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		<title>Podcast: May 20, 2012</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week&#8217;s issue covers the diaconate ordination of Christopher R. Lapp. Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades offers the Church&#8217;s teaching on marriage in this week&#8217;s In Truth and Charity column. The diocese will ordain Jacob Meyer and Ben Muhlenkamp to the priesthood on May 26 at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception.
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		<title>Christopher Lapp consecrated to ministry as deacon</title>
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FORT WAYNE — “With joy and thanksgiving, we have gathered to celebrate the outpouring of the Holy Spirit upon Christopher Lapp as he enters the Order of the Diaconate through the sacrament of Holy Orders,” Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades said as he opened his homily at the ordination Mass.
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		<title>Meet Jacob Meyer</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 20:09:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jacob Meyer offers reflections on the road to priesthood
FORT WAYNE — With his ordination to the priesthood set for May 26 at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Fort Wayne, Deacon Jacob Meyer recently shared his reflections of his spiritual journey with Today’s Catholic. Memories of travel, learning administrative duties of the clergy, ministering [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Meet Benjamin Muhlenkamp</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 20:07:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Benjamin Muhlenkamp to be ordained into the priesthood
FORT WAYNE — Just a few years ago, Benjamin Muhlenkamp had big plans for his future — farming, marriage and children. But he now knows God had other plans for him. Deacon Ben Muhlenkamp is preparing for his ordination into the holy priesthood on May 26 at the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Catholic school students donate gift to Elkhart student</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 20:04:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ELKHART — A friendship between one Mishawaka Catholic Schools teacher and her public school counterpart has enabled a physically handicapped student to swing through the air next to his classmates.
Sue Felix teaches first grade at Beardsley Elementary on Elkhart’s near east side. Her own children attend Mishawaka Catholic Schools, which is how she and Mishawaka [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jesus lives through the Apostles</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 20:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Feast of the Ascension of the Lord
Mk 16:15-20
The date for the feast of the Ascension of the Lord varies from place to place. In some places, this feast will have been celebrated on Thursday, May 17. In these places, the liturgy for this weekend will be that of the Seventh Sunday of Easter.
In other dioceses, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Defending the truth about marriage: A matter of justice</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 19:58:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, called the recent comments of President Obama in support of the redefinition of marriage “deeply saddening.” The institution of marriage is the very cornerstone of our society. We must speak out against all attempts to redefine marriage.
By its very nature, marriage [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Catholic News Service Feed</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 18:38:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[


What is Catholic News Service?


Catholic News Service (CNS), the oldest and largest religious news service in the world, is a leading source of news for Catholic print and electronic media across the globe. With bureaus in Washington and Rome, as well as a global correspondent network, CNS since 1920 has set the standard in Catholic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>North Carolina voters approve amendment upholding traditional marriage</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 18:37:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Johnson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Patricia L. Guilfoyle
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (CNS) &#8212; With a heavy turnout at the polls, North Carolina voters approved a constitutional amendment defining marriage as a union between one man and one woman by a 3-to-2 margin.
In unofficial results calculated late May 8 by the North Carolina State Board of Elections, 1,303,952 people &#8212; 61.05 percent [...]]]></description>
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		<title>At audience, pope says he feels supported by Catholics&#8217; prayers</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 18:34:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Cindy Wooden 
VATICAN CITY (CNS) &#8212; Pope Benedict XVI said knowing that Catholics around the world pray for him has given him strength and confidence since his election seven years ago.
&#8220;From the first moment of my election as the successor of Peter, I always have felt supported by your prayers, by the prayers of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>OSV rolls out the red carpet, inaugurates 100th anniversary</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 15:06:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[HUNTINGTON — On May 5, 1912, Father John Francis Noll, who would later become Archbishop Noll, fifth bishop of the Diocese of Fort Wayne, rolled out the first edition of Our Sunday Visitor. That newspaper and the entities, based in Huntington, would become an institution, not just in the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, but [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Medical Center ties past with future</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 14:59:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MISHAWAKA — A formal blessing ceremony, patterned after the original on April 26, 1903, took place at Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center, April 26, to celebrate its ongoing mission of healthcare started by the Sisters of the Holy Cross more than 125 years ago. Board members, sisters, associates and others from the local community gathered [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Haven wellness walk/run offers benefits</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 14:56:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW HAVEN — When riding home from school one day with his grandmother, St. John the Baptist, New Haven, seventh-grader Tyler Roth passed by a young boy in a wheelchair. He commented that he felt everyone should have to experience what it was like to be in a wheelchair.
Roth’s grandmother detailed that the youngster has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Monroeville Elementary School purchase by diocese hits hurdle</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 14:53:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MONROEVILLE — The purchase of Monroeville Elementary School by the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend from East Allen County Schools is facing a hurdle.
That hurdle is House Bill 1002, a bill that was passed in the 2011 Indiana General Assembly. The state law says that if a school district closes down a school building, then [...]]]></description>
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		<title>May, Mother’s Day, and Mary</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 20:02:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[May is a month traditionally dedicated to honoring the Blessed Virgin Mary. In our churches and homes, we celebrate May as a “Marian month,” with May processions, May crownings, and other popular devotions in honor of the Mother of God. This Marian month falls during the liturgical season of Easter. We thus particularly emphasize Our [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Christ comes through the Church</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 20:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[6th Sunday of Easter
Jn 15:9-17
The Acts of the Apostles once more provides an Easter season liturgy with its first reading.
In this reading, Peter goes to the house of Cornelius who attempts to pay homage to Peter. Peter stops him, protesting that he is only human. Peter is not God. He obviously represented Christ, however. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When will life happen again?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 19:59:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A dear friend whose young adult son, Mike, completed suicide over two and a half years ago recently confided that as the third anniversary of his death approaches she feels more bereft now than she remembers being in the early months following his tragic death.
“I know we talked about how the second year is harder than [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast: May 13, 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 19:33:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week&#8217;s lead story covers the open house hosted by Our Sunday Visitor which marked its 100th anniversary on May 5. Seminarian Christopher Lapp will be ordained to the diaconate on Saturday, May 12, at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades writes about May, motherhood and the Blessed Mother in this [...]]]></description>
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			<itunes:subtitle>This week&#039;s lead story covers the open house hosted by Our Sunday Visitor which marked its 100th anniversary on May 5. Seminarian Christopher Lapp will be ordained to the diaconate on Saturday, May 12, at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception.</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>This week&#039;s lead story covers the open house hosted by Our Sunday Visitor which marked its 100th anniversary on May 5. Seminarian Christopher Lapp will be ordained to the diaconate on Saturday, May 12, at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades writes about May, motherhood and the Blessed Mother in this week&#039;s column.

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		<title>Closeness to God gives strength to withstand everything, pope says</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 18:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Carol Glatz 
VATICAN CITY (CNS) &#8212; The Church&#8217;s first martyr found the strength to face his accusers because of his close relationship with God, Pope Benedict XVI said.
St. Stephen, who was accused of blasphemy and stoned to death, upheld the faith and gave witness to Christ as the righteous one proclaimed by the prophets, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast: May 6, 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 13:33:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This issue covers a new initiative of the diocese to serve students with special needs. St. Louis Academy, Besancon, in New Haven, will inaugurate the program in the fall. Pope Benedict XVI provides a World Day of Prayer for Vocations message asking the faithful to listen for the call. As we enter the month of [...]]]></description>
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			<itunes:subtitle>This issue covers a new initiative of the diocese to serve students with special needs. St. Louis Academy, Besancon, in New Haven, will inaugurate the program in the fall. Pope Benedict XVI provides a World Day of Prayer for Vocations message asking th...</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>This issue covers a new initiative of the diocese to serve students with special needs. St. Louis Academy, Besancon, in New Haven, will inaugurate the program in the fall. Pope Benedict XVI provides a World Day of Prayer for Vocations message asking the faithful to listen for the call. As we enter the month of May, we have a special section dedicated to motherhood. Mother&#039;s Day is May 13. Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades&#039; column offers an in depth teaching on Church teaching on infertility issues.

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