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Synod Engagement Giving Local Catholics a Voice to Help Shape the...
By Tony DeGol
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Many Catholics around the world would love to have a direct line to Pope Francis to share their perspective and vision for...
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 Cuts Ribbon on Anatomage Table
From Mount Aloysius College
Mount Aloysius College in Cresson cut the ribbon on a new, state-of-the-art anatomage table on January 19. According to the Anatomage...
FAMILY LIFE
KEEPING THE FAITH
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COMMENTARY
CHURCH TEACHING W/ BISHOP MARK: Self-Serve Communion?
By Bishop Mark Bartchak
It seems pretty clever to think that individually packaged servings of bread and wine would be perfect during the current pandemic....
Every Scar Tells a Story
Column by Jonathan Nagy
In 1895, American author Stephen Crane completed his most famous work, “The Red Badge of Courage.” The story focuses on a...
Giving Thanks
Column by Father Jonathan Dickson
Anytime I consider what it means to give thanks, I am always drawn back to Luke 17:11-19. This is the...
The Ends Never Meet
By Cindy O’Connor,
Executive Director, Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown
Whether it is at the gas pump or the grocery store, everything is...
You Make a Difference to Him
Column by Jonathan Nagy
“Some teachers taught the curriculum today. Other teachers taught students. And there is a big difference.” –Anonymous
When I think back nearly...
SPIRITUALITY
Six Diocesan Priests Mark 60th Anniversary of Ordination
By Tony DeGol
Proclaim!
Six priests of the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown are marking the 60th anniversary of their ordination this month.
Reverend Sylvester J. Bendzella, 86, is...