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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 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...
SCHOOLS
COLLEGES
Mount Aloysius Athletics Repeats AMCC Top Academic Award
On April 15, the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) announced that Mount Aloysius College won the conference’s “Institutional Peak Performer Award” for the second...
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
Lent As an Annual Spiritual Visitation by the Lord
By Father Rich Tomkosky
Are we willing to be directed by the Lord like Abram was at the age of 75? God intervened in his...
Waging an Unseen Battle
Column by Andre McCarville
I can’t take it anymore!
I have been hearing some version of this statement more and more often recently. So many people...
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...
The Ultimate Purpose of Holy Week: The Gift of Salvation for the Human Race
By Father Rich Tomkosky
At my parish of Saint Thomas the Apostle in Bedford, a kind soul donated a beautiful picture of Saint Micheal the...
Becoming “Living Stones”
Column by Justin Kirkland
Known for its valiant warriors and the strength of its military, the ancient city of Sparta continues to hold mythological status...
SPIRITUALITY
Parish Graduation Photos
Congratulations, Class of 2019! Parishes are invited to e-mail graduation photos to Tony DeGol at tdegol@dioceseaj.org.
Most Holy Trinity Parish, South Fork
Senior Graduate Recognition Mass
Ben...