All Saints Day

November 1, 2020, Christ the King, South Bend Today we are celebrating with joy the feast of All Saints. The Church throughout the world raises its gaze to heaven. We… Read More

White Mass

October 27, 2020, Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Fort Wayne We gather for this White Mass during the Covid pandemic, after many difficult months when so many people have been,… Read More

Red Mass 2020

This homily was given by Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades at Holy Rosary Cathedral, Toledo, Oct. 3 and the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Fort Wayne, Oct. 5. The Red Mass… Read More

Prayer Service for Racial Justice

The following is the text of the homily given by Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades in a livestreamed Prayer Service for Racial Justice at Bishop Luers High School on September 9,… Read More

Giving a Reason for our Hope

The following is the text of the homily given by Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades in a livestreamed Mass on May 17, the Sixth Sunday of Easter: We’re in the midst… Read More

On Pilgrimage to the Father’s House

The following homily was delivered by Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades during a livestreamed Mass from the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception on the Fifth Sunday of Easter, May 10, 2020:… Read More

Trust in the Good Shepherd

The following is the text of Bishop Rhoades’ homily on May 3, the Fourth Sunday of Easter, at a livestreamed Mass from the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Fort Wayne:… Read More

Memorial of Saint Joseph the Worker

The following homily was delivered by Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades during an All-Schools Mass livestreamed from the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Fort Wayne, May 1, the feast of St.… Read More

The journey to Emmaus is our journey

The following homily was delivered by Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades during a live-streamed Mass from the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception April 26, the Third Sunday of Easter: We prayed… Read More

‘Jesus, I trust in you’

The following homily was given by Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades on Divine Mercy Sunday, April 19, 2020, during a livestreamed Mass at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Fort Wayne.… Read More

Easter – the Death of Death

The following is the homily of Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades, delivered during a livestreamed Mass in the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Fort Wayne, on Easter Sunday, April 12, 2020.… Read More

‘The risen Lord gives us the love that does not fear death’

The following homily was given by Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades at the Easter Vigil, Saturday, April 11, 2020, during a livestreamed Mass at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Fort… Read More