DON'T MISS
Parishes Announce Lenten Communal Penance Services
The following are schedules of Communal Penance Services at various parishes throughout the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown. Please consult individual parishes for other Reconciliation opportunities...
CATHOLIC LIVING
The Importance of the Bible in Our Spiritual Life as Catholic...
By Father Rich Tomkosky
As Catholics, we base our faith on both the Bible and Sacred Tradition. Saint Jerome, the great biblical scholar of the...
What Marriage is Supposed to be in God’s Plan of Salvation
By Father Rich Tomkosky
Christ’s vision of marriage is radical. It only makes sense in light of what he tells us our mission in life...
SCHOOLS
COLLEGES
Bishop to Celebrate Outdoor Mass for Newly Graduated
The annual outdoor Mass for students entering or returning to college will be celebrated on August 4 at 7:00 p.m. at the Our Lady...
FAMILY LIFE
KEEPING THE FAITH
Proclaim! TV
Watch Proclaim! every Sunday at 10:30 a.m. on WATM ABC 23 followed by the live broadcast of the Sunday Mass from Saint John Gualbert...
COMMENTARY
True Catholic Fatherhood/Godly Manhood
By Father Rich Tomkosky
This past Sunday, we celebrated Father's Day. We ask God’s blessings on all fathers, grandfathers and godfathers. We pray especially for...
The Mystery of Faith
By Father Rich Tomkosky
At every Mass, the priest says after the consecration, "The Mystery of Faith," and then we proclaim our faith in the...
God is Never Outdone in Generosity
By Father Rich Tomkosky
For the next five weeks we will be hearing from the Gospel of John chapter 6, which is the definitive teaching...
The Message of Our Lady of Akita, Japan
By Father Rich Tomkosky
Our Lady appeared to Sister Agnes Sasagawa, part of the religious community, the Eucharistic Handmaids of the Sacred Heart, in 1973...
On Death: Keep Your Eyes Open, For You Know Neither the Day Nor the...
By Father Rich Tomkosky
The Church encourages us to prepare ourselves for the hour of our death. In the ancient litany of the saints, for...
SPIRITUALITY
Carmelite Nuns to Pray Novena in Honor of Saint Joseph
Everyone is invited by the Discalced Carmelite Nuns of Loretto to share in their private Novena in honor of the glorious Saint Joseph, who...