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Friday, July 11, 2025

A Special Message from Bishop Mark

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Young people in our diocese have frequently heard me tell them that the foundational principle of Catholic social teaching is the following: Every human...

Are We Using Our Freedom for Good or Evil?

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By Father Rich Tomkosky This past Friday we as a nation celebrated the 4th of July or Independence Day: the beginning of the celebrations in...

What Saint Peter and Saint Paul Teach Us About Growing in...

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By Father Rich Tomkosky It was a very rare occurrence for the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul to fall on a Sunday, which it...

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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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

Being a Christian Disciple = Embracing the Cross

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By Father Rich Tomkosky When we look at Jesus on the Cross what do we think? A great spiritual writer, Father Edward Leen from Ireland,...

Drawing Close to the Holy Trinity in Our Life as Catholics

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By Father Rich Tomkosky This past Sunday, we celebrated the gift of God’s revelation to the human race of who He is in His inner...

The Mass/Eucharist as the Source of All Prayer

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By Father Rich Tomkosky In the last few weeks, the Lord has called us to reflect on what it means to be a person of...

The Reality of the Fallen Angels and How to Best Deal with Them

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By Father Rich Tomkosky Jesus, by His Incarnation, Life on earth, and especially through His Passion, Death and Resurrection, has defeated the Kingdom of darkness,...

Pentecost and the Holy Spirit Helping Us in Three Essential Ways

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By Father Rich Tomkosky The Holy Spirit helps us to be devout and to grow in the virtue of love for the Catholic faith. Pentecost...

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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