Diocese
Blessed palms become ashes, symbol of repentance
A dark smudge of ashes on the forehead sets Christians apart on Ash Wednesday. Even celebrities have been seen on television marked with this visible sign of repentance. Catholics tend to […]
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Beyond ‘I do’: helping couples plan for a lifetime of marriage
St. John Chrysostom once wrote about society that “there is nothing which so welds our life together as the love of man and wife.” Throughout the ages following the life […]
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Tips to improve marriages center on prayer
Keeping God at the center of a couple’s marriage is a tip agreed on by local Catholic marriage experts. In honor of National Marriage Week Feb. 7-14, Today’s Catholic asked […]
Diocese
World Day of the Sick — For priests, pandemic increases ministry’s urgency, danger
World Day of the Sick is Feb. 11. Visiting the sick is one of the seven corporal works of mercy. In ordinary times, parish priests, deacons and lay eucharistic ministers […]
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The Marriage Course Online — ‘We’re having great conversations after all these years’
In the information age, Catholic married couples sometimes say they feel a sense of isolation and loneliness in their vocation. Although technology has played a pivotal role in the way […]
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March for Life Chicago rallies in Fort Wayne
Advocates parked at Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary Jan. 16 and participated from their vehicles in a pro-life rally and caravan organized by We Dignify, a pro-life group from Chicago that […]
Diocese
Parish missions provide opportunity to spend time focused on the Lord
As a recent convert to the Catholic faith, McKenna Eltzroth wanted to get more involved in her parish, St. Joseph in Bluffton. “It’s really important for me to plant roots […]
Diocese
A month-by-month spiritual guide — Saints to pray with in 2021
Each new calendar year offers a fresh start in several ways. This can be true regarding the spiritual life as well. The year 2021 is an opportunity to live one’s […]
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Christ our light: hope for a fearful world
Perhaps no liturgical season focuses more on hope than the season of Advent. But during the year 2020 — an unprecedented 12 months in the lives of the modern generations […]
Diocese
Catholic Charities brings assistance, cheer to those struggling during pandemic
FORT WAYNE — “I’m not working right now because of COVID,” said Jesse. “And I really want Isaiah’s first Christmas to be special. This really helps a lot!” Jesse is […]
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Local March for Life events: in-person, in-vehicle, in prayer
This article was updated Dec. 16, 2020, to reflect changing details about the events. Forty-eight years after Roe v. Wade, pro-life supporters will continue the tradition of marches for life, […]
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Christmas tradition lives on for Eastern European descendants
Bread has great significance in a Catholic household. Jesus called himself the “Bread of Life.” He was born in a town named after the dietary staple. (Bethlehem meaning “house of […]