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Persecution of Christians and the Ecumenism of Blood

The following is the homily delivered by Bishop Rhoades at the Melkite Catholic Liturgy at the University of Notre Dame on Sunday, January 21. Every year, I look forward to […]

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Good Friday

April 7, 2023 St. Matthew Cathedral, South Bend I sometimes get asked why we call this day of Christ’s death “Good Friday” since it is the day of Our Lord’s […]

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Mass of the Lord’s Supper

April 6, 2023 Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, FW This Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper begins the Sacred Paschal Triduum, three days in which we celebrate the greatest mysteries […]

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Chrism Mass

April 3, 2023 Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception For me, one of the highlights of the liturgical year is celebrating the Chrism Masses each year in South Bend and in […]

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Christ Entered Jerusalem to Establish God’s Kingdom and to Institute the New Passover

The following homily was delivered by Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades during Mass on Palm Sunday, Apr. 3, at St. Matthew Cathedral in South Bend: I think this is the only […]

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Reproductive Justice Series Promotes Injustice of Abortion and Provides Platform for Abortion Activists, in Opposition to Notre Dame’s Commitment to Culture of Life

Academic freedom, cancel culture, and the proper ends of higher education have been much in the news lately. Recently, a video of law students at Stanford University shouting vulgar epithets […]

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Called to Be Fishers of Men

Bishop Rhoades Visits Notre Dame Priests and Brothers on Feast of St. Andrew The following homily was delivered by Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades during Mass on the Feast of St. […]

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Moral Truth Must Guide Legal Code

The following is the text of Bishop Rhoades’ homily at the Evening Red Mass on Monday, Oct. 3, at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Fort Wayne, and Wednesday, Oct. […]

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‘The soul’s most welcome guest’

Following is the homily delivered by Bishop Rhoades on Pentecost Sunday at adult Confirmations in the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception: On this feast of Pentecost, we remember the great […]

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Easter: The most overwhelming event in human history

Following is the homily preached by Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades at Easter Sunday Mass (April 17, 2022) at St. Pius X Church in Granger: Today we celebrate the most overwhelming […]

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‘The amazing gift and mystery of the Eucharist’

The following is the text of Bishop Rhoades’ homily at the Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper on Holy Thursday, April 14, 2022 at St. Matthew Cathedral: At this Evening […]

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A Lenten message from Bishop Rhoades: ‘Now is a very acceptable time!’

On Ash Wednesday, we hear these words from St. Paul’s second Letter to the Corinthians: “Behold, now is a very acceptable time; behold, now is the day of salvation.” Lent […]