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Somerset County Parish to Host a Carol Sing

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From Saint John the Baptist Parish in New Baltimore After all the business of shopping and Christmas preparations are completed, after all the presents are...

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

The Catechetical Mission of the Church and Family

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By Father Rich Tomkosky With religious education classes underway at parishes throughout the diocese, it is a good time to reflect on the meaning of...

A Golden Opportunity to Grow in Holiness: Lent 2025

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By Father Rich Tomkosky We all know very well how hard it is to consistently choose what is good. Because of sin, all of us...

The Holistic Tradition of Catholic Education

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Column by Justin Kirkland One aspect of my life, for which I am forever grateful, is my mother’s decision to send me through the Catholic...

God is Never Outdone in Generosity

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By Father Rich Tomkosky For the next five weeks we will be hearing from the Gospel of John chapter 6, which is the definitive teaching...

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

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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