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Organ Concert Planned at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish
There will be an free organ concert at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish, 1100 8th Avenue, Altoona, on Monday, September 9th, at 7:00...
CATHOLIC LIVING
The Spiritual Foundation for Both Evangelization and Promoting Vocations to the...
By Father Rich Tomkosky
As we deal with the crisis of faith in our time, the Catholic Church recently celebrated World Mission Sunday. It was...
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...
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Mount Aloysius Students Deliver “Baskets of Appreciation”
Mount Aloysius College psychology club members delivered "baskets of appreciation" on April 3 to local EMS, police, firefighters and military organizations to show their appreciation with a...
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 Magi’s Example of Seeking the Lord is Meant for Us to Generously Follow
By Father Rich Tomkosky
This past Sunday, we celebrated the Manifestation or appearance (Epiphany) of God to the Gentiles -- Jesus is the Messiah, the...
What Goes to Caesar and What goes to God?
By Father Rich Tomkosky
"What Goes to Caesar and What goes to God?" This is a perplexing statement of Jesus in the Gospel. What is...
Jesus: The Duct Tape of Life
Column by Jonathan Nagy
A few years ago, on a particularly frigid Christmas Eve, I began playing beautiful written carols on the historic Carnegie Pipe...
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 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...
SPIRITUALITY
Diocese Announces Lenten Video Series
A Message from Tony DeGol
Diocesan Director of Communications
Do you find it exhausting keeping up with all of your devices that require charging? From iPhones to...