Cheerleaders (from left) Kinnedi Lewis; Vanessa Salazar and Sarai Quezada prepare to distribute basket raffle prizes at the sold-out Three Alumni and Me Centennial Tea hosted by Bishop Noll Insitute in Hammond on Sept. 18. Members of the cheerleding squad also served the delicacies at the formal tea held in...

  Members of St. Joseph Catholic Church Hispanic community prepare tacos for customers during the Aug. 15 kermes at the LaPorte parish. (Bob Wellinski photo)    BY BOB WELLINSKI NWIC correspondent         LAPORTE – Mouthwatering smells of food cooking filled the air of the St. Joseph School kitchen as Maria Campos scurried around finishing her...

Agustin Ayala, president of the St. Joselito Society, stands in front of one of the few known pictures (upper left) of St. Joselito at St. Francis Xavier in Lake Station. Ayala noted the importance of having both English and Spanish translations in order to have community wide inclusion within the...

Faith Formation family members bring their candles to the middle of the Holy Name gym in preparation for a prayer service honoring all the lives lost and grieving families resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic that concluded the first lesson of the new school year at the Cedar Lake parish on...

  Alexia "Sis" Scutchfield, Joan Sickler and Caroline Miller, all parishioners from All Saints parish, make the sign of the cross as they join others in Legion of Mary prayers during a birthday party for the Blessed Mother at North Judson Park on Sept.11.  (Bob Wellinski photo)   BY BOB WELLINSKI NWIC correspondent           NORTH...