Schools
Forever Learning Institute appoints new director
In early December 2016, Eve Finnessy began her role as the new executive director of Forever Learning Institute in South Bend. In this role she is responsible for all the […]
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Candidates committed to Hispanic Diaconate Formation
Once a month on a Friday evening, after finishing their jobs and saying goodbye to their children, a group of about a dozen men — many with their wives along […]
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Gift ideas for first communicants
It’s a milestone like no other in a young child’s life, and it means that a young person is growing up in the sanctity of the church. To celebrate the […]
Diocese
Preparations underway for first communion across the diocese
Gift ideas for first communicants St. Martin de Porres students prepare for first Communion At St. Martin de Porres in Syracuse — a lake community parish whose attendance swells significantly […]
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St. Adalbert: An immigrant church, then and now
Given the beauty of the architecture at St. Adalbert Church, South Bend, it’s understandable why it has been nicknamed “the cathedral of the west side.” The fact that such a […]
Diocese
In MY diocese: St. Pius X, Granger and St. Adalbert, South Bend
Click here for St. Adalbert Former St. Joseph’s Farm became St. Pius X Parish Just after crossing the state line from Michigan to Indiana, one comes across a parish that […]
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Rite of Election and Call to Continuing Conversion
Candidates and their sponsors stand as the candidates’ names are read aloud at St. Matthew Cathedral, South Bend, during the Rite of Election and Call to Continuing Conversion. The South […]
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Notre Dame choirs elevate cathedral Mass
Worshippers at the 5 p.m. Mass at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Fort Wayne, Feb.25 were treated to angelic notes from the choir loft prior to and during the […]
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Greater horizons: Tending to each other and our common home
The old farmers used to say you should leave a field better than you found it. Sometimes that called for heavy lifting. Other times it just meant picking up a […]
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Text messages from priests offered daily through Lent
The Knights of Columbus will once again be sponsoring the Lenten Pastoral Text Messaging program. The inspirational texts from diocesan priests will be sent out Monday through Friday during the […]
Parish
Steuben County parishes begin Lenten journey
What are you giving up for Lent this year? This is a question Catholics, young and old, often ask one another as Ash Wednesday approaches and they make plans for […]
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Lent 2017: Return to God with all your heart
More stories for Lent: Steuben County parishes begin Lenten journey Knights offer text messages from local priests Fasting and Abstinence during Lent Lenten lecture series offered at Notre Dame _______________________________________ […]