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Thursday, October 31, 2024

Pope at Christmas: Jesus’ Birth Brings Hope in Troubling Time

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By Junno Arocho Esteves The birth of Christ is a gift from God that brings people hope and courage in troubled times, Pope Francis said...

Turning to the Lord for Help Like the Blind Man in...

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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

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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

Saint Francis University Dedicates New Aviation Education Center

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From Saint Francis University The Saint Francis University Aviation Education Center at the John Murtha Johnstown-Cambria County Airport in Johnstown is officially open. The University...

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FAMILY LIFE

KEEPING THE FAITH

Proclaim! TV

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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

The Day of the Lord is Coming Like A Thief in the Night

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By Father Rich Tomkosky The message from the Lord in the second reading and the Gospel this past Sunday is: Don’t get spiritually complacent! Re-prioritize...

The Ends Never Meet

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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...

No Successful Life Exists Without Sacrifice

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Column by Jonathan Nagy In 1978, the Italian-born German adventurist, Reinhold Messner, along with his climbing partner, Peter Habeler, became the first people to successfully...

Our Neighbors Are in Need

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Column by Cindy O'Connor January is Poverty Awareness Month, a month-long initiative to raise awareness and call attention to the growth of poverty. Across the...

A Perspective on Natural Family Planning

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Column by Carrie Chuff Natural Family Planning is a very personal topic, although some people are more comfortable talking about it nowadays. But why bother...

SPIRITUALITY

Couples Marking Milestone Anniversaries Invited to Special Liturgy

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The Family Life Office of the Altoona-Johnstown Diocese has announced the scheduling of the Annual Wedding Anniversary Liturgies honoring couples celebrating their first, fifth,...

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