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Christ wasn’t old or handicapped; how does he know what it’s like?

Over the years giving hundreds of seminars, retreats, etc. throughout the U.S. and Canada, people have made the above statements, though, perhaps, using different words. One hearing-impaired woman resentfully declared, […]

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Alveda King shares pro-life message at dinner and with high school students

By Tom Uebbing SOUTH BEND — Her life has been a rough road that finally smoothed out. Her home was bombed by the Ku Klux Klan when she and her […]

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Hang on, possibilities exist

By Karen Clifford GRANGER — For St. Pius X parishioner Suzy Younger, the cross of infertility has been a lesson in self-surrender and relinquishing control to the divine providence of […]

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St. John the Baptist celebrates 150th anniversary

By Lauren Caggiano NEW HAVEN —A parish is a “family of families,” according to Bishop John M. D’Arcy and St. John the Baptist in New Haven has proudly existed as […]

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Diocese celebrates priest jubilarians

By Mark Weber FORT WAYNE — “If a pastor is holy, the people we be.” Quoting St. John Vianney, recently declared by Pope Benedict XVI as the patron saint of […]

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Redesigned Web site launched

FORT WAYNE — The Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend is anxiously awaiting the unveiling of the redesigned diocesan Web site, www.diocesefwsb.org. The site is scheduled to be unveiled on Friday, […]

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Golden moments on the trampoline

Up and down, up and down. Bouncing, bouncing. My wife Rose and I have been talking for a few years about getting a trampoline for our daughter, who will soon […]

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Opinions better left unsaid

The ability, or rather, the willingness to share an opinion whenever the mood strikes is either a biological inheritance or a learned trait, or perhaps a combination of both. I’m […]

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Ugandan cathedral roof funded in part by overseas mission endowment

By Tim Johnson FORT WAYNE — Bishop Robert Mihiirwa of Fort Portal, Uganda, may shepherd his diocese half a world away, but he is very familiar with the Diocese of […]

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Cathy Williams — grandmother and parent to her grandchildren

By Karen Clifford MISHAWAKA — Terri Ann, the fifth of five children and only girl, was affectionately known as “the brat” in the Williams family. Known for her mischievous ways […]

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Cochran family, Bishop Dwenger, provide family atmosphere for Korean exchange student

By Kay Cozad COLUMBIA CITY — The Cochran family of Columbia City are the recipients of the 2008-2009 Academic Year in America’s Host Family of the Year award. The Joe […]

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Women from around the diocese gather for day of prayer

By Kay Cozad LaGRANGE — St. Joseph Parish’s newly constructed activity center was put to good use on Saturday, Sept. 19, when over 200 enthusiastic women crowded the hall for […]