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Around the Diocese: July 16, 2017
NAMI receives Health Foundation grant FORT WAYNE — NAMI Fort Wayne (National Alliance on Mental Illness) has been awarded a grant from the St. Joseph Community Health Foundation in the […]
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Living the Camino de Santiago experience
Tom Labuzienski teaches a Camino de Santiago course at Forever Learning Institute, which is a 10-week class held at Little Flower Catholic Church in South Bend. Bishop Kevin Rhoades will […]
Diocese
The power of 188 miles of prayer
This story, this adventure, begins in the form of a riddle. “What do you get when you combine a group of 12 Catholic men and 188.1 miles of trail with […]
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Campers praise God with soul
Fifty-nine young people from 18 parishes grew in their Catholic faith, and had the usual kinds of summer camp fun, at this year’s Catholic Youth Summer Camp June 25-30. Click […]
Schools
Marian softball coach journeys to 500 wins
This past season, Marian High School’s softball coach reached a milestone that few coaches do, when he experienced his team’s 500th win. The victory came on April 24, after George […]
Diocese
Providing local, Catholic solutions to complex human problems
The Catholic Charities Service Pyramid consists of three phases. Phase 1 — Short-Term Solutions; this initial intervention typically addresses a need or crisis situation, which typically lasts less than one […]
Diocese
Sisters of Providence celebrate jubilees
Four Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods with ties to the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend are celebrating the anniversary of their perpetual vows this year. 60-year jubilarians Sister Arlene […]
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Parish designs Vacation Bible School curriculum
Sometimes doing things a little differently comes with perks. Such is the case for Our Lady of Good Hope in Fort Wayne. The parish took a divergent approach to its […]
Diocese
St. Mary’ Heritage Fund announces 2017 recipients
The Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend has awarded 32 grants totaling $172,000 from the St. Mary’s Heritage Fund to parishes, schools and agencies across the diocese. The $3 million endowment […]
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St. Patrick: The heart of Christ open to everyone
Located in downtown Fort Wayne, St. Patrick Church has become one of the most diverse parishes in the area since its founding in 1889. Now 128 years old, the faith […]
Diocese
Journey to final vows reveals how ‘it takes a diocese’
When Sister Isaac Marie Breckler, OP, a native of Avilla, makes her final vows in the Community of the Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist, at 10 a.m. […]
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Catholic convocation: Combination pep rally, retreat inspires leaders
ORLANDO, Fla. (CNS) — From July 1-4 the main floor of the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Orlando was transformed into a huge parish hall with places for worship, prayer, discussion, […]