The Eucharistic Christ is exposed as a consecrated host in a monstrance as visitors participate in Eucharisitc adoration at St. John the Evangelist’s day chapel in St. John on June 23. SJE has offered perpetual adoration in the old church while the nearby circa 1837 log cabin church, used since...

  The LaPorte Catholic Church Youth Ministry had a “modern saint photo challenge.” Pictured is Mary Murphy, incoming Junior at Marquette High School, as St. Dymphna. (Photos provided)   BY LYNDA J. HEMMERLING NWIC correspondent         With online prayer groups, Masses and game nights, many parishes in the Diocese of Gary are finding innovative ways to...

St. Stanislaus Convent Resale Shop volunteers, (from left) Ron Plamowski, Allen and Mary Ann Short and Donna Schmidt, arrange and dust displays on June 26. A number of parish resale shops have reopened since closing in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Bob Wellinski photo)   BY BOB WELLINSKI NWIC correspondent         “We’re back.”      ...

    BY MARLENE A. ZLOZA Northwest Indiana Catholic         While the third anniversary of the Diocese of Gary’s only synod passed quietly last month, it’s clear parishes are continuing to implement their goals and reach out with new initiatives related to the eight ecclesial areas: Evangelization; Young Catholics; Sacraments, Prayer and Worship; Social...