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		<title>Fifty-fifth anniversary of Priestly Ordination</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:47:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a few days I will observe 55 years as a priest. The ordination in my seminary in those years took place on Feb. 2, 1957, the day the Church commemorates that moment when Mary brought her Child to the temple in observance of the Jewish law.
I am struck about how I remember almost every [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Heroic holiness</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 17:19:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this second reflection on the beatification of Pope John Paul II, written and submitted in connection with the observance of his beatification, which Bishop Kevin Rhoades had selected to be observed in all Masses in our parishes the weekend of Oct. 15-16, we are confronted with the reasons for his beatification. First of all, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>On Blessed Pope John Paul II &#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 15:34:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[‘Thank you for the visit.’
It was the last of the five “ad limina” visits I was privileged to have with that great athlete of Christ, Pope John Paul II. I knew he spoke with great difficulty, so I deliberately did most of the talking — thanking him for what his pontificate had meant to the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The installation of Felipe de Jesus Estévez</title>
		<link>http://www.todayscatholicnews.org/2011/06/the-installation-of-felipe-de-jesus-estevez/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2011 17:33:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[
10th bishop of the Diocese of Saint Augustine, Fla., June 2, 2011
They came here as refugees. Twenty-six young boys. Part of the Pedro Pan Project, which brought thousands of young boys and girls to this country, sent by their Catholic parents so they would not fall under the influence of Fidel Castro’s communist regime. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>History of the Annual Bishop’s Appeal</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 18:08:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades kindly asked me to write an article on the history of the Annual Bishop’s Appeal and its importance for the mission of the Church in our diocese. I welcome the opportunity. As I recall how the appeal unfolded, I am struck at how quickly this initiative became not only a fundraiser, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bishop-emeritus looks  back, reflects on ‘retirement’</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Apr 2010 16:58:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tim Johnson, our editor, kindly asked if I would share a few words in order to observe May 1, 25 years to the day of my installation as the eighth bishop of this diocese.
My thoughts are of thanksgiving to God for the gift of presiding over this beloved See for a quarter of a century.
Everything [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Homily for Msgr. J. William Lester</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:21:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mass of Christian Burial, Feb. 25, 2010
He was the first priest of this diocese whom I met. The first among those beloved priests with whom my life would be intertwined forever in prayer, and pastoral care for our people — priests from whom I would ask so much, whom I would come to love as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Talk – Installation of Bishop Rhoades</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 20:39:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[January 13, 2010
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Diocese of Fort Wayne &#8211; South Bend
In this moment of great joy for our Diocese, I am pleased to welcome you to this historic Cathedral.  Built by the holy French missionary priest, Msgr. Julian Benoit, who was a contemporary of the intrepid Father Edward Sorin, founder of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reflection on the past and future</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 18:42:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some final reflections
The Office of Bishop, said St. Augustine, is the not the name of the honor, but a work. I think the great Church father and who was Bishop of Hippo in Africa could also have written that it is a source of joy. The bishop wears a cross to remind him that he [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Column is a conversation  with the people of the diocese</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 2009 15:32:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Coming to an end; and yet, a new beginning
It is late Sunday afternoon and I am sitting in my office watching the snow increasing in intensity and looking at our beautiful Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. I just celebrated Mass there for the feast of the Holy Family and preached on this beautiful feast. It [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Busy but splendid days for Bishop John M. D’Arcy</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:17:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A triple header: Tiring but beautiful
It began late on Saturday afternoon, when I traveled to the University of Saint Francis. It was the 20th anniversary of The Franciscan Center. Started by several of the famous Tippmann family, including Sally Ley, the center, working out of the former Sacred Heart School, feeds hundreds every day with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The parish-wide mission is an excellent method of evangelization</title>
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		<comments>http://www.todayscatholicnews.org/2009/12/the-parish-wide-mission-is-an-excellent-method-of-evangelization/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 15:51:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The parish mission and the
new evangelization
“I have been in this parish 60 years, and this is the finest and best week in all that time.” The remarks of a woman to me after I closed the parish mission at St. Matthew’s co-Cathedral Parish. 
I drove north on one of the first really wintry afternoons, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>At the heart of the ecumenical movement is prayer together</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:24:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 all started many years ago, when we had ecumenical conversations with the two Lutheran communities (Missouri Synod and also the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America). The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New English translation should be greeted with joy, faith, obedience</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:09:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 and also a blessed moment in our diocese. I refer rather to a moment at the meeting of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. It [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bishop Kevin Rhoades is  extraordinary appointment</title>
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		<comments>http://www.todayscatholicnews.org/2009/11/bishop-kevin-rhoades-is-extraordinary-appointment/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:31:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A day that was —
what a day that was!
For all of us, there are certain days that we will remember all our lives. For those of us with the gift of faith, these days are filled with grace, God’s light, in the midst of intense activities. Often, such days are milestones, and that was true [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bishop talks about priesthood at Catechetical Institute Day</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:42:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Concerning catechists
and the priesthood
One of the great events each year, which I cherish, is the meeting of catechists held at Wawasee Middle School at a halfway point between our two major cities. I was asked this year to give the keynote on a subject dear to my heart; namely, the priesthood in honor of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Privilege of ordaining a priest is something words cannot express</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:42:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A moment of Catholic history
The sun broke through in midmorning signaling a day never to be forgotten by those in attendance. I refer to the ordination of two priests. The historic and beautiful Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception was full. There were 72 priests in attendance. I have always found the privilege of ordaining a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Praying with the saints, poor souls in purgatory, in November</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The month for the deceased
When people die in your family, you become very aware of November as a gift. It could be called the month of the Communion of Saints. On Nov. 1, the feast of All Saints, I will be at St. Joseph Church, Bluffton, to pray for and solemnly install Father Francis Chukwuma, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The whole Christ comes to us when we receive Communion</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:09:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[About holy Communion: Some history
The first time I drank from the chalice and received the most precious blood of the Lord was on Feb. 3, 1957, at the Chapel at St. Clement’s Hall, which was then the college seminary, or more accurately, Philosophy House, where I had served one year as deacon prefect. I was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The role of the bishop  especially busy on weekends</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:16:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A weekend to remember
The extraordinary ministry to which the Lord, through the church, calls a bishop, and to which this bishop feels ever more and more unworthy, plays out every day, but especially on weekends. 
I went south on a lovely Saturday afternoon to the quiet town of North Manchester, with Chris Lapp acting as [...]]]></description>
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