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Gift ideas for first communicants
It’s a milestone like no other in a young child’s life, and it means that a young person is growing up in the sanctity of the church. To celebrate the […]
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St. Adalbert: An immigrant church, then and now
Given the beauty of the architecture at St. Adalbert Church, South Bend, it’s understandable why it has been nicknamed “the cathedral of the west side.” The fact that such a […]
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Rite of Election and Call to Continuing Conversion
Candidates and their sponsors stand as the candidates’ names are read aloud at St. Matthew Cathedral, South Bend, during the Rite of Election and Call to Continuing Conversion. The South […]
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Notre Dame choirs elevate cathedral Mass
Worshippers at the 5 p.m. Mass at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Fort Wayne, Feb.25 were treated to angelic notes from the choir loft prior to and during the […]
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Greater horizons: Tending to each other and our common home
The old farmers used to say you should leave a field better than you found it. Sometimes that called for heavy lifting. Other times it just meant picking up a […]
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Text messages from priests offered daily through Lent
The Knights of Columbus will once again be sponsoring the Lenten Pastoral Text Messaging program. The inspirational texts from diocesan priests will be sent out Monday through Friday during the […]
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Lent 2017: Return to God with all your heart
More stories for Lent: Steuben County parishes begin Lenten journey Knights offer text messages from local priests Fasting and Abstinence during Lent Lenten lecture series offered at Notre Dame _______________________________________ […]
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Fort Wayne-area young adult ministry welcomes Jen Kopecky
“I view my role at the diocese as an opportunity to better serve our communities by connecting people, providing resources and establishing touch points to our Catholic faith for those […]
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Our Lady of the Road Drop-In Center oratory blessed
Ten years ago the South Bend Catholic Worker ministry began to care for guests, often homeless, at Our Lady of the Road Drop-In Center, located off of Main Street just […]
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‘The most important thing is … that we pray.’
Suggestions for integrating prayer into daily activities Big things are happening at St. Louis Besancon, a small church nestled in New Haven’s farm country. An adult education series titled “Spark […]
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Public lay association exchanges friendship and affection at South Bend nursing home
On one of the busiest street corners on South Bend, Eddy and LaSalle, stands a building that most speed by as soon as the light turns green. Ironically, many of […]
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Journeying through the mists of memory
When Patti Hagadorn attends Mass at St. Therese Catholic Church, Fort Wayne, she spends the hour not with her family or the other congregants, but seated alone in the confessional […]