Michelle Donaghey

Columnist

Michelle Donaghey has been a writer and photographer for the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend for several years, writing news as well as feature stories. She and her husband, Tom, are parishioners St. Dominic Parish in Bremen, Indiana, where Michelle is also a eucharistic minister and lector.

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Valedictorian Abram Beard

Heritage Jr./Sr. High School: Monroeville Catholic school or public school? The choices one makes in life sometimes bring unexpected outcomes, as did one made by Heritage Jr./Sr. High School valedictorian Abram […]

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Annual Bishop’s Appeal — Diocesan campaign directly benefits parishes

“For the past four years our community has been fortunate enough to meet and exceed its Annual Bishop’s Appeal goal; on occasion, we have gone way above, while other times […]

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ABA: Realizing the hopes and dreams of refugees

As the theme of this year’s Annual Bishop’s Appeal video reminds us, Catholics across the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend — regardless of ethnicity, age, gender, income level or condition […]

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ABA: Over 30 years of helping the diocese and parishes grow and thrive

It seems that all one hears and sees in the news lately is how diversity and differences can divide people. But what Catholics must remember are the words of St. […]

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Children engage with ‘The Maker’ at Holy Family VBS

“When you find something that works as well as this, you keep it,” said parishioner Linda Lagodney. She was speaking about The Maker Fun Factory summer vacation Bible school, a […]

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Christmas photos from around the diocese

St. Dominic Giving Tree project By Michelle Donaghey The Giving Tree at St. Dominic Parish in Bremen was the reason some families in that community had a brighter Christmas Day. […]

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Hannah’s House and Bridge of Hope offer possibilities for future

By Michelle Donaghey  MISHAWAKA — Being a mother is hard enough. But imagine being alone and pregnant or a single mom holding multiple jobs, living with friends and family and […]