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Friday, November 14, 2025

Birth of Mary Celebration Planned

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An annual celebration honoring the Blessed Mother will happen this year, albeit with fewer festivities than usual because of the pandemic. The annual Birth...

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...

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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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 Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick

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By Father Rich Tomkosky This past Sunday, the Catholic Church observed the World Day of Prayer for the Sick, in honor of our Lady of...

So Help Me God

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Column by Jonathan Nagy In the long, great history of the United States, most presidents have been sworn into their positions with their right hands...

The Day of the Lord is Coming Like A Thief in the Night

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By Father Rich Tomkosky The message from the Lord in the second reading and the Gospel this past Sunday is: Don’t get spiritually complacent! Re-prioritize...

The Background and Meaning of Our Lady’s Miraculous Medal Apparition in 1830

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By Father Rich Tomkosky Adapted from the EWTN online library re: Saint Catherine Laboure (see www.ewtn.com). In the darkness of the night of July 18-19, 1830,...

The Pearl of Great Price

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By Father Rich Tomkosky The greatest gift God has bestowed on us is not our health, our physical beauty, our family, our livelihood, or our...

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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