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Saturday, November 2, 2024

Memorial Mass Recalls Those Lost to COVID-19, Offers Solace for Mourners

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By Beth Griffin BRONX, N.Y. (CNS) — As names of their loved ones lost to COVID-19 were read from the altar at St. John-Visitation Church,...

Turning to the Lord for Help Like the Blind Man in...

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By Father Rich Tomkosky This past Sunday's Gospel gives us a model of how we should turn to the Lord and ask for His help....

Life Without Demetrius Gallitzin

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Column by Jonathan Nagy The 1946 Frank Capra classic movie, “It’s a Wonderful Life,” examines the life of Jimmy Stewart’s character George Bailey. A man...

SCHOOLS

Saint Francis University Announces Catholic, Franciscan Initiatives

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Saint Francis University is pleased to announce developments related to two new initiatives carefully designed to support and enhance its Catholic, Franciscan identity. Founded...

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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

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...

The Light of the Lord Accompanying our Entire Earthly Life – If We are...

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By Father Rich Tomkosky One thing we all should know, as we go through life here on earth and try to hopefully live our Catholic...

The Ultimate Purpose of Holy Week: The Gift of Salvation for the Human Race

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By Father Rich Tomkosky At my parish of Saint Thomas the Apostle in Bedford, a kind soul donated a beautiful picture of Saint Micheal the...

Jesus: The Duct Tape of Life

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Column by Jonathan Nagy A few years ago, on a particularly frigid Christmas Eve, I began playing beautiful written carols on the historic Carnegie Pipe...

Overcoming Anxiety by Daily Embracing the Lord’s Grace and Holy Providence

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By Father Rich Tomkosky We are called to bear a rich harvest of spiritual fruit in the Lord’s vineyard. How can this happen? Only if...

SPIRITUALITY

Hundreds Attend Teaching and Exhibition of Relics at Altoona Parish

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By Tony DeGol Proclaim! VIEW SLIDESHOW Picture a man born paralyzed who spent all of his 55 years in a wheel chair. He attended an exhibition of the...

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