DON'T MISS
Bishops Say Order on LBGTQ Equality Has Implications for Religious Liberty
By Julie Asher
WASHINGTON (CNS) — President Joe Biden’s wide-ranging executive order to extend existing federal nondiscrimination protections to LGBTQ people exceeds the U.S. Supreme...
CATHOLIC LIVING
Turning to the Lord for Help Like the Blind Man in...
By Father Rich Tomkosky
This past Sunday's Gospel gives us a model of how we should turn to the Lord and ask for His help....
Life Without Demetrius Gallitzin
Column by Jonathan Nagy
The 1946 Frank Capra classic movie, “It’s a Wonderful Life,” examines the life of Jimmy Stewart’s character George Bailey. A man...
SCHOOLS
COLLEGES
Mount Aloysius College Continues Angel Tree Tradition
Submitted by Mount Aloysius College
For more than 20 years, Mount Aloysius College has provided Christmas cheer to families in need through their Angel Tree...
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
Being a Christian Disciple = Embracing the Cross
By Father Rich Tomkosky
When we look at Jesus on the Cross what do we think? A great spiritual writer, Father Edward Leen from Ireland,...
Are We Using the Gift of Our Freedom for Good or Evil?
By Father Rich Tomkosky
As a nation last week, we celebrated Independence Day. It’s a nice holiday, but it’s also a good time to reflect...
Forgiveness
By Father Rich Tomkosky
There is a particular sin that prevents many otherwise good people from growing into saintly people, namely, the sin of being...
Beyond the Surface of Things to Spiritual Reality
By Father Rich Tomkosky
Humans see the appearance, but God sees the reality. There is a tendency in us humans to only look at the...
Where to Find God: Advent Conversion in 2020
Commentary by David Gibson
(CNS) -- Long months of the vicious COVID-19 pandemic preceded the arrival of this year’s Advent season leading to Christmas. Neither...
SPIRITUALITY
Bishop Welcomes Future Catholics at Rite of Election
Nikolas Christine was a social studies teacher for a brief time at Our Lady of Victory Catholic School in State College, but he was...