Paula Lent

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Hearts Set Ablaze at Young Adult Retreat

“Learning to do hope is learning to do the world as it was meant to be done,” Holy Cross Father Gabriel Griggs told those attending the Ablaze Mission Young Adult […]

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The Healing Power of Prayer Is Available if We Seek It

Last fall, St. Thérèse, Little Flower Catholic Church in South Bend began offering prayers for healing after all their Masses throughout the first weekend of every month. The response was […]

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Theology on Tap Kicks Off in South Bend, Fort Wayne

Talk on Our Lady of Lourdes Begins Series on Marian Apparitions On Tuesday, February 4, the Catholic young adults of South Bend came out in droves to hear Bishop Rhoades […]

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A Call for Hope and Peace in the New Year

On New Year’s Eve, Catholics filled the pews at St. Matthew Cathedral in South Bend. The evening Mass held special significance: It not only marked the end of 2024 but […]

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Bishop Shares Synod Experiences with ND Theology Students

On Thursday, December 5, the University of Notre Dame’s Master of Divinity program (known colloquially as the “M.Div” program) hosted “Reflections from a Synod Delegate: A Conversation with Bishop Kevin […]

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‘This Is the Charism of Our Parish’

Holy Cross Church Helps Afghan Family Resettle in South Bend Who is my neighbor? This question, posed to Jesus in Luke’s Gospel, leads to the parable of the Good Samaritan […]

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Christmas Concert Continues Grace-Filled Journey for Local Band

Musicians Nathaniel Hoff and Jillian Speece, the husband-and-wife duo who make up the indie-rock band the Bergamot, love Christmas. They got engaged on Christmas, their band’s first album was a […]

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Students Urged to Model the Saints at All-Schools Mass in South Bend

Following the account of Jesus’ thrice-repeated question to St. Peter, heard during the Gospel reading (John 21:15-17), Father Mark Gurtner, Vicar General of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, told […]

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Holy Cross Displays Sacred Art – and Art of the Sacred

Local artist Anastassia (Tess) Cassady is perhaps best known for her iconography and the watercolor depictions of saints that she created for John and Katie Cavadini’s children’s book, “Saints: A […]

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St. Pius X Launches ‘She Shall Be Called Woman’

Lisa Marino very suddenly became verklempt. Tears rose in her eyes, and her voice caught as she tried to continue speaking.  It was about 20 minutes into our conversation. We […]

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ND Conference Celebrates the Life of St. Thomas Aquinas

In honor of the 800th anniversary of the birth of St. Thomas Aquinas, a Dominican theologian whose works dealing with the intersection of faith and reason continue to make important […]

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Former Vatican Prefect Gives Mind and Heart Lecture at Holy Cross College

“This is truly a historic day for Holy Cross as we welcome His Eminence, Gerhard Cardinal Müller to deliver our Fall 2024 Mind and Heart Lecture,” Holy Cross College President […]