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Individual Who Was Present at Local Parish Tests Positive for COVID-19
A person who attended Mass recently at a Blair County parish has tested positive for COVID-19.
The individual was present at the 4:30 p.m. Mass...
CATHOLIC LIVING
The Purification of One’s Heart
By Father Rich Tomkosky
Are our hearts focused on God? Or are they divided? It is a real battle, as Saint Paul says (see Romans...
Back to School Lessons with the Saints
Column by Jonathan Nagy
The end of August brings the end of the summer season and the beginning of a new school year in Pennsylvania....
SCHOOLS
COLLEGES
Mount Aloysius Nurses Achieve NCLEX Success
From Mount Aloysius College
Mount Aloysius College nursing graduates have again demonstrated their job readiness with outstanding pass rates on the National Council Licensure Exam...
FAMILY LIFE
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
The Mass/Eucharist as the Source of All Prayer
By Father Rich Tomkosky
In the last few weeks, the Lord has called us to reflect on what it means to be a person of...
The One Certain Truth of 2021
Column by Laura Kelly Fanucci
(CNS) “A baby is God’s way of saying the world should go on.”
My mother spoke this truth a thousand times...
Finding the Perfect Gift
Column by Jonathan Nagy
If I am to be honest, I usually do not have a difficult time thinking about the topics for these articles...
What to Say to a Person Who Has Lost Someone They Love?
Column by Andre McCarville
On May 8th, the Family Life Office and Immaculate Conception Parish in New Germany hosted the Mass for Widows and Widowers....
Teaching in the Name of Jesus Christ
Column by Jonathan Nagy
“No Catholic school can be effective without dedicated Catholic teachers, convinced of the great ideal of Catholic education. The Church needs...
SPIRITUALITY
Parish First Holy Communion Photos
Congratulations to young people throughout the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown receiving the Body and Blood of Jesus for the first time through First Holy Communion....