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Vatican encourages strong content in religious education classes

By John Thavis  VATICAN CITY (CNS) — In a letter to bishops’ conferences around the world, the Vatican said true religious education in schools is at risk of being replaced […]

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Podcast: Sept. 13, 2009

This week’s issue announces Jim Tighe has been named director of the Office of Catechesis. Sister Jane Carew, who headed the office since 1987, co-directed the office with Tighe since […]

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Friends of L’Arche bring joyful noise unto the Lord

By Kay Cozad NOTRE DAME — The Sacred Heart Crypt Church was filled with a joyful noise on July 14 when the Friends of L’Arche/Emmaus Community members of South Bend […]

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Bishop D’Arcy ordains Holy Cross seminarians to diaconate

By Sister Margie Lavonis, CSC NOTRE DAME — In the presence of family, friends and members of the Holy Cross family, Kevin Grove and Gerard Olinger professed their final vows […]

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Take out the big guns

Country life agrees with me very well. I love the organic vegetables we are growing and eating. I love the space, the fresh air and the lack of nosy neighbors. […]

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God’s hand in catechesis

Tighe had been co-director of the Office of Catechesis with Sister Jane since the beginning of the year. As of Sept. 1, Sister Jane, who has ministered as the director the Office of Catechesis since 1987, will assume a part-time position as a catechetical consultant, and Tighe will become the director of the office.

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Huntington youths deepen liturgical and service life

By Kay Cozad HUNTINGTON — The youth at Ss. Peter and Paul Church have not been sitting idle this summer thanks to their dynamic parish youth program. In addition to […]

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Be still and know that I am God

By Linda Furge St. Francis De Sales: Living a devout life in an un-devout world Most of us learned how to pray at a very early age. That is a […]

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News around Indiana

Compiled by Brandon A. Evans Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend Expanded Women’s Care Center holds dedication in South Bend SOUTH BEND — Just as the needs of pregnant women in […]

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Bishop ordains Holy Cross deacons, blesses law school chapel

A lovely late summer day at Notre Dame Any day on that campus is grand, but this was also of great significance. In the morning, it was my joy to […]

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St. Paul was born in Tarsus

Where was St. Paul born? St. Paul was born in Tarsus in modern southeast Turkey or ancient Asia Minor in the area called Cilicia during the first years of the Christian era. St. […]

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Jesus, the suffering servant is example

24th Sunday in Ordinary Time Mk 8:27-35 The last and third section of the Book of Isaiah provides the first reading for this weekend in Ordinary Time. This passage is […]