Bishop Robert J. McClory (center) mingles with young adult participants of the National Catholic Youth Conference in Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis on Nov. 19. NCYC is a national biannual gathering of Catholic youth and young adults that debuted in 1983, offering worship as well as recreational activities, and has...

At the Rite of Call to Continuing Conversion for Christian Candidates, sponsors like Our Lady of Sorrows parishioner Whitney Lindsay (front, center), who places her hand on her husband Storm Lindsay's (front, left) shoulder while holding the couple's baby Kaliah Lindsay (front, right), pledge to support candidates who were presented...

  Andrean High School football players hoist their state class 2A trophy in the air after defeating the Evansville Mater Dei High School Wildcats 21-9 in the championship game at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis on Nov. 27. The culmination of an 11-3 season, the 59ers of Merrillville earned their third...

  Members of the Varda family including Don, Joe, Diane and Marie (front) pose with Dan and Carol Bigg in front of the Varda’s new van on Oct. 17 outside LaPorte High School. Dan, along with some of Don’ students, led a fundraising effort for the custom built van, which is...

  Volunteers led by soup kitchen director Verlie Suggs (center) unpack juice boxes as they prepare to distribute Thanksgiving meals to clients at Ss. Monica and Luke in Gary. Since April of 1993, the parish has operated a soup kitchen each Friday, moving from a luncheon in the church hall to...