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For Ash Wednesday, Vatican Asks Priests to ‘Sprinkle’ Ashes on Heads

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VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Vatican Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments asked priests to take special anti-COVID-19 precautions this year when distributing...

Being a Christian Disciple = Embracing the Cross

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By Father Rich Tomkosky When we look at Jesus on the Cross what do we think? A great spiritual writer, Father Edward Leen from Ireland,...

The Dynamic of Fear in our Life

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By Father Rich Tomkosky Dealing with fear, anxiety, and craziness in life? I remember as a young priest a few years in, I was dealing...

SCHOOLS

Saint Francis University Dedicates New Aviation Education Center

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From Saint Francis University The Saint Francis University Aviation Education Center at the John Murtha Johnstown-Cambria County Airport in Johnstown is officially open. The University...

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A Legacy of Connecting People Through Prayer and Television

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By Tony DeGol Proclaim! Not many little boys are lucky enough to find a mentor who will still influence them later in life. David Micik found that...

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COMMENTARY

The Dynamic of Fear in our Life

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By Father Rich Tomkosky Dealing with fear, anxiety, and craziness in life? I remember as a young priest a few years in, I was dealing...

Saint Matthew, Tyrone, Parishioner Recalls Journey to the Catholic Church

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Editor’s Note: This is the third in a series of stories highlighting individual and family journeys to the Catholic faith. Lindsay Pullara was brought...

The Divine Gift of the 10 Commandments as the Way to True Life

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By Father Rich Tomkosky Now is a very good time -- since we are now almost at the halfway point of Lent -- to take...

Advent: Getting Spiritually Prepared for Jesus’s First and Second Coming

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By Father Rich Tomkosky Advent is a time of waiting, active waiting in anticipation, in hope for the coming of the Lord. For the first...

Denying the Eucharist: Explaining Church Teaching

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Column by Justin Kirkland Recently, as he campaigned through South Carolina, former Vice President Joe Biden was denied Holy Communion during a Sunday Mass. The...

SPIRITUALITY

Queen of Archangels Parish to Pray Novena to Saint Michael the...

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Queen of Archangels Parish in Clarence will once again pray the Novena to Saint Michael the Archangel September 21 until September 29 – the Feast of...

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