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Friday, October 31, 2025

CHURCH TEACHING W/ BISHOP MARK: Self-Serve Communion?

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By Bishop Mark Bartchak It seems pretty clever to think that individually packaged servings of bread and wine would be perfect during the current pandemic....

The Spiritual Difference Between the Pharisee and the Tax Collector

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By Father Rich Tomkosky Without the honest acknowledgement of our struggle with pride, sinfulness of various sorts, and our need for God, we are not...

The One Who Knows Christ Knows Peace

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Column by Jonathan Nagy A few days ago, I was cleaning when a shelf in my closet broke and I had a giant mess on...

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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FAMILY LIFE

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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

Embracing the Mercy of God Which Flows from the Salvific Death of Jesus

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By Father Rich Tomkosky We need to always remember why Jesus died on the Cross and rose from the dead in His sacred body and...

You Can Go Home Again!

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Column by Jonathan Nagy “...this brother of yours was dead and has begun to live, and was lost and has been found.” – Luke 15:32 One...

Three Types of God’s Graces on the Path to Holiness

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By Father Rich Tomkosky The solution to all of our sins and difficulties and struggles in life, which arise from the effects of original sin,...

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...

The Gift of the Holy Spirit

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By Father Rich Tomkosky This past Sunday, we celebrated the close of the Easter Season: the birthday of the Catholic Church: Pentecost Sunday. It is...

SPIRITUALITY

Discalced Carmelite Nuns to Pray Novena

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The tenth Novena of the year 2020 to Our Lady of Mount Carmel and Saint Therese offered by the Discalced Carmelite Nuns of Loretto...

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