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Church Leaders Stress Need for Christmas Hope After Challenging Year

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By Carol Zimmermann WASHINGTON (CNS) — Christmas messages shared by U.S. Catholic leaders stressed the need to keep hope and faith alive this season particularly...

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...

Christmas Is Every Day of The Year

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Column by Jonathan Nagy In the 1965 classic A Charlie Brown Christmas, Charlie Brown finds himself fed up with the commercialism of Christmas and searches...

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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FAMILY LIFE

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

Repent and Believe in the Gospel

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By Father Rich Tomkosky As we move through the early part of the Lenten season, it is a good time to remind ourselves what the...

Giving Thanks

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Column by Father Jonathan Dickson Anytime I consider what it means to give thanks, I am always drawn back to Luke 17:11-19.  This is the...

Doubting Thomas and Jesus’ Mercy for Him and for All of Us – If...

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By Father Rich Tomkosky Many of the saints have pointed out that in God’s holy Providence, the apostle Thomas not being present at the initial...

A Christmas Letter to Heaven

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Column by Jonathan Nagy According to the Hallmark Greeting Card Company, Americans, on average, send 1.3 billion Christmas cards each year. Cards are sent in...

A Lesson in Forgetfulness

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Column by Jonathan Nagy The brilliant Albert Einstein was notoriously a forgetful person. Nicknamed “The Absent-Minded Professor,” he could not remember his own address or...

SPIRITUALITY

Historic Basilica and Shrine Provide Stellar Backdrop for 40 Hours Eucharistic...

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By Tony DeGol Proclaim! When someone gives you the ultimate gift, you must give something in return. “Jesus Christ has given us absolutely everything – He has...

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