DON'T MISS
Diocese to Celebrate Mary in May
In honor of the Blessed Mother throughout the month of May, the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown will feature the social media campaign #MaryInMay.
The Office...
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;...
SCHOOLS
COLLEGES
Mount Aloysius Offers New Ways to Assist Students
Mount Aloysius College has announced two new ways to assist students in need, whether they face food insecurity or cannot afford professional clothes for...
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
Jesus: The Duct Tape of Life
Column by Jonathan Nagy
A few years ago, on a particularly frigid Christmas Eve, I began playing beautiful written carols on the historic Carnegie Pipe...
What to Say to a Person Who Has Lost Someone They Love?
Column by Andre McCarville
On May 8th, the Family Life Office and Immaculate Conception Parish in New Germany hosted the Mass for Widows and Widowers....
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,...
Jesus’ Encounter with the Woman at the Well as the Model of Conversion
By Father Richard Tomkosky
While we were still sinners, Christ died for us! Wow! Do we realize what that means? God has infinite love for...
Denying the Eucharist: Explaining Church Teaching
Column by Justin Kirkland
Recently, as he campaigned through South Carolina, former Vice President Joe Biden was denied Holy Communion during a Sunday Mass. The...
SPIRITUALITY
Hundreds Attend Teaching and Exhibition of Relics at Altoona Parish
By Tony DeGol
Proclaim!
VIEW SLIDESHOW
Picture a man born paralyzed who spent all of his 55 years in a wheel chair.
He attended an exhibition of the...