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Sunday, December 22, 2024

Hostility, Violence are ‘Betrayals’ of Religion, Pope Says in Iraq

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By Cindy Wooden UR, Iraq (CNS) — Traveling to the birthplace of Abraham, Pope Francis urged believers to prove their faith in the one God...

Keeping the Spirit of Christmas All Yearlong: Become an Ambassador of...

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A Message from Cindy O'Connor The Christmas countdown has begun! Bright lights and shiny decorations are inside and out, bakers are making sweet treats, presents...

Christmas Is Every Day of The Year

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Column by Jonathan Nagy In the 1965 classic A Charlie Brown Christmas, Charlie Brown finds himself fed up with the commercialism of Christmas and searches...

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Tips for Staying Catholic After College

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By Megan Philip Catholic News Service A few years ago my sister graduated from college and was quickly introduced to the brave new world of...

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KEEPING THE FAITH

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

God’s Overflowing Love for Humans; and Our Response Hopefully in Kind

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By Father Rich Tomkosky In this second week of Advent, the Lord is calling us to reflect upon our life and to invite the Holy...

Combating the Tendency to Give Into Human Respect to the Detriment of our Catholic...

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By Father Rich Tomkosky Part of the struggle of our fallen human nature is the weakness in all of us, to a greater or lesser...

The Message of Our Lady of LaSalette, France

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By Father Rich Tomkosky In these weeks of May, I am going to write about three Church approved apparitions of our Blessed Mother Mary: LaSalette,...

Faith Through Doubt

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Column by Jonathan Nagy Following the death of his wife, Joy, in 1960, the great author C.S. Lewis was stricken with overwhelming grief. Under the...

The Ends Never Meet

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By Cindy O’Connor, Executive Director, Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown Whether it is at the gas pump or the grocery store, everything is...

SPIRITUALITY

We Will Get Through This Together, Bishop Mark Assures

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A Message by Bishop Mark Bartchak I heard a story about a couple of retired men in a small town. They would meet every morning...

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