is the fourth book in modern translations of […]