Lisa Kochanowski has been contributing to professional newspapers for over 20 years, including news articles, feature pieces and photography. She is a proud Catholic wife and the mother of two teenage sons. Storytelling is her passion. She joined the Secretariat for Communications in 2023 as Assistant Editor/Reporter.
By Lisa Kochanowski SOUTH BEND — It started as a small Nerf ball tradition pulled from Deacon Mel Tardy’s trunk after youth ministry classes and has become a life-changing tradition […]
By Lisa Kochanowski SOUTH BEND — “An 11-year-old girl with a birthday just before Christmas had never celebrated with a party or gifts due to her family’s financial situation. Thanks […]
By Lisa Kochanowski During the Lenten season, Catholics of all ages will be spending the 40 days reflecting on the sacrifice of Jesus Christ. One of the ways that communities […]
‘Hail the Cross, our only hope’ By Lisa Kochanowski SOUTH BEND — The cross is an integral part of the Priests of Holy Cross communities’ spirituality. The motto of the […]
By Lisa Kochanowski SOUTH BEND — Over 50 people of varying ages turned out for the 50th anniversary celebration of Windmoor Study Center recently with a Mass of thanksgiving celebrated […]
By Lisa Kochanowski SOUTH BEND — St. Adalbert School is taking an active approach to bringing parents into the school by hosting monthly parent meetings that provide dinner, child care […]
