Kasia Balsbaugh

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Local Composer Premieres ‘Book of Psalms’ at St. Monica

When Professor Jorge Muñiz was up for sabbatical, he knew he wanted to spend the time working on a project that had been in the back of his mind for […]

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Finding Healing, Friendship in ‘Surviving Divorce’ Program

Pam Maxwell, a parishioner at Christ the King Catholic Church in South Bend, recounted the following story: “A man was at Sunday Mass, praying heavily about his divorce situation. After Mass, […]

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South Bend Area Schools Celebrate Annual All-Schools Mass

“All of us are little ‘S’ saints,” Father Mark Gurtner told the stadium full of elementary school students. He added that the saints in heaven, whom he called the “capital […]

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Relic of St. Jude Visits South Bend, Fort Wayne

“You’re coming here today to make a friend,” Father Carlos Martins told the full church. “You’re not meeting bones – you’re meeting a person.” Father Martins was celebrating a special […]

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Red Masses Offer Prayers for Legal Professionals

By Kasia Balsbaugh and Bethany Beebe During the first week of October, Father Mark Gurnter, Vicar General of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, celebrated two Red Masses – at […]

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Actress Ashley Bratcher, Others Speak at 27th Annual Legacy of Life Banquet

Handmade baby blankets decorated 80 tables in the stadium where pro-life Hoosiers gathered for the 2023 Legacy of Life Banquet. Hosted by Right to Life of North Central Indiana, the […]

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Catholic School Mission Days Focus on Eucharist, Education

Throughout the span of two days – Thursday, September 7, in Fort Wayne, and Friday, September 8, in Mishawaka – more than 1,000 teachers, faculty and staff of the Catholic […]

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St. Paul Chapel in Fremont Hosts Eucharistic Miracles Exhibit

It is striking how many Eucharistic miracles arose from situations of doubts, mistakes, or even malice. For example, people have stolen consecrated hosts and later seen the hosts emit blood […]

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St. Monica Couples Celebrate 50th Wedding Anniversaries

Janet Lattrez met her husband, Eric, when they were on a November trip with a Catholic young adult club. He was sitting in the front seat on the bus, and […]