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Thursday, October 16, 2025

Bishop’s Appointments & Announcements

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Bishop Mark announced the following clergy appointments on September 10, 2025. They are effective on October 1, 2025. REVEREND MATTHEW T. LAFFEY, OSB, with the...

Growing in the Gift of Gratitude Through the Mystery of the...

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By Father Rich Tomkosky How we deal with the mystery of suffering is the key to growing in holiness. Because we are all sinners, we...

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...

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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

Three Virtues to Help Us Grow in the Life of Holiness During Ordinary Time

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By Father Rich Tomkosky We are now in the “ordinary” time of the Church’s liturgical year until February 22nd when Lent begins this year. So...

Every Scar Tells a Story

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Column by Jonathan Nagy In 1895, American author Stephen Crane completed his most famous work, “The Red Badge of Courage.” The story focuses on a...

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...

Becoming Ambassadors of Christ

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Column by Jonathan Nagy During his rise to power, Napoleon Bonaparte declared the Catholic Church an enemy of the state in France. He destroyed churches,...

Without True Love: A Short Journey from Singing Hosannas to Yelling Crucify Him

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By Father Rich Tomkosky We now enter the mystery of Holy Week, into Jesus’ journey of spiritual combat with the powers of satan, sin, and...

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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