Jodi Marlin

Jodi Marlin

Publications Manager

Before settling in as editor of Today’s Catholic, Jodi Marlin 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. As editor of Today’s Catholic Jodi assigns stories to writers and photographers, conducts staff meetings, edits incoming copy, reviews wire services for national and world stories and communicates with readers, writers and lay and ecclesial ministers.

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Catechumens, candidates draw closer to full communion

Click here for more photos from the event. Catechumens and candidates in the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend declared their desire to be joined to Christ and His Church during […]

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Ground broken for Divine Mercy Funeral Home

‘The focus on Divine Mercy will bring consolation’ Click here for more photos from the event. The first Catholic funeral home in the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend took a […]

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Diocese participates in gathering of faith, social justice leaders

Local faith leaders participated in the first U.S. convening of the World Meeting of Popular Movements Feb. 16-19. Representatives of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend traveled to Modesto, Calif., […]

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World Youth Day pilgrims reunite

By Jodi Marlin Five months after they hiked for miles, slept on the hard ground, ate strange foods and pushed though exhaustion, several dozen young people came together Dec. 26 […]

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V Encuentro — National process returns to build the parish of the future

By Jodi Marlin A process that aims to support the U.S. Catholic Church and its faithful by encouraging, uplifting and equipping a rapidly growing member group — that of Hispanics […]

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White Mass, conference uplift Catholic medical community

By Jodi Marlin In a world where inconvenient children — whether by virtue of undesirable genes, or the timing of their conception — are considered unworthy of life, the work […]

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Poor Sisters of St. Clare religious professes final vows

By Jodi Marlin In a ceremony that was open to all, Sister Marie Veronica of Jesus, of the cloistered Poor Sisters of St. Clare, completed her perpetual religious profession to […]

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Diocese mourns passing of Msgr. John Suelzer

By Jodi Marlin Visit the gallery for more photos from the funeral. In a 2010 interview with Today’s Catholic newspaper, Msgr. John Suelzer recounted the trepidation he felt 24 years […]

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University of Saint Francis inaugurates downtown campus

By Jodi Marlin More photos available The Catholic university that’s installing faith-based higher education in the heart of Fort Wayne opened its doors Tuesday, Aug. 16, to celebrate the completion […]