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Thursday, December 26, 2024

Back to School: A Message from the Director of Education

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By Jo-Ann Semko After months of planning, we are eagerly anticipating the start of a new school year. Over the summer months, many of our...

Preparing for Christmas in the Company of Mary

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By Father Rich Tomkosky We are in the final hours before celebrating the great mystery of the Incarnation on Christmas day: that the eternal Son...

Keeping the Spirit of Christmas All Yearlong: Become an Ambassador of...

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A Message from Cindy O'Connor The Christmas countdown has begun! Bright lights and shiny decorations are inside and out, bakers are making sweet treats, presents...

SCHOOLS

Saint Francis Launches Test-Optional Admission to Enhance Accessibility

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From Saint Francis University Students applying for admission to Saint Francis University may do so "test-optional" for most of its programs. The change allows undergraduate...

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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

A Call to Be “Fishers of Men”

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A Message from Father Peter Crowe Diocesan Director of Vocations In the Gospel of Mark, we hear about the calling of the first Apostles: Simon, Andrew,...

Being Spiritually Prepared for Jesus’ Return and the Gift of Salvation

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By Father Rich Tomkosky In this second week of Advent, the Lord is calling us to reflect upon our lives and to invite the Holy...

Why ‘Roe’ Must Go…

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Column by Bonnie Finnerty It’s been almost a half century, yet two Supreme Court decisions still divide our nation. In 1973, Roe v. Wade and...

The One Certain Truth of 2021

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Column by Laura Kelly Fanucci (CNS) “A baby is God’s way of saying the world should go on.” My mother spoke this truth a thousand times...

The Mass/Eucharist as the Source of All Prayer

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By Father Rich Tomkosky In the last few weeks, the Lord has called us to reflect on what it means to be a person of...

SPIRITUALITY

Novena

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The sixth Novena of 2019 to Our Lady of Mount Carmel and Saint Therese (the Little Flower) offered by the Discalced Carmelite Nuns of...

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