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Pope Francis Appoints Bishop Mark to Vatican’s Highest Court
The Holy Father Pope Francis has appointed the Most Reverend Mark L. Bartchak, Bishop of the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown, to be a member of...
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 College Students Serve with Habitat for Humanity
Submitted by Mount Aloysius College
Mount Aloysius College students kicked off the spring semester with a week of service in Winston-Salem, NC before classes started....
FAMILY LIFE
KEEPING THE FAITH
Proclaim! TV
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
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...
COMMENTARY: Woe to Those Who Gossip
Commentary By: Elise Italiano Ureneck
Twelve years ago this month, I taught my first theology class at an all-girls high school. Fresh out of graduate school,...
Jesus’ Thirst for Us
By Father Rich Tomkosky
“I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me will never hunger, and whoever believes in me will never thirst.”...
Faith Through Doubt
Column by Jonathan Nagy
Following the death of his wife, Joy, in 1960, the great author C.S. Lewis was stricken with overwhelming grief. Under the...
The Background and Meaning of Our Lady’s Miraculous Medal Apparition in 1830
By Father Rich Tomkosky
Adapted from the EWTN online library re: Saint Catherine Laboure (see www.ewtn.com).
In the darkness of the night of July 18-19, 1830,...
SPIRITUALITY
Convocation Planned in Preparation for Season Three of ARISE
In preparation for season three of ARISE Together in Christ, a special diocesan convocation is planned for the morning of September 21 at Bishop...