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Bishop’s Christmas Message: Christmas is More than Nostalgia

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By Bishop Mark People often observe that Christmas makes people nostalgic. I read a story online which began, “God knows we need something whimsical these...

Essential Spiritual Lessons from the Three Characters in the Prodigal Son...

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By Father Rich Tomkosky Each one of us is called every day to become a new creation in Christ. The season of Lent is a...

Catholic Charities Launches Annual Spring Supply Product Drive

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By Cindy O'Connor ‘Whoever cares for the poor lends to the LORD, who will pay back the sum in full.’ -----Proverbs 19:17 In just a few...

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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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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

Giving Thanks for Father Gallitzin on the 250th Anniversary of His Birth

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A Reflection by Justin Kirkland During Advent, we all look forward to celebrating the birth of our Savior on Christmas Day, but here in the...

The Spiritual Foundation for Both Evangelization and Promoting Vocations to the Priesthood, Religious Life,...

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By Father Rich Tomkosky As we deal with the crisis of faith in our time, the Catholic Church recently celebrated World Mission Sunday. It was...

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...

The Background and Meaning of Our Lady’s Miraculous Medal Apparition in 1830

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By Father Rich Tomkosky Adapted from the EWTN online library re: Saint Catherine Laboure (see www.ewtn.com). In the darkness of the night of July 18-19, 1830,...

Why Are Human Beings So Interiorly Conflicted?

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By Father Rich Tomkosky One of the great mysteries of earthly life is how we humans can be so tortured, conflicted, full of existential angst...

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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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