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Bishop to Ordain Four Men in Coming Weeks

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Bishop Mark will ordain two priests, a transitional deacon, and a permanent deacon at three ordination Masses over the next several weeks. On May...

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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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

Jesus’ Encounter with the Woman at the Well as the Model of Conversion

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By Father Richard Tomkosky While we were still sinners, Christ died for us! Wow! Do we realize what that means? God has infinite love for...

Jesus’ Thirst for Us

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By Father Rich Tomkosky “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me will never hunger, and whoever believes in me will never thirst.”...

The Gift of Both Spiritual and Human Fatherhood Rooted in Union with God

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By Father Rich Tomkosky Before I talk about the meaning of Fatherhood since we just celebrated Father's Day, we need to thank God for the...

Happiness Is…

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Column by Jonathan Nagy Recently, I have been reading Matthew Kelly’s book “Resisting Happiness.” After a particularly rough day, I was looking for an inspirational...

Please Identify Yourself

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Column by Cindy O'Connor Have you had to show anyone recently who you are with any form of identification? I succeeded in getting my “Real ID”...

SPIRITUALITY

We Will Get Through This Together, Bishop Mark Assures

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A Message by Bishop Mark Bartchak I heard a story about a couple of retired men in a small town. They would meet every morning...

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