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FATHER SON DEACONS INDIANAPOLIS

04 Jul: Love for Christ calls father and son to ordained ministry in Indianapolis Archdiocese

This spring Deacon Tom Hosty and his son Liam made history, becoming the first father and son to both be deacons at the same time in the 190-year history of the Catholic Church in central and southern Indiana.

Deacon Tom, 60, was ordained a permanent deacon for the Indianapolis Archdiocese in 2022, and Liam, 26, was ordained a transitional deacon as an archdiocesan seminarian April 27 at St. Barnabas Church in Indianapolis, with his ordination to the priesthood expected to happen in June of 2025.

Ursuline Academy of Dallas graduate smiles as she stands on her school's campus

03 Jul: Senior Spotlight: Meredith Hazzard, Ursuline Academy of Dallas

When Ursuline Academy of Dallas’ graduating class started assigning superlatives, senior Meredith Hazzard was the proud recipient of the “most dependable” title. A quick look at her high school career—from soccer player to Student Council member to stellar student—makes that designation clearly fitting for the bright young graduate.

Father Michael Barry

28 Jun: ‘It’s been a blessing for us’

Hours before dozens of residents and guests gather at The Tradition Prestonwood for a Sunday celebration of Mass, Father Michael T. Barry moves about the room, quietly transitioning it from a community theater to a place of worship. It is a ritual the retired priest from the Diocese of Rockford, Illinois has done since arriving at the north Dallas senior living facility.

LUCAS OIL STADIUM INDIANAPOLIS

28 Jun: What to expect at the National Eucharistic Congress in July

“I think my heart is going to explode,” said Montse Alvarado, describing the way she expects to feel when she gathers with tens of thousands of Catholics to adore the Eucharist at Indianapolis’ Lucas Oil Stadium in July. “It feels like so much beauty at a moment when our country and our world is in the midst of war and so much pain, just to see this be our church’s response — wow, what a witness.”