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Thursday, November 6, 2025

Reflecting on the End of Our Earthly Life

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By Father Rich Tomkosky We are in the last two weeks of the Liturgical year. The readings should cause us to reflect carefully on the...

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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KEEPING THE FAITH

A Legacy of Connecting People Through Prayer and Television

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By Tony DeGol Proclaim! Not many little boys are lucky enough to find a mentor who will still influence them later in life. David Micik found that...

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COMMENTARY

The Dynamic of Fear in our Life

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By Father Rich Tomkosky Dealing with fear, anxiety, and craziness in life? I remember as a young priest a few years in, I was dealing...

The Gift of God’s Mercy is Our Hope and Salvation

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By Father Rich Tomkosky The ultimate source of God’s mercy or His all-encompassing love for the human race and the desire for every person’s ultimate...

Are We Using Our Freedom for Good or Evil?

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By Father Rich Tomkosky This past Friday we as a nation celebrated the 4th of July or Independence Day: the beginning of the celebrations in...

Homily Message for Kathleen Tomkosky

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Editor's Note: The following is the homily message given by Father Rich Tomkosky at the funeral Mass for his beloved mother, Kathleen Tomkosky, on...

What is Important in Life?

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Column by Jonathan Nagy In early 2008, Carnegie Mellon University computer science professor Dr. Randy Pausch published his famous book, The Last Lecture, based on...

SPIRITUALITY

Discernment: Listening for God in the Real World

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Brother David Henley Catholic News Service "Samuel, Samuel!" the Lord calls, in one of the more famous stories of discernment in the Bible. After bothering...

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