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When the Going Gets Tough

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A Message Before Election Day from Bishop Mark I often hear how many people are feeling angry, anxious, depressed, frightened, or even bewildered these days....

The Battle of Prayer

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By Father Rich Tomkosky This past weekend, the Church celebrated World Mission Sunday. It was a reminder to us of the need to support the...

Growing in the Gift of Gratitude Through the Mystery of the...

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By Father Rich Tomkosky How we deal with the mystery of suffering is the key to growing in holiness. Because we are all sinners, we...

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SCHOOLS

Father Paul Taylor, OSB, Named 18th President of Saint Vincent College

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Father Paul R. Taylor, O.S.B., Ph.D., a Benedictine monk and executive vice president, has been named the 18th president of Saint Vincent College, effective...

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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

What Jesus’ Baptism Means in Relation to Us

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By Father Rich Tomkosky This past weekend, the sacred mysteries of Baptism and of the Blessed Trinity were revealed as the church completed the Christmas...

How Do We Practically Grow in Our Love for the Lord in the Holy...

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By Father Rich Tomkosky This past weekend in the Catholic Church in America, we celebrated the Solemnity of Corpus Christi or the Body and Blood...

Call Your Mother; She Worries About You!

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Column by Jonathan Nagy In P.D. Eastman’s classic children’s book, “Are You My Mother?”, a mother bird sat in her nest waiting for her egg...

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 Purification of One’s Heart

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By Father Rich Tomkosky Are our hearts focused on God? Or are they divided? It is a real battle, as Saint Paul says (see Romans...

SPIRITUALITY

Six Diocesan Priests Mark 60th Anniversary of Ordination

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By Tony DeGol Proclaim! Six priests of the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown are marking the 60th anniversary of their ordination this month. Reverend Sylvester J. Bendzella, 86, is...

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