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Podcast: December 6, 2009

This week’s issue celebrates the first Sunday of Advent. Catholic-Lutheran Advent vespers was held last Sunday at St. Peter Church in Fort Wayne. Notre Dame will not retain Charlie Weis […]

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Five ideas for Advent

In the early years of our marriage, David and I, like many young, Catholic newlyweds, put a lot of thought into how we would celebrate each liturgical season with our […]

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Where is Lydda where St. Peter cured Aeneas of paralysis?

In the Acts of the Apostles in the New Testament, St. Peter cured Aeneas, a Christian of the town of Lydda in Israel of paralysis. Peter said “Aeneas, Jesus Christ cures […]

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Joy and peace will prevail

2nd Sunday of Advent Lk 3:1-6 The Book of Baruch, the source of this Advent’s weekend first biblical reading, is relatively brief, only five chapters. It also is among the […]

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Happy New Year: Advent

When you read the title of this column you probably thought I was several weeks ahead of myself or that a little dementia has set in. Well, I know what […]

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At the heart of the ecumenical movement is prayer together

Catholic-Lutheran prayer together: Holy and beautiful, but painful, too We gathered in the beloved old St. Peter Parish, Fort Wayne, for the annual vesper service between Catholics and Lutherans. It […]

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The great eighth is as good as the first

Bishop Luers Knights win the 2-A State Football Championship By Sean McBride INDIANAPOLIS — Luers Spirit is alive and well and was on display for the entire state last Friday […]

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Podcast: November 29, 2009

The U.S. bishops held their fall meeting last week in Baltimore and this week’s issue, as well as Bishop D’Arcy’s News and Notes, covers the gathering and the results. Bishop […]

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God will strengthen us in Advent

1st Sunday of Advent Lk 21:25-28, 34-36 This weekend begins the church’s year. Advent is here. Once again the church begins its proclamation of eternal life in Jesus. Usually Advent […]

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Bishops meet in Baltimore

Okay marriage pastoral, ethical directives, liturgy translations BALTIMORE (CNS)— The U.S. bishops took their final look at the English translation of the Roman Missal and approved documents on marriage, reproductive […]

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New English translation should be greeted with joy, faith, obedience

A moment of history No, I am not referring to the coming of our new bishop, which is certainly for all of us, as I have said previously, an historical […]

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College students across all majors strive to end human trafficking

By Sheila Archambault WASHINGTON (CNS) — Students at Catholic universities across the country are united in a common goal: working to eradicate human trafficking domestically and internationally. Caryl Nunez, a […]