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Finding joy in sorrow: One family’s journey with child loss and infertility
“They gave me the worse news I could imagine: my child was not alive.” These are the words of Ashley Kreager, a South Bend resident, as she sat with […]
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YOM: Admonish the sinner, but show love, too
By Daniel S. Mulhall, CNS When one thinks about the spiritual work of mercy “admonish the sinner,” the picture of John the Baptist in the desert — the fiery prophet […]
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All-Schools Mass: ‘We are all called to be Good Samaritans’
The annual Fort Wayne-area All-Schools Mass held on Thursday, Oct. 27, at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum drew more than 3,000 students from area Catholic elementary schools. The celebrant […]
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White Mass honors medical professionals
By Claire Kenney Medical professionals in the Michiana area gathered on the feast of St. Luke, Oct. 18, to participate in a White Mass celebrated at St. Pius X Parish […]
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Bishop blesses two new St. Joseph Health System facilities
By Jennifer Miller On the feast day of St. Luke the physician, Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades blessed the Paqui and Brian Kelly Comprehensive Breast Center and the St. Joseph Programs […]
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Hispanic parishes honor canonized Mexican youth
By Jennifer Miller On Sunday, Oct.16, Pope Francis canonized seven new saints. One of them, St. José Sánchez del Río, was celebrated in a particular way in the Diocese of […]
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Vocation Awareness Week: View from the Mount
By Msgr. Michael Heintz I arrived at Mount Saint Mary’s Seminary on Aug. 2, with a suitcase or two of clothes and about 40 boxes of books (and the words […]
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YOM: Leading with beauty to ‘instruct the ignorant’
By Emily Mae Schmid Instructing the ignorant is likely not the first (or second, or third) work of mercy that comes to mind when thinking about how to live out […]
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Example of young martyr recalled at All-Schools Mass
“¡Viva Cristo Rey!” (“Long live Christ the King!”) That was the cry uttered by young José Sánchez del Río, a Mexican Cristero, as he was tortured and martyred by Mexican […]
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Young martyr a symbol of hope for Mexico’s priests, official says
By Junno Arocho Esteves ROME (CNS) — The heroism of Mexico’s newest saint, St. José Sánchez del Río, should embolden the nation’s priests to continue their ministry with trust in […]
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Emergency collection for those impacted by hurricane
Dear Friends in Christ, Earlier this month, we saw in the news the devastating effects of Hurricane Matthew in Haiti, other countries in the Caribbean, and along the coast of […]
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Cardinal-designate Tobin urges Americans, to welcome refugees
In 2015, the United States of America accepted 70,000 refugees into the country. Among them was one particular young family: a mother, a father and two small children. The family […]