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Friday, July 11, 2025

Ordination Mass to be Live-Streamed

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Bishop Mark will ordain two diocesan seminarians as transitional deacons as scheduled. Mark Groeger and Michael Pleva will be ordained on May 30 during a...

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...

What Saint Peter and Saint Paul Teach Us About Growing in...

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By Father Rich Tomkosky It was a very rare occurrence for the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul to fall on a Sunday, which it...

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

Beacon of Hope: Journey of Grace

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Editor’s Note: This is an on-going series spotlighting individual journeys toward initiation in the Catholic Church. This month’s story is from Stewart Van Horn,...

The Message of Our Lady of Champion, Wisconsin

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By Father Rich Tomkosky The message of our Lady of Champion/of Good Help is the one approved apparition of the Blessed Mother in the history...

How to Best Respond to Temptations in Order to Grow in Holiness

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By Father Rich Tomkosky "If men knew the meaning of eternity, they would do anything to amend their lives.”  --St. Jacinta Marto – the seer...

Cooking in God’s Kitchen

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Column by Jonathan Nagy The great Civil War Admiral David Farragut was once credited with saying, “No man can tell how he will act in...

The Gift of Both Spiritual and Human Fatherhood Rooted in Union with God

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By Father Rich Tomkosky Before I talk about the meaning of Fatherhood since we just celebrated Father's Day, we need to thank God for the...

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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