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The World Day of Prayer for Vocations to the Priesthood and...

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By Father Rich Tomkosky What a gift it is to share in the mission of Jesus, the Shepherd of souls. Priests act in the person...

The Mystery of the Ordained Priesthood in Light of the Mysteries...

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By Father Rich Tomkosky The Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown has kicked off "Called by Name," a new initiative to encourage vocations to the ordained priesthood. If...

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...

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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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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

Essential Spiritual Lessons from the Three Characters in the Prodigal Son Parable

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By Father Rich Tomkosky Each one of us is called every day to become a new creation in Christ. The season of Lent is a...

The Importance of the Bible in Our Spiritual Life as Catholic Christians

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By Father Rich Tomkosky As Catholics, we base our faith on both the Bible and Sacred Tradition. Saint Jerome, the great biblical scholar of the...

No Successful Life Exists Without Sacrifice

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Column by Jonathan Nagy In 1978, the Italian-born German adventurist, Reinhold Messner, along with his climbing partner, Peter Habeler, became the first people to successfully...

Rejoicing in the Lord Always, Even in the Face of Many Earthly Problems, Evils...

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By Father Rich Tomkosky Are we a people of joy and anticipation, or are we depressed and gloomy most of the time? Joy is a...

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...

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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