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Saturday, November 23, 2024

Away With the Manger? Nativity Scene at Vatican Generates Controversy

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By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Especially in a year when the COVID-19 pandemic will rule out many people’s favorite Christmas traditions, they have...

Rooting for the Church

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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

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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

Mount Aloysius Launches Semester with Move-In, Day of Service, and Cambria...

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Mount Aloysius College’s campus is buzzing with excitement for the start of the Fall 2019 semester. Mountie Freshmen will move-in Thursday, August 22 beginning...

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FAMILY LIFE

KEEPING THE FAITH

Proclaim! TV

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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

My Cup Overflows

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Column by Jonathan Nagy On the last day of school, one of my students walked into my room and handed me this cup. She used...

Advent: Getting Spiritually Prepared for Jesus’s First and Second Coming

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By Father Rich Tomkosky Advent is a time of waiting, active waiting in anticipation, in hope for the coming of the Lord. For the first...

Jesus: The Duct Tape of Life

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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...

You Never Walk Alone

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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...

What Will Christmas Be Like?

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Column by Andre McCarville Christmas is coming! In years past, that statement held great joy for many people who saw it as the one bright...

SPIRITUALITY

Pilgrimage to National Centre for Saint Padre Pio

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Experience Peace, Tranquility & Healing at the home of Padre Pio in the USA Join Father Dave Peles and Deacon Michael Russo for a day-long...

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