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Parents of disabled children speak out on health reform proposals

By Lisa Socarras WASHINGTON (CNS) — Seventeen parents of children with disabilities gathered on Capitol Hill Sept. 15 to speak out against proposed government health care reform plans that they […]

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Diocese to celebrate Mass for priest-jubilarians

FORT WAYNE — Priests from all over the diocese will gather at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception to celebrate Mass on Thursday, Sept. 24, at 12:05 p.m. in honor […]

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Podcast: Sept. 20, 2009

This week’s issue covers the rededication of the expansion of Sacred Heart Parish, Warsaw, church and school. Bishop John M. D’Arcy celebrated Mass and blessed the additions. The jubilee wedding […]

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Unique POMS fund mission work

By Kay Cozad FORT WAYNE — Have you ever wanted just a bite of something sweet but not the whole dessert? If so, poms are for you. Poms, an acronym […]

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Live the model of humility and service

25th Sunday   Mk 9:30-37 Protestants, accustomed to reading the King James, or authorized, version of the Bible, often ask Catholics why Catholic versions, or the Catholic liturgy, include the […]

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Cultivating a nonjudgmental heart

Most of us have learned or are learning the skills of critiquing and evaluating. They are useful in many professions and for making good decisions. Unfortunately, all too often we […]

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The beauty of Catholic moral teaching in the area of sexuality

A weekend of faith It all began, as it so often does, in Warsaw, the midpoint between our two major cities. Our Family Life and Pro-Life Office had arranged an […]

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Hahn speaks at St. Catherine of Siena at St. Jude

By Karen Clifford SOUTH BEND — “It’s a joy to be here not only to share this evening but to also bask in the afterglow of Notre Dame’s opening victory,” […]

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Bishop rededicates roomier Sacred Heart Parish church

By Jodi Magellanes WARSAW — Praying that it would serve as “a place of salvation and sacraments,” Bishop John M. D’Arcy blessed and rededicated Sacred Heart Parish in Warsaw on […]

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Second volume of 'Jesus of Nazareth' expected next spring

By John Thavis  VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Benedict XVI’s second volume on the life of Jesus is likely to be completed sometime next spring, a Vatican spokesman said. The […]

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Cardinal, priests discuss what guides decisions on Catholic funeral

By Patricia Zapor  WASHINGTON (CNS) — In his homily at Sen. Edward Kennedy’s funeral Aug. 29, Father Mark Hession explained the pastoral purpose of the liturgy. “In the Catholic tradition, […]

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Father Ronald Ramenaden, pastor of St. Robert, North Manchester, dies at 67

NORTH MANCHESTER — Father Ronald Ramenaden died Wednesday, Sept. 9 at St. Robert Parish, where he was serving as pastor. His body was discovered Sept. 11 when parishioners came for […]