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Sankofa 2016: Moving from ‘Lord, have mercy’ to ‘Thank You, Jesus’

By Jill A. Boughton Visit the photo gallery for more photos from this event. Asked how she was doing, an elderly African-American church member replied, “I’m somewhere between ‘Lord, have […]

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Joint Catholic, LDS conference affirms role of faith in marriage

By Sarah Dustman Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades was the keynote speakers at the Strengthening Marriage and the Family: Building a Christ-Centered Home conference on Saturday, Nov. 12, at Bishop Luers […]

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YOM: Forgive Offenses

Inmates work their way to forgiveness, through education  By Marlene Travis “Free living,” wrote Chris, as the motivation behind earning an associates degree while incarcerated. Chris, along with 53 other […]

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Living the Year of Mercy

Become a sponsor of this page. Click on the Advertising button above for details. Forgive Offenses                   Comfort the Afflicted     […]

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Pope appoints Cardinal-designate Tobin as new archbishop of Newark

WASHINGTON (CNS) — Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Archbishop John J. Myers of Newark, N.J., and named Cardinal-designate Joseph W. Tobin of Indianapolis to succeed him. Archbishop Myers, […]

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St. Charles Cardinals take ICCL-CYO diocesan championship

By Joe Kozinski College bowl games are an opportunity to extend the season and play just one more game in warm, sunny weather against good competition. Saint Joseph High School […]

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Mishawaka pharmacy upholds Catholic teachings

By Mariam Schmitz MISHAWAKA — Gazing upon a Norman Rockwell painting can evoke feelings of nostalgia. The images harken back to a simpler time in American culture, before the advent […]

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For Carolyn Woo, the next step is ‘refirement,’ not retirement

By Rhina Guidos  BALTIMORE (CNS) — Many mornings Carolyn Y. Woo has arrived to the relative solitude of a chapel at the Baltimore headquarters of Catholic Relief Services, and as […]

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YOM: Don’t forget to show your work

By Mike Nelson  Recently, I did a quick Internet search of the spiritual work of mercy that tells us to “comfort the sorrowful.” This search yielded several Scripture references and […]

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ICC celebrates 50 years as public policy voice of the Church in Indiana

By Victoria Arthur The Second Vatican Council, with its profound and sweeping changes for the Catholic Church, had concluded less than a year before the Indiana Catholic Conference’s founding. The […]

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Afternoon of Prayer and Remembrance for the Effects of Abortion

By Jennifer Miller In God’s great love and mercy, a respectful and gentle group gathered for three hours at St. Therese, Little Flower Church, South Bend, on Sunday, Oct. 23, […]

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St. Bavo parishioners hope to ease grief though portraiture during interfaith pilgrimage

By Jeannie Ewing When sudden death occurs, many people collapse under the weight of grief. Some never recover, or at least recover slowly. A few, however, discover their mission in […]