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Thursday, October 16, 2025

CCW Sister Remembered for Her Quiet Presence and Powerful Ministry

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By Tony DeGol  Proclaim!  Sometimes those who speak the gentlest can share the strongest message.  Carmelite Community of the Word Sister Celeste Ciesielka is being remembered as one such individual.  "She was...

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...

Cherishing and Protecting Each Human Being Made in God’s Image

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By Father Rich Tomkosky The first Sunday in October every year is “Respect Life Sunday” in the Catholic Church in America. It is a yearly...

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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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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 Holy Family as the Model for Catholic Family Life

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By Father Rich Tomkosky We as a Church are still celebrating the Christmas mystery. This past Sunday, the Church called us to ponder deeply the...

The Odds of Life

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Column by Jonathan Nagy The odds of getting audited by the IRS are 1 in 220. The odds of finding a pearl in an oyster are...

We are All in this Together in the Mystical Body of Christ

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By Father Rich Tomkosky Saint Paul speaks about the concept of the Church as the “Mystical Body of Christ,” meaning we all have a distinct...

Where are We Finding Our Happiness/Spiritual Joy?

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By Father Rich Tomkosky In the first reading this past weekend, we heard Job saying, “I shall not see happiness again,” as he has come...

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

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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....

SPIRITUALITY

A Reflection for the Solemnity of the Ascension

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Reflection by Father Jude Brady, OSB This Thursday we will celebrate the Solemnity of the Ascension.  This marks 40 days since the celebration of Jesus’...

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