Denise Fedorow

Freelance Writer

Denise (Garza) Fedorow was raised in Yonkers, N.Y., and moved to the Midwest after graduating high school. She currently lives in New Paris, Indiana, and attends St. John the Evangelist Church in Goshen. Denise has been writing professionally since 2000 and was first published in School Library Journal, several Catholic periodicals and in children's magazines, including Scholastic. She began writing for The Goshen News in 2001 as a correspondent and columnist. She also began writing for Today's Catholic in 2001. She has two grown sons and daughters-in-law and five grandchildren, all who live out West. Denise said God opened the window for her professional writing career after a disabling accident caused her to prematurely retire. She considers it a blessing to be able to share the Catholic faith and others’ faith journeys through her writing.

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All-Girls Robotics Team Competes at State Finals

In the past, the fields of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) tended to be more of a male-dominated pursuit, but don’t tell the all-girls robotics team at St. Vincent […]

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Father Bob Keeps Praying as He Waits for a Kidney

Father Robert Van Kempen (known to all as “Father Bob”), Pastor of St. Mary of the Annunciation Church in Bristol, has been waiting for a kidney for a couple of […]

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St. John the Evangelist Parishioners ‘Stuff the Boxes’

Parishioners at St. John the Evangelist Parish in Goshen have been participating in the Box of Joy program through Cross Catholic Outreach for five years. A Box of Joy is […]

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‘The Flock’ Aims to Build Community at St. John in Goshen

Two parishioners of St. John the Evangelist in Goshen recently started a podcast with the goal of bringing the parish community closer together. Brian Sapp and David Post met at […]

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Bishop Rhoades Celebrates Mass for School Principals

Bishop Rhoades joined Catholic school principals from across the diocese to celebrate Mass with them at St. Martin de Porres Church in Syracuse on Wednesday, November 8. “I’m so glad […]

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24-Hour Prayer Vigil Held for Father Robert Van Kempen in Bristol

Parishioners of St. Mary of the Annunciation Church in Bristol gathered on Wednesday, August 23, to pray for the intentions of the pastor, Father Robert Van Kempen (known as Father […]

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Bishop Celebrates Feast of St. Clare Mass with Seminarians

More than a dozen seminarians participated in Eucharistic Adoration followed by Mass celebrated with Bishop Rhoades on Friday, August 11, at St. Martin de Porres Church in Syracuse. Bishop Rhoades […]

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Father Wilson Corzo Celebrates 25 Years of Priesthood

Father Wilson Corzo, Pastor of Our Lady of Hungary, South Bend, said his vocation to the priesthood began as a young teen. He recalled that he was about 14 years […]

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Father Daniel Durkin Celebrates 50 Years of Priesthood

Father Daniel Durkin celebrated his 50th jubilee with a big party on Tuesday, June 27, at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Fort Wayne. He said he enjoyed a special program and […]

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St. John Youth Persevered, Served Through Cancer Battle

About a year ago, the Woodiel family of St. John the Evangelist Parish in Goshen received the devastating and completely unexpected news that their firstborn son Jack had a rare […]

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Blessing of the Blossoms

Parochial Vicar of St. John the Evangelist parish in Goshen, Father Logan Parrish, gave a blessing of the blossoms at Kercher’s Sunrise Orchards on Sunday, May 7. The orchard is […]

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Doormaker of Notre Dame Gained Appreciation for Catholic Faith

The University of Notre Dame has dubbed Verlin Miller, the now retired Bristol woodworker ‘The Doormaker of Notre Dame’ and created a YouTube video with that title featuring Miller. It’s […]