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Pope leads Via Crucis with young people in torch-lit St. Peter’s...
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — For the second year in a row, Pope Francis led the Way of the Cross from St. Peter’s Square...
CATHOLIC LIVING
Only One Shot
By Father Rich Tomkosky
God’s all-encompassing love is for all human beings, from the greatest to the least among us. What a truly amazing reality!...
Do We Love the Lord with Our Whole Heart, Mind, Soul,...
By Father Rich Tomkosky
This is the ultimate question of our life as a human being. We are called to love and to be loved;...
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Mount Aloysius Soccer Players and Coaches Volunteer in Community
For the fourth consecutive spring semester, 35 student-athletes and coaches representing the Mount Aloysius men's and women's soccer teams volunteered their time and talents...
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
The Art of a Catholic School
Column by Jonathan Nagy
The great Renaissance artist Michelangelo created some of the most beautiful works of art the world has ever seen. He was...
You Never Walk Alone
Column by Jonathan Nagy
Graduation season is upon us in the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown. In all thirteen elementary schools and four high schools, students from...
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....
The Purification of One’s Heart
By Father Rich Tomkosky
Are our hearts focused on God? Or are they divided? It is a real battle, as Saint Paul says (see Romans...
An Educational Journey Through the Faith
Column by Jonathan Nagy
The German poet Charles Bukowski once rhetorically asked the question, “Can you remember who you were before the world told you...
SPIRITUALITY
Pastors Share Uplifting Easter Messages Virtually to Parishioners
By Tony DeGol
Proclaim!
Church pews are empty, but the glory of Easter still fills our lives.
Pastors throughout the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown echoed that message this...