Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades's Posts
The Eucharist: the New Manna from Heaven
This Sunday, we will be celebrating the beautiful Eucharistic feast of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi). On this day, the Church gives thanks to God… Read More
Priest appointments
The Most Reverend Kevin C. Rhoades, Bishop of Fort Wayne-South Bend, has made the following appointments: Reverend Peter Pacini, CSC, to Administrator of St. Bavo Parish, Mishawaka, effective July 1,… Read More
Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity
Adult confirmations — Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Fort Wayne Today, the Sunday after Pentecost Sunday, the Church celebrates the Feast of the Holy Trinity, the Feast of God, of… Read More
Priest assignments
The Most Reverend Kevin C. Rhoades, Bishop of Fort Wayne-South Bend, has made the following assignments of priests, effective June 13, 2017: Reverend Eric Burgener to Parochial Vicar, St. Pius… Read More
Saint Joseph High School baccalaureate
What a great feast for the celebration of your graduation from Saint Joseph High School! Today the whole Church celebrates the great event of Pentecost, when the Holy Spirit was… Read More
High school baccalaureate Masses
I’d like to begin this homily with a story I recently read. It’s about a young boy who lived near a beach by the ocean and every afternoon would walk… Read More
Diaconate Ordination
Dear brothers and sisters, these five young men, your relatives and friends, are about to be ordained deacons, ministers of Jesus Christ, who came among His disciples as one who… Read More
Priest assignments
The Most Reverend Kevin C. Rhoades, Bishop of Fort Wayne-South Bend, has made the following assignments of priests, effective June 13, 2017: Reverend Royce Gregerson from Parochial Vicar, St. Charles… Read More
Our Lady of Fatima Centennial Mass
“Father, I give praise to you, Lord of heaven and earth, for although you have hidden these things from the wise and the learned, you have revealed them to the… Read More
Priest appointments
The Most Reverend Kevin C. Rhoades, Bishop of Fort Wayne-South Bend, has made the following appointments: Reverend Michael Palmer, CSC, to Parochial Vicar of Christ the King Parish, South Bend,… Read More
Persecuted Christians and the Hope of Easter
Sadly, Holy Week began this year with another attack on innocent Christians. Coptic Orthodox Christians in Egypt, like so many Catholic, Orthodox, and Protestant Christians here in our diocese, gathered… Read More
Easter Sunday
Sts. Peter and Paul, Huntington The tomb is empty! The Gospel we just heard recounts the discovery of the empty tomb by Mary Magdalen, and then by Peter and John.… Read More