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Golden moments on the trampoline

Up and down, up and down. Bouncing, bouncing. My wife Rose and I have been talking for a few years about getting a trampoline for our daughter, who will soon […]

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Opinions better left unsaid

The ability, or rather, the willingness to share an opinion whenever the mood strikes is either a biological inheritance or a learned trait, or perhaps a combination of both. I’m […]

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Grace comes after commitment to God

26th Sunday Mk 9:38-43, 45, 47-48 The Book of Numbers is the source of the first reading for this weekend. Numbers is the fourth book in the sequence of the […]

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Ugandan cathedral roof funded in part by overseas mission endowment

By Tim Johnson FORT WAYNE — Bishop Robert Mihiirwa of Fort Portal, Uganda, may shepherd his diocese half a world away, but he is very familiar with the Diocese of […]

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Cathy Williams — grandmother and parent to her grandchildren

By Karen Clifford MISHAWAKA — Terri Ann, the fifth of five children and only girl, was affectionately known as “the brat” in the Williams family. Known for her mischievous ways […]

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Cochran family, Bishop Dwenger, provide family atmosphere for Korean exchange student

By Kay Cozad COLUMBIA CITY — The Cochran family of Columbia City are the recipients of the 2008-2009 Academic Year in America’s Host Family of the Year award. The Joe […]

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Missionaries from Africa and East visit the diocese

A visitor from the East My earliest recollection of my sister, Anne, is walking to school with Robert Horne, my best friend, and Anne just a half-step behind us. She […]

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Podcast: September 27, 2009

This week’s Today’s Catholic covers the dedication in Elkhart of the school addition and renovation. The Women’s Day of Prayer, with Sister Anne D’Arcy as the speaker, was held Sept. […]

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Women from around the diocese gather for day of prayer

By Kay Cozad LaGRANGE — St. Joseph Parish’s newly constructed activity center was put to good use on Saturday, Sept. 19, when over 200 enthusiastic women crowded the hall for […]

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Bishop bestows blessing on St. Thomas School additions

By Jodi Magallenes ELKHART — St. Thomas the Apostle Parish in Elkhart celebrated the completion of $3.9 million in additions and renovations to the parish’s school Sunday with a blessing […]

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Panelists hope new consumer values can balance global inequities

By Beth Griffin  NEW YORK (CNS) — The consumer culture in the United States, though hobbled by the current economic crisis, has the potential to re-emerge as a positive force […]

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Pope's trip to Czech Republic takes him to highly secularized nation

By Carol Glatz  VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Benedict XVI is traveling to the Czech Republic at the end of September, making a three-day visit to a nation that is […]