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Parishes Planning Advent/Christmas Concerts
Musicians and choirs throughout the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown are preparing to celebrate the season with beautiful music. Various concerts are planned in the coming...
CATHOLIC LIVING
Doubting Thomas, Jesus’ Mercy, and Our Lady’s Help to Embrace His...
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...
Spiritually Entering Into the Depths of the Mystery of the Lord’s...
By Father Rich Tomkosky
This is Holy Week. It is holy because it is the week we recall, each year, in a poignant way, the...
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Father Paul Taylor, OSB, Named 18th President of Saint Vincent College
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...
KEEPING THE FAITH
A Legacy of Connecting People Through Prayer and Television
By Tony DeGol
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Not many little boys are lucky enough to find a mentor who will still influence them later in life.
David Micik found that...
COMMENTARY
Where Do You Want to Belong?
Column by Jonathan Nagy
What do Saint Augustine, Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, John Wayne, Buffalo Bill Cody, Saint Paul, Jane Roe (from the case of...
Was There Always Palm on Palm Sunday?
By Father Al Ledoux
The Church is preparing for Passion Sunday – or Palm Sunday as it is more commonly known. This is the day...
Saint Joseph and the Proper Response to Problems in the Lord’s Providential Guidance
By Father Rich Tomkosky
In these final few days before Christmas, let ask the Lord to help us truly to spend this next bit of...
The Call to Have a Living Relationship with the Blessed Trinity
By Father Rich Tomkosky
At every Mass, we begin with the greeting, "The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and...
Only One Shot
By Father Rich Tomkosky
God’s all-encompassing love is for all human beings, from the greatest to the least among us. What a truly amazing reality!...
SPIRITUALITY
Six Diocesan Priests Mark 60th Anniversary of Ordination
By Tony DeGol
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Six priests of the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown are marking the 60th anniversary of their ordination this month.
Reverend Sylvester J. Bendzella, 86, is...








































