DON'T MISS
World Must Realize Common Humanity or Fall Apart, Pope Says
By Junno Arocho Esteves
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The world must begin to realize its shared humanity in order to live peacefully, otherwise it risks...
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 Announces Fall Open House
Mount Aloysius College invites prospective students and their families to visit the 193-acre campus for an Open House on Sunday, Sept. 29. Visitors will...
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
Embracing the Gift of God’s Peace in Our Life
By Father Rich Tomkosky
Peace in the Scriptural and Catholic understanding is not simply the absence of conflict, which is a part of peace that...
Advent: New Beginnings
Reflection by Jem Sullivan
Our shared experience of the pandemic of 2020 will not be forgotten easily. Despite remarkable human advances in medicine and technology,...
A Story for the Ages
Column by Jonathan Nagy
School is out and summer has arrived! As everyone knows, this school year was particularly challenging for everyone, including myself. I...
How Do We Deal with the Storms of Life?
By Father Rich Tomkosky
Life can be difficult, sometimes overwhelming. There are two possible ways to deal with it – either to turn in on...
Doubting Thomas and Jesus’ Mercy for Him and for All of Us – If...
By Father Rich Tomkosky
Many of the saints have pointed out that in God’s holy Providence, the apostle Thomas not being present at the initial...
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...