Diocese
Michael Thomas, witness to God’s grace
This August, Michael Thomas will be ordained to the Sacred Order of the Diaconate and profess Final Vows with the Community of Holy Cross. God willing, in a year, on […]
Local
Ann and Paul Coakley: witnesses to love and redemptive suffering
“He shouldn’t have even been alive, the doctors said. His heart was beating like he was constantly running on a treadmill,” Ann Coakley explained of her husband, Paul. She described […]
Diocese
Believe in the power of sacraments, Bishop says at Chrism Masses
The huge altar space at St. Matthew Cathedral overflowed with priests: diocesan, Holy Cross, Jesuits and Melikite Eastern Rite, all concelebrating the Chrism Mass Monday, March 26, with Bishop Kevin […]
Diocese
Luncheons spotlight strengths of Catholic schools
Click here for more Fort Wayne luncheon photos. Click here for more South Bend luncheon photos. Quality Dining Inc. hosted the annual You Can Lend a Hand Luncheons in Fort […]
Diocese
Symposium supports strengthening marriage and the family
At the conclusion of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, on Saturday, Jan. 27, a “Symposium to Strengthen Marriage and the Family: Building a Christ Centered Home” was sponsored […]
Diocese
Byzantine Divine Liturgy celebrated at Notre Dame
Starting the week of Christian Unity, Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades gave a homily at a Byzantine Divine Liturgy that took place Jan. 21 in Malloy Hall Chapel at the University […]
Diocese
Catholic school teachers shine the ‘Light of Learning’
Tom Heminger, St. Jude School — Observing the everyday interactions between Tom Heminger and his students, one realizes that there is a unique quality in his teacher-student relationships. There is […]
Schools
Catholic school teachers shine the ‘Light of Learning’
Theresa Lolmaugh, St. Matthew Cathedral The Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend celebrates its outstanding educators each year by announcing “Light of Learning” award recipients. The award goes to an educator […]
Special
The living and substantial act of thanksgiving is Jesus, in the Eucharist
Thanksgiving is the premier classic, all-American holiday. Begun in the very first years of the country, the day celebrates the first successful harvest of Americans’ pilgrim- and poor farmer-ancestors due […]
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Marriage: an icon of God’s love
Whether one has been married for a single year or for 70, the essential components of a Catholic marriage are the same, timeless virtues. St. Paul articulated those five virtues […]
Schools
All-Schools Mass calls children to holiness
With a children’s choir singing and a hand bell choir playing the Litany of Saints, Purcell Pavilion at the University of Notre Dame witnessed a small foretaste of heaven Oct. […]