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Prom prep

Devon Graham, president of the campus Stand Up to Cancer club and a junior studying biology at Saint Mary's College, reacts as she hangs lights on a railing for a prom for cancer patients on Thursday, March 1, 2012, in Saint Mary's Welsh Parlor at the Haggar College Center. The dance is open to all cancer patients regardless of age along with students from Saint Mary's, Notre Dame and Holy Cross College. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)
Devon Graham, president of the campus Stand Up to Cancer club and a junior studying biology at Saint Mary's College, reacts as she hangs lights on a railing for a prom for cancer patients on Thursday, March 1, 2012, in Saint Mary's Welsh Parlor at the Haggar College Center. The dance is open to all cancer patients regardless of age along with students from Saint Mary's, Notre Dame and Holy Cross College. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)

Larry and Erin

Wednesday was a leap day, but for two of my best friends it’s something a little more special. For Larry and Erin, Feb. 29, 2012 was their wedding day. As I joked, Larry planned the whole thing out so he only has to buy flowers for Erin once every four years. I wanted to send out another heartfelt congratulations to my beautiful friends with a frame of them I shot a couple years back at the German Christkindlmarkt in Chicago. Congratulations Mr. and Mrs. Buchanan!

Adams defeats Mishawaka in sectional

Adams' Nolan Montgomery gets his teammates fired up before a first-round Class 4A basketball sectional game against Mishawaka on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012, at Penn High School in Mishawaka. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)
Adams' Nolan Montgomery gets his teammates fired up before a first-round Class 4A basketball sectional game against Mishawaka on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012, at Penn High School in Mishawaka. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)
An Adams cheerleader yawns as the group stands in formation for the National Anthem before a first-round Class 4A basketball sectional game against Mishawaka on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012, at Penn High School in Mishawaka. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)
An Adams cheerleader yawns as the group stands in formation for the National Anthem before a first-round Class 4A basketball sectional game against Mishawaka on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012, at Penn High School in Mishawaka. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)

All Schools Mass

Had the opportunity on Monday morning to cover the All Schools Mass at the University of Notre Dame. The mass included 5,000 local Catholic school students who packed into Notre Dame’s Purcell Pavilion where the Irish basketball teams play. I’m not Catholic, and I can probably count the masses I’ve been to in my life on one hand. That said, I’m fascinated by the ceremonies and always enjoy shooting them when given the chance. Religious ceremonies always seem to lead to good pictures because they open people up, exposing some very telling moments about the characters of the worshippers. Below are a few pictures presented in black and white, but I also put together a gallery in full living color.

The Most Rev. Kevin C. Rhoades, Bishop of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, makes his way into the Purcell Pavilion in a procession during the All Schools Mass on Monday, Feb. 27, 2012, at the University of Notre Dame. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)
The Most Rev. Kevin C. Rhoades, Bishop of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, makes his way into the Purcell Pavilion in a procession during the All Schools Mass on Monday, Feb. 27, 2012, at the University of Notre Dame. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)
Riley Niedbalski, left, Sarah Wood and Harley Pankiewicz, all 6 year olds from Mishawaka Catholic School sing during the All Schools Mass on Monday, Feb. 27, 2012, in the Purcell Pavilion at the University of Notre Dame. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)
Riley Niedbalski, left, Sarah Wood and Harley Pankiewicz, all 6 year olds from Mishawaka Catholic School, sing during the All Schools Mass on Monday, Feb. 27, 2012, in the Purcell Pavilion at the University of Notre Dame. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)
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