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Catholic Charities Seeks Award Nominations
Do you know someone who has a significant, long-term commitment (professional or volunteer) to serving the poor, marginalized and most vulnerable within the Diocese...
CATHOLIC LIVING
Have We Freely Invited Jesus to Be the True King of...
By Father Rich Tomkosky
This past Sunday was the last Sunday of the Liturgical Year. How appropriate to celebrate Jesus Christ as the King of...
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...
SCHOOLS
COLLEGES
Mount Aloysius Creating New Pathway for Paramedics and Veterans to Become...
From Mount Aloysius College
Mount Aloysius College is announcing a new pathway designed to make it easier for paramedics and veterans to become nurses.
The...
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
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...
On Death: Keep Your Eyes Open, For You Know Neither the Day Nor the...
By Father Rich Tomkosky
The Church encourages us to prepare ourselves for the hour of our death. In the ancient litany of the saints, for...
Combating the Tendency to Give Into Human Respect to the Detriment of our Catholic...
By Father Rich Tomkosky
Part of the struggle of our fallen human nature is the weakness in all of us, to a greater or lesser...
COMMENTARY: Vaccines Are Safe
Commentary by Monsignor Renzo Pegoraro
People can be confident that the approved COVID-19 vaccines are safe and ethical and that receiving the vaccine is an...
The Gift of the Holy Spirit
By Father Rich Tomkosky
This past Sunday, we celebrated the close of the Easter Season: the birthday of the Catholic Church: Pentecost Sunday. It is...
SPIRITUALITY
Presepio Featured at Altoona Parish
Submitted by the Very Rev. Frank Scornaienchi, TOR
Pastor of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish in Altoona is once...