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Tuesday, October 22, 2024

Priests, Colleagues Mourn the Passing of Proclaim! TV Pioneer

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By Tony DeGol Proclaim! The so-called “TV priest” is being remembered for his devotion to ministry and for pioneering the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown into the world...

The Spiritual Foundation for Both Evangelization and Promoting Vocations to the...

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By Father Rich Tomkosky As we deal with the crisis of faith in our time, the Catholic Church recently celebrated World Mission Sunday. It was...

The Importance of the Bible in Our Spiritual Life as Catholic...

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By Father Rich Tomkosky As Catholics, we base our faith on both the Bible and Sacred Tradition. Saint Jerome, the great biblical scholar of the...

SCHOOLS

Saint Francis Launches Test-Optional Admission to Enhance Accessibility

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From Saint Francis University Students applying for admission to Saint Francis University may do so "test-optional" for most of its programs. The change allows undergraduate...

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Proclaim! TV

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Watch Proclaim! every Sunday at 10:30 a.m. on WATM ABC 23 followed by the live broadcast of the Sunday Mass from Saint John Gualbert...

COMMENTARY

The Background and Meaning of Our Lady’s Miraculous Medal Apparition in 1830

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By Father Rich Tomkosky Adapted from the EWTN online library re: Saint Catherine Laboure (see www.ewtn.com). In the darkness of the night of July 18-19, 1830,...

Giving Thanks

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Column by Father Jonathan Dickson Anytime I consider what it means to give thanks, I am always drawn back to Luke 17:11-19.  This is the...

A Perspective on Natural Family Planning

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Column by Carrie Chuff Natural Family Planning is a very personal topic, although some people are more comfortable talking about it nowadays. But why bother...

A Christmas Letter to Heaven

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Column by Jonathan Nagy According to the Hallmark Greeting Card Company, Americans, on average, send 1.3 billion Christmas cards each year. Cards are sent in...

Why ‘Roe’ Must Go…

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Column by Bonnie Finnerty It’s been almost a half century, yet two Supreme Court decisions still divide our nation. In 1973, Roe v. Wade and...

SPIRITUALITY

Preparing for Lent: Frequently Asked Questions

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Why do we say that there are forty days of Lent? When you count all the days from Ash Wednesday through Holy Saturday, there...

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