Eric Peat

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‘A Physical Manifestation of Heaven on Earth’

Renovations at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish Near Completion Nearly a decade after it began as a mere dream, an extensive project at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish in Fort […]

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Bishop Dedicates New Altar at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton

Laetare Sunday – the Latin title meaning “rejoice” given each year to the Fourth Sunday of Lent – was indeed a day for rejoicing at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish […]

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Diocesan Seminarians Reflect on First Semester of New Program of Priestly Formation

You don’t have to ask seminarian Paul Cline twice about the highlight of his first year of religious formation. “We have Mass every day, and life revolves around Jesus and […]

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Why Offering Masses for Loved Ones Is the Greatest Gift

It was two years ago in the spring when Carol Bunt received a divinely inspired gift idea for a young couple’s wedding. “This came from Jesus,” prefaced Bunt, a parishioner […]

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Priests Claim Ninth Cupertino Classic

Fifteen young men stood circled together at midcourt, singing the Salve Regina in a packed gymnasium. It was a display of sportsmanship moments after a hard-fought game, but it was […]

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Walk-On Eifert Walks Away with Golden Memories

Griffin Eifert had run out of that tunnel before. As a senior wide receiver for the University of Notre Dame football team, the Fort Wayne native and Bishop Dwenger High […]

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Luers Captures 12th State Football Crown

The 12 seniors on the Bishop Luers High School football team hadn’t forgotten what happened the last time the Knights played for a state title. In the 2020 Class 2A […]

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Priests, Seminarians Set for Ninth Cupertino Classic

One night every year, our diocesan clergy and seminarians exchange cassocks for athletic socks, set aside their stoles to make steals, and hang up their chasubles to chase loose balls. […]

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Year After Coming Up Short, Marian Claims Soccer Crown

Ever since its 2022 season ended in a heartbreaking overtime loss to Brebeuf Jesuit High School in the Class 2A state title game, the Marian boys soccer team rallied behind […]

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Marian Outlasts Saint Joseph in Annual Rivalry Game

The Marian Knights experienced their share of tough breaks in a 2-4 start to the high school football season, and Head Coach Michael Davidson had seen his players’ confidence waver. […]

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Knights Edge Saints in Overtime Win

Once in a blue moon, a highly anticipated sporting event lives up to its billing by delivering unforgettable moments, gritty performances, and a dramatic finish. This year’s football chapter of […]

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St. Therese Celebrates 75 Years of Following the ‘Little Way’

On an October day in 1948, Bishop John F. Noll dedicated a new Catholic church in Waynedale, on the southside of Fort Wayne, named after the French Carmelite nun, St. […]