Jodi Marlin

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Jodi Marlin served as editor of Today’s Catholic from July 2016 to January 2022. Prior to this, Jodi was a reporter and editor at The Papers, Inc. for eight years, a reporter for The Elkhart Truth for 5 years and a freelance writer for various publications. She is fluent in Spanish, too, with her most recent studies of the language having led to a Master’s Certificate in Spanish Translation from the University of Texas in 2014. Previous to taking a position with the diocese, Jodi served at St. John the Evangelist school and parish in Goshen, where she was coordinator of Hispanic Ministry, Spanish teacher for grades K-5 and parish DRE.

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‘God Has Designs of Mercy on You,’ But Denial of Sin Has Consequences, Says World Apostolate of Fatima Speaker

An engaged audience reflected on the urgency of the message of Fatima during a Lenten mission offered by the World Apostolate of Fatima U.S.A. Fort Wayne-South Bend Diocesan Division on […]

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Maugel Appointed Superintendent of Schools as Brettnacher Retires

Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades has appointed Associate Superintendent of Schools David Maugel as the new Superintendent of Schools for the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend. Maugel will take over the […]

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Stewardship Blossoms into Copious Works at St. Stanislaus Kostka

Father Robert Garrow often speaks to the parishes to which he is appointed about the spirituality of stewardship — particularly as it manifests in caring for facilities in a manner […]

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Historic St. Peter Catholic Church Still Vibrant After 150 Years

The towering slate-colored steeple of St. Peter Parish seems to rise majestically from the inner-city neighborhood where it’s located — a neighborhood that has known its share of struggle. Crossing […]

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A Very Innovative Thinker: Vicar General Father Mark Gurtner on Pope Benedict XVI

Destination: the Vatican. In 2006, a group of 21 local teenagers, their chaperones, and Father Mark Gurtner, then Pastor of Our Lady of Good Hope Church in Fort Wayne (now […]

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Warsaw Pilgrimage Site Receives Hundreds Under Our Lady’s Mantle

Marian pilgrimage sites around the world draw large crowds of the faithful, and on Aug. 13 the one in Warsaw swelled with a similar presence. For the 12th year, hundreds […]

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Last synod discussion prompts self-reflection, recommitment

Parishioners of St. Patrick, Ligonier, spoke sincerely about their own practices of the Catholic faith, as well as that of others, when they gathered on March 8 in the lower […]

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Giving women and men the power to choose life

“Human life must be respected and protected absolutely from the moment of conception.”  So begin paragraphs 2270-2275 of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, the compendium of doctrine with which […]

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Vespers kicks off year of sesquicentennial celebrations in Auburn

Immaculate Conception Parish in Auburn reverently began a series of sesquicentennial celebrations Sunday evening, Jan. 9. Led by Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades, the northeast Indiana faith community joined the bishop […]

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A year of essential questions

Abortion laws. Vaccines. The centrality of the Eucharist. These and other storms of debate polarized Americans in 2021, but Catholics of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend found themselves with […]

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High school clubs support CRS mission

Addressing human suffering around the world begins with awareness, followed by Christian action. Catholic Relief Services, the official international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States, puts […]

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From those who have less, more is given

The Our Lady of Hungary school community is a working class one, located in a struggling socio-economic neighborhood in South Bend. Teacher Kari Wuszke is aware that for the families […]