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Blessing of Throats to Be Given to Assemblies, Not Individuals, This...

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By Tony DeGol  Proclaim!  The traditional Blessing of Throats will be offered to assemblies this year as a safer alternative to individual blessings.  The Blessing of Throats is a sacramental of the Roman Catholic Church,...

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...

The Ultimate Spiritual Wake-Up Call

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By Father Rich Tomkosky This past Sunday's Gospel was frightening! If it didn't wake us up to the reality of Heaven and Hell, I don’t...

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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

We Are Family

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Column by Jonathan Nagy As a teacher, I spend a great deal of time planning and preparing lessons, tests, homework, and other classroom-enhancing activities.  While...

God’s Grace Transforming Our Nature in Regard to the Passions/Emotion

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By Father Rich Tomkosky All of us daily deal with the mystery of good and evil. The choice is ultimately ours whether we embrace good...

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...

Our Call from God to Grow in Holiness

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By Father Rich Tomkosky Are we striving to be radically open to God’s will in our life each day – even when it doesn’t fit...

How to Wisely Deal With the “Disappointments” of Life in God’s Grace

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By Father Rich Tomkosky It’s been said by the saints of various times and places and vocations that we must grow in wisdom in this...

SPIRITUALITY

A Message of Hope: Turn to Mary, Undoer of Knots

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A Message by Bishop Mark Bartchak What can be more frustrating than having played baseball all afternoon in the rain with friends, and having hit...

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