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For Ash Wednesday, Vatican Asks Priests to ‘Sprinkle’ Ashes on Heads
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Vatican Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments asked priests to take special anti-COVID-19 precautions this year when distributing...
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...
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Mount Aloysius Celebrates Mercy Roots
Mount Aloysius College will celebrate their annual Mercy Week beginning September 22. The week will be filled with events honoring the Mercy tradition of...
FAMILY LIFE
KEEPING THE FAITH
Proclaim! TV
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 Holy Spirit: The Sanctifier
By Father Rich Tomkosky
This past Sunday was the birthday of the Catholic Church, the completion of Jesus’s mission on earth when He sends the...
Mary the Spiritual Shining Star Pointing Us to Christ
By Father Rich Tomkosky
Earlier this week, we celebrated Mary sharing in the victory of her Son Jesus over Satan, sin, and death. After falling...
Why We Gather
Column by Father Jonathan Dickson
Quite often I hear some version of the following question: “If I live a good life, if I ‘talk to...
Turning to the Lord for Help Like the Blind Man in the Gospel
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....
Pandemic Helps Young Adult Realize Her Many Blessings
Column by Sarah Farabaugh
I miss the Eucharist. I miss going to Mass. I miss hearing happy news. I miss my family. I miss my...
SPIRITUALITY
Presepio Featured at Altoona Parish
Submitted by the Very Rev. Frank Scornaienchi, TOR
Pastor of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish in Altoona is once...