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Lenten Reconciliation Plans

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As the season of Lent approaches, opportunities for the Sacrament of Reconciliation will be offered in a similar fashion as this past Advent season. As...

Mount Aloysius Cuts Ribbon on Anatomage Table

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From Mount Aloysius College Mount Aloysius College in Cresson cut the ribbon on a new, state-of-the-art anatomage table on January 19. According to the Anatomage...

Parishioner Travels Country, World Putting Catholic Faith into Action

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By Tony DeGol Proclaim! Editor’s Note: This story is the first in a new series called Faith Forward on Proclaim! E-News and Proclaim! TV. The...

Bishop Announces Plans for RCIA, Confirmation, and First Holy Communion

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By Tony DeGol  Proclaim!  There is an old saying in entertainment that no matter what happens, the show must go on.  Here in the Catholic Church, the sacramental...

Blessing of Throats to Be Given to Assemblies, Not Individuals, This...

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By Tony DeGol  Proclaim!  The traditional Blessing of Throats will be offered to assemblies this year as a safer alternative to individual blessings.  The Blessing of Throats is a sacramental of the Roman Catholic Church,...

Faithful to Receive Sprinkling of Ashes on Ash Wednesday

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By Tony DeGol  Proclaim!  Catholics will have the opportunity to fully participate in Ash Wednesday observances, but they will not receive the familiar cross of ashes on their...

Parish Fish Dinners to Be Take-Out Only This Year, Bishop Announces

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By Tony DeGol  Proclaim!  One of the tastiest ways to observe the Lenten season and celebrate community in parishes is the fish lunch or dinner.   This Lent, Bishop...

Bishop Announces Plans for the Distribution of Palm

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By Tony DeGol  Proclaim!  With a desire for continued safety in a pandemic, Bishop Mark has announced guidelines for the blessing and distribution of palms this...

Charity Bike Ride Pedals to Fundraising Success

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The Brother Shamus McGrenra Charity Bike Ride is boasting yet another remarkable achievement. Every year, the Franciscan brother sets out on two wheels for an...

Discalced Carmelite Nuns to Pray First Novena of 2021

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The first Novena of the year 2021 to Our Lady of Mount Carmel and Saint Therese offered by the Discalced Carmelite Nuns of Loretto...
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