DON'T MISS
Bishop’s Appointments and Announcements
Bishop Mark has announced the following clergy appointments:
REVEREND CANICE McMULLEN, OSB, with the proper approval of his Archabbot, appointed Parochial Vicar at Saint John...
CATHOLIC LIVING
How to Foster More Holy Vocations to the Ordained Priesthood in...
By Father Rich Tomkosky
This past Sunday, we as a Church celebrated Good Shepherd Sunday based on the Gospel passage of that day. It was...
Personally Encountering the Lord Jesus in the Mass Like the Disciples...
By Father Rich Tomkosky
This past weekend, we heard the intriguing account of the two disciples speaking to the Lord Jesus on the road to...
SCHOOLS
COLLEGES
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
Proclaim!
Not many little boys are lucky enough to find a mentor who will still influence them later in life.
David Micik found that...
COMMENTARY
Doubting Thomas, Jesus’ Mercy, and Our Lady’s Help to Embrace His Mercy Fully
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...
What is Important in Life?
Column by Jonathan Nagy
In early 2008, Carnegie Mellon University computer science professor Dr. Randy Pausch published his famous book, The Last Lecture, based on...
You Never Walk Alone
Column by Jonathan Nagy
Graduation season is upon us in the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown. In all thirteen elementary schools and four high schools, students from...
The Reality of the Fallen Angels and How to Best Deal with Them
By Father Rich Tomkosky
Jesus, by His Incarnation, Life on earth, and especially through His Passion, Death and Resurrection, has defeated the Kingdom of darkness,...
Growing in the Gift of Gratitude Through the Mystery of the Cross
By Father Rich Tomkosky
How we deal with the mystery of suffering is the key to growing in holiness. Because we are all sinners, we...
SPIRITUALITY
We Will Get Through This Together, Bishop Mark Assures
A Message by Bishop Mark Bartchak
I heard a story about a couple of retired men in a small town. They would meet every morning...







































