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30th Sunday in Ordinary Time Mt 22:34-40 The Book of Exodus provides this weekend with its first reading. In ancient Jewish tradition, Moses wrote Exodus, in a most special way […]

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Homily from Red Mass

RED MASS – UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME  (OCTOBER 10, 2011) The Gospel we just heard is from the famous farewell discourse of Jesus, His teaching to the Apostles at the […]

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Diocesan couples celebrate journey of Marriage with Bishop Rhoades

By Tim Johnson FORT WAYNE — Catholic couples, who were married 25 or 50 years, and their families and friends assembled for Masses celebrated by Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades, first […]

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Hispanic Catholic community still growing

By Laurie Kiefaber FORT WAYNE — Just as Catholic priests traveled to serve rural Americans in pioneer days, diocesan priests and seminarians went to the Hispanic community at first to […]

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Warriors for life must be unyielding, uncompromising, says keynote

FORT WAYNE — Tony Perkins, keynote speaker for the 14th annual Allen County Banquet for Life held recently at the Grand Wayne Center, sounded a clarion call for the more […]

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Response to bishops' document gives glimpse of coming political season

By Nancy Frazier O’Brien WASHINGTON (CNS) — It didn’t take long for the “spin” to start after the U.S. bishops reissued their 2007 document, “Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship,” with […]

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Pope, at audience, condemns attack on Christians in Egypt

By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Condemning an attack on unarmed Christians in Egypt, Pope Benedict XVI said that during the country’s transition to democracy, all of its citizens […]

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Choose life in light of the Gospel

29th Sunday in Ordinary Time Mt 22:15-21 The second part of the Book of Isaiah provides this weekend’s first reading. Much happened after the first section of Isaiah was written. […]

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It’s not just all in your head

By Kay Cozad A young widow and I were discussing the trials of grief the other day and settled on the topic of health. She herself had been experiencing frequent headaches […]

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On Blessed Pope John Paul II …

‘Thank you for the visit.’ It was the last of the five “ad limina” visits I was privileged to have with that great athlete of Christ, Pope John Paul II. […]

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Podcast: October 16, 2011

This week’s newspaper covers Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades’ visit to St. Anthony de Padua School. Bishop Rhoades has served on a committee that contributed to the the reissue of a […]

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Bishop Rhoades visits St. Anthony de Padua School

By Karen Clifford For more photos visit the photo gallery SOUTH BEND — Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades gave students of St. Anthony de Padua School a history lesson on a […]