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Bishop Mourns the Passing of Pope Emeritus Benedict, Recalls Fond Memories...

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Bishop Mark issued the following statement in response to the passing of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI -- I am deeply saddened by passing of Pope...

The Reality of Purgatory

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By Father Rich Tomkosky Earlier this week, we remembered our departed loved ones on All Souls Day. In the Catechism of the Catholic Church, which...

The Spiritual Difference Between the Pharisee and the Tax Collector

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By Father Rich Tomkosky Without the honest acknowledgement of our struggle with pride, sinfulness of various sorts, and our need for God, we are not...

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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

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...

Modern Challenges to the Faith and the Solution in the Divine Mercy of Jesus

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By Father Rich Tomkosky Scripture tells us the Apostles and the early Catholic Christian community were of one mind and heart and held everything in...

The Battle of Prayer

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By Father Rich Tomkosky This past weekend, the Church celebrated World Mission Sunday. It was a reminder to us of the need to support the...

How Do We Bear Good Spiritual Fruit for God’s Kingdom?

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By Father Rich Tomkosky How can each one of us in our life become the seed, in the good soil, in which God’s Word bears...

Faith in Our Future

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Column by Jonathan Nagy "For I know the plans that I have for you,’ declares the LORD, ‘plans for prosperity and not for disaster, to...

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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