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Seminarian Instituted as Acolyte
Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown seminarian Justin Treon reached another milestone in his priestly formation.
Treon was instituted in the Ministry of Acolyte on October 14...
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
Mount Aloysius Athletics Repeats AMCC Top Academic Award
On April 15, the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) announced that Mount Aloysius College won the conference’s “Institutional Peak Performer Award” for the second...
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 Prodigal in Each of Us
Column by Father Jonathan Dickson
A couple of weeks ago when I began thinking about this article I happened to be preparing a Sunday homily,...
Together, Apart for the Holidays
Column by Maureen Pratt
My mother lives in one of the nation’s hot spots for COVID-19 activity and my own health issues prevent me from...
Modern Messengers of God
Column by Jonathan Nagy
Saint Thomas Aquinas was perhaps the most prolific theologian in Catholic Church history. His Disputed Questions on Truth, Summa contra Gentiles,...
The Catechetical Mission of the Church and Family
By Father Rich Tomkosky
With religious education classes underway at parishes throughout the diocese, it is a good time to reflect on the meaning of...
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...
SPIRITUALITY
A Message of Hope
By Father Mark Pattock, OFM Cap.
Pastor of Saint John the Baptist Parish and Retreat Center in New Baltimore
"In this time of social distancing, of...