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Parishes Directed to Not Distribute Palm
As parishes and the faithful look ahead to Palm Sunday next weekend, the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown continues to be aware of the need for...
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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MAC Students Learn Through Religious Experience
Submitted by Sam Wagner
A recent cohort of Mount Aloysius College students experienced a weekend Monastery Retreat in Holy Cross Abbey in Berryville, Va. The...
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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
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...
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,...
Three Types of God’s Graces on the Path to Holiness
By Father Rich Tomkosky
The solution to all of our sins and difficulties and struggles in life, which arise from the effects of original sin,...
Homily Message for Kathleen Tomkosky
Editor's Note: The following is the homily message given by Father Rich Tomkosky at the funeral Mass for his beloved mother, Kathleen Tomkosky, on...
Embracing the Mercy of God Which Flows from the Salvific Death of Jesus
By Father Rich Tomkosky
We need to always remember why Jesus died on the Cross and rose from the dead in His sacred body and...
SPIRITUALITY
Mother’s Day: An Adoptive Mom’s Perspective
Bethany Meola Catholic News Service
My first Mother’s Day as a mom was as special as I’d dreamed it would be. My husband got me...