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God Wants to Open Hearts, Forgive, Heal, Pope Says

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By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Gospel story of Jesus healing the leper illustrates how nothing will stop God from tenderly and compassionately...

Rooting for the Church

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Column by Jonathan Nagy There are few experiences in life that compare to a Penn State home football game Saturday. A crisp, sunny Autumn morning...

Reflecting on the End of Our Earthly Life

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By Father Rich Tomkosky We are in the last two weeks of the Liturgical year. The readings should cause us to reflect carefully on the...

SCHOOLS

Saint Francis University to Celebrate “The Month of Miracles”

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From Saint Francis University Saint Francis University is proud to announce a month-long series of public events celebrating "The Month of Miracles," beginning September 4,...

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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 Catechetical Mission of the Church and Family

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By Father Rich Tomkosky With religious education classes underway at parishes throughout the diocese, it is a good time to reflect on the meaning of...

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,...

Why Are Human Beings So Interiorly Conflicted?

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By Father Rich Tomkosky One of the great mysteries of earthly life is how we humans can be so tortured, conflicted, full of existential angst...

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...

COMMENTARY: Woe to Those Who Gossip

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Commentary By: Elise Italiano Ureneck Twelve years ago this month, I taught my first theology class at an all-girls high school. Fresh out of graduate school,...

SPIRITUALITY

Mother’s Day: An Adoptive Mom’s Perspective

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Bethany Meola Catholic News Service My first Mother’s Day as a mom was as special as I’d dreamed it would be. My husband got me...

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