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New Jersey, Pennsylvania Bishops Spend Thanksgiving With Pope
By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- "Happy Thanksgiving," Pope Francis said in English Nov. 28 at the beginning of a two-and-a-half-hour...
CATHOLIC LIVING
Preparing for Christmas in the Company of Mary
By Father Rich Tomkosky
We are in the final hours before celebrating the great mystery of the Incarnation on Christmas day: that the eternal Son...
Keeping the Spirit of Christmas All Yearlong: Become an Ambassador of...
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...
SCHOOLS
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Bishop Urges College Students To Remember Who They Are As Catholic...
By Tony DeGol
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Logan Gottshall and Elisabeth Keim have an advantage as they head off to college this fall.
Both are attending Christian and Catholic universities...
FAMILY LIFE
KEEPING THE FAITH
A Legacy of Connecting People Through Prayer and Television
By Tony DeGol
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Not many little boys are lucky enough to find a mentor who will still influence them later in life.
David Micik found that...
COMMENTARY
The Holistic Tradition of Catholic Education
Column by Justin Kirkland
One aspect of my life, for which I am forever grateful, is my mother’s decision to send me through the Catholic...
I Am Not a Saint, But I Hope to Be
Column by Jonathan Nagy
A few years back, in a deep philosophical discussion with my then five-year-old nephew, he asked me a profound question. He...
The Catechetical Mission of the Church and Family
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...
Advent: Getting Spiritually Prepared for Jesus’s First and Second Coming
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...
Thank You, Mom
Column by Jonathan Nagy
Happy Easter! He is risen! Truly He has risen! In the words of Father John Byrnes, “What a difference a year...
SPIRITUALITY
Bishop Welcomes Catechumens, Candidates at Rite of Election
By Tony DeGol
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When Matthew Graham and Nick Pantelis connected through a Facebook group and became roommates at Penn State more than two years ago,...