DON'T MISS
Bishop Announces Date for Restoring the Sunday Mass Obligation; Extends Warm...
A letter to the faithful in the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown
July 15, 2021
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
I recently spoke with a family who returned...
CATHOLIC LIVING
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...
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...
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
Mary the Spiritual Shining Star Pointing Us to Christ
By Father Rich Tomkosky
Earlier this week, we celebrated Mary sharing in the victory of her Son Jesus over Satan, sin, and death. After falling...
Beacon of Hope: Journey of Grace
By Jeanne Thompson
For Proclaim!
Drew and Christine Barkman celebrated their entrance into the Catholic Church at the Easter Vigil on Saturday, April 20, 2019, at...
Take the Foot Off the Gas and Slow Down!
Column by Jonathan Nagy
I know every morning that I need to leave my house by a certain minute to make sure that I have...
Embracing the Gift of God’s Peace in Our Life
By Father Rich Tomkosky
Peace in the Scriptural and Catholic understanding is not simply the absence of conflict, which is a part of peace that...
Pentecost and the Holy Spirit Helping Us in Three Essential Ways
By Father Rich Tomkosky
The Holy Spirit helps us to be devout and to grow in the virtue of love for the Catholic faith. Pentecost...
SPIRITUALITY
Discernment: Listening for God in the Real World
Brother David Henley Catholic News Service
"Samuel, Samuel!" the Lord calls, in one of the more famous stories of discernment in the Bible. After bothering...





































