Diocese
Around the Diocese: December 22, 2024
On the morning of Monday, December 9, members of Knights of Columbus councils in the Michiana area gathered to pack more than 400 coats that were donated to the Knights. […]
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Diocese
Cancer Survivor Gives Back with Eagle Scout Project
When Jack Woodiel was undergoing cancer treatment a couple of years ago, one thing that really lifted his spirits was receiving a new baseball cap from someone. Woodiel, whose family […]
Diocese
Retreat Brings Young People Together in Ligonier
A youth retreat was “a dream” for Omar Nuñez, a parishioner at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Liogneer and the father of a Catholic teenager. Because modern culture is often […]
Bishop
Bishop Celebrates Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Elkhart
With his strong devotion to Our Lady of Guadalupe evident, Bishop Rhoades preached with moving passion to the crowd gathered for Mass at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in […]
Diocese
Men of St. Vincent Invited to Be Christ’s ‘Watchmen’
One day in early September of this year, a 21-year-old daily Mass-goer at St. Anthony of Padua Parish in Angola decided to make another good confession and received the Sacrament […]
Bishop
A Magnificent Year for the Church
Toward the end of every calendar year, Today’s Catholic looks back at the top stories around the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend from the past 12 months. Between the National […]
Diocese
Christ Is Coming, and With Him, So Does Our Hope in Eternity
By Deacon John Burzynski Gaudete! Rejoice! The readings for the Third Sunday of Advent are all about rejoicing! The Prophet Zephaniah instructs us in today’s first reading to “shout for […]
Diocese
Remembering the Beauty of Advents Past
As the Church continues to prepare us for the coming of Christ on Christmas throughout the Advent season, three members of the clergy of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend […]
Diocese
‘This Is the Charism of Our Parish’
Holy Cross Church Helps Afghan Family Resettle in South Bend Who is my neighbor? This question, posed to Jesus in Luke’s Gospel, leads to the parable of the Good Samaritan […]
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St. Mary Soup Kitchen Hosts Annual Thanksgiving Dinner
Members of the community of St. Mary Mother of God Catholic Church serve visitors during the parish’s annual Thanksgiving Day Soup Kitchen Dinner on Thursday, November 28. The annual dinner […]
Diocese
Elkhart Knights to Pray 500th Consecutive First Friday Rosary
In the spring of 1983, Benny Wiercioch received an invitation to join the Knights of Columbus St. Jude Council 1043 in Elkhart. One of his conditions for joining – which […]