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Catholic School Students Spell Their Way to Success in Diocesan Spelling...
The Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown Spelling Bee was held at Lock Haven Catholic School on May 5th. The bee is open to 4th-6th graders in...
CATHOLIC LIVING
Rooting for the Church
Column by Jonathan Nagy
There are few experiences in life that compare to a Penn State home football game Saturday. A crisp, sunny Autumn morning...
Reflecting on the End of Our Earthly Life
By Father Rich Tomkosky
We are in the last two weeks of the Liturgical year. The readings should cause us to reflect carefully on the...
SCHOOLS
COLLEGES
Saint Francis Launches Test-Optional Admission to Enhance Accessibility
From Saint Francis University
Students applying for admission to Saint Francis University may do so "test-optional" for most of its programs. The change allows undergraduate...
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
No Successful Life Exists Without Sacrifice
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...
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...
COMMENTARY: Mary of Guadalupe, Symbol of Hope and Renewal
Column by Hosffman Ospino
(CNS) The most popular Marian devotion among U.S. Catholics presently is the devotion to Our Lady of Guadalupe. She is the...
The Ends Never Meet
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...
The Odds of Life
Column by Jonathan Nagy
The odds of getting audited by the IRS are 1 in 220.
The odds of finding a pearl in an oyster are...
SPIRITUALITY
Queen of Archangels Parish to Pray Novena to Saint Michael the...
Queen of Archangels Parish in Clarence will once again pray the Novena to Saint Michael the Archangel September 21 until September 29 – the Feast of...