Schools Archive

Drawing kids to the glow of Catholicism

By Judy Roberts When Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades challenged teachers in Indiana’s Fort Wayne-South Bend diocese to think of ways to keep young people from leaving the Catholic faith, Legate […]

South Bend All-Schools Mass celebrated

‘We are all called to be saints’: “‘Come, follow Me’ is the Lord’s invitation today,” Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades preached to hundreds of Catholic school students at the South Bend-area […]

Marian Knights hit the streets for service day

Students at Marian High School, Mishawaka, couldn’t be found in their classrooms on Oct. 17 because instead of opening their books, they were learning about serving the way Christ calls […]

Fifty years of joyful service

After her freshman year of high school at St. Augustine in Chicago, the teaching sisters of the school invited Marie Heppeler and some friends to work in a migrant camp […]

Youths speak out against assisted suicide

St. Joseph County Right to Life essay winners: SOUTH BEND — At a prayer dinner in the spring, St. Joseph County Right to Life honored two high school students and […]

St. John the Evangelist School celebrates 150th anniversary

Click here for more photos by Peter Ringenberg Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades joined the students and staff of St. John the Evangelist School, and St. John the Evangelist parishioners, at […]

St. Louis Academy celebrates completion of construction project

Click here for more photos by Joe Romie. Parishioners of St. Louis, Besancon, New Haven, packed their church for a Mass celebrated by Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades Sunday, Oct. 14, […]

Bishop Rhoades blesses new chapel at USF

Click here for more photos by Joe Romie Describing it as a place where people will “come into real contact with God,” Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades blessed a new chapel […]

Teacher approaches school year with ‘flipped’ classroom

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton’s middle school mathematics teacher, Deb Brough, was looking for a better way to maximize her one-on-one time with each of her students. Her answer: a flipped […]

Christ the King student is Riley Champion

Eighth-grade student Connor Schuelke doesn’t see himself as a hero. An A student at Christ the King School, South Bend, he has favorite teachers, but not a favorite subject. He […]

Taking the faith from high school to college

Andy is 18 and a high school graduate. He spent his entire adolescence in a private Catholic school, including preschool, and is now off to a public college setting. How […]

Diocesan confirmation retreat gathers hundreds

A confirmation retreat for eighth-grade students took place Saturday, Sept. 15, at Bishop Dwenger High School, Fort Wayne. Nearly 400 students participated in the daylong retreat, which focused on prayer, […]