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Three Diaconate Candidates Reach Another Formation Milestone

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Bishop Mark conferred the Ministry of Acolyte on three candidates for the permanent diaconate on September 17 at the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament...

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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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

CHURCH TEACHING W/ BISHOP MARK: Self-Serve Communion?

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By Bishop Mark Bartchak It seems pretty clever to think that individually packaged servings of bread and wine would be perfect during the current pandemic....

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,...

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...

Preparing for Christmas in the Company of Mary

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By Father Rich Tomkosky We are in the final hours before celebrating the great mystery of the Incarnation on Christmas day: that the eternal Son...

The Purification of One’s Heart

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By Father Rich Tomkosky Are our hearts focused on God? Or are they divided? It is a real battle, as Saint Paul says (see Romans...

SPIRITUALITY

Bishop Assures Faithful of Divine Mercy Sunday Graces

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By Tony DeGol Proclaim! History is repeating itself for Father Leo Arnone. His devotion to the Divine Mercy of Christ dates back to his seminary days, and...

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