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Marian High School — Valedictorian Joseph Rice

High school can be a stressful time for young people. Marian High School valedictorian Joseph Rice admits he felt pressure a little too much at times, but it was then […]

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Bishop Luers High School — Co-valedictorian Mary Cicchiello

For seniors, the treasured memories of high school are many. For Mary Cicchiello, co-valedictorian at Bishop Luers High School, they included the suddenly quiet times in which she became aware […]

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Bishop Luers High School — Co-valedictorian Mary Braun

Seeing the many different ways holy people lived their lives has been one of the blessings Bishop Luers co-valedictorian Mary Braun feels she received during her education at the school. […]

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Bishop Dwenger High School — Valedictorian David LaMaster

The development of a strong spiritual life is one of the blessings of attending a Catholic high school like Bishop Dwenger, an opportunity for which valedictorian David LaMaster is deeply […]

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Bishop Dwenger High School — Salutatorian Shea Odle

Headed to Purdue Fort Wayne this fall is Bishop Dwenger salutatorian Shea Odle, a graduate who has embraced both her education and her faith to the fullest. Odle attended St. […]

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Seminarian’s vocation realized across the globe

Seminarian Augustine Onuoha’s yearning for the priesthood came to him after only a decade of life. Now, thousands of miles away from his home country of Nigeria, he prepares to […]

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Growing into God’s call

In the sixth grade, Keeton Lockwood first heard God’s call to consider the vocation of religious life. He just moved from Auburn to Fort Wayne and joined St. Vincent de […]

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Ammer anticipates ordination to the diaconate

After months characterized by worldwide uncertainty and sudden change, Michael Ammer is incredibly excited for his next big shift: his ordination to the diaconate. He affirmed that he has “been […]

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Trading religious robes for a Roman collar

Fort Wayne is a far cry from the Alps of Italy, yet Paolo Degasperi formed a strong bond that prompted him to seek ordination as a deacon for the Diocese […]

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‘The Lord has already given us a vocation’

A simple appeal to pray daily began the call to the priesthood for Logan Parrish. Very sports-oriented while a student at Bishop Dwenger High School in Fort Wayne, he was […]

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Deacon Stephen Felicichia to receive sacrament of holy orders

There is a saying that the only constant in life is change. Deacon Stephen Felicichia has seen a fair amount of change and adaptation during his life through his years […]

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‘God can call you in simple and ordinary ways’

For Benjamin Landrigan, candidate for ordination to the diaconate on June 6, there was no aha! moment, no lightning-bolt call to the priesthood that he could no longer choose to […]