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Thursday, July 17, 2025

Lent Explained

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By the Very Reverend Tom Stabile, TOR, VF The word, “lent,” means, “springtime.” The Season is about new life, starting over; second chances. Lent is...

The Vision of Hell at Fatima and Our Time

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By Father Rich Tomkosky This past Sunday marked the 108th anniversary of the most striking apparition of Our Lady in Fatima, Portugal, and the one-year...

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...

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

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

On Death: Keep Your Eyes Open, For You Know Neither the Day Nor the...

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By Father Rich Tomkosky The Church encourages us to prepare ourselves for the hour of our death. In the ancient litany of the saints, for...

The True Test of Charity

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By Father Rich Tomkosky Last week we reflected upon some of the more challenging teachings of Jesus, letting go of anger, being pure in both...

Repent and Believe in the Gospel

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By Father Rich Tomkosky As we move through the early part of the Lenten season, it is a good time to remind ourselves what the...

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 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,...

SPIRITUALITY

Statue Remains an Important Symbol for Parish and Community

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By Tony DeGol Proclaim! The Blessed Mother is a shining example of faith and perseverance even in the darkest hours. As the community recalled the catastrophic 1889...

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