DON'T MISS
Priests and Religious Help Catholic High School Students Respond to God’s...
By Tony DeGol
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The sounds were as harmonious as any from the great parish musicians throughout the diocese, but the gathering was anything but a...
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
Saint Francis University Dedicates New Aviation Education Center
From Saint Francis University
The Saint Francis University Aviation Education Center at the John Murtha Johnstown-Cambria County Airport in Johnstown is officially open. The University...
FAMILY LIFE
KEEPING THE FAITH
A Legacy of Connecting People Through Prayer and Television
By Tony DeGol
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Not many little boys are lucky enough to find a mentor who will still influence them later in life.
David Micik found that...
COMMENTARY
No Successful Life Exists Without Sacrifice
Column by Jonathan Nagy
In 1978, the Italian-born German adventurist, Reinhold Messner, along with his climbing partner, Peter Habeler, became the first people to successfully...
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...
Song Brings Back Special Memories for Catholic School Alum
Column by Sarah Farabaugh
This will be the first time in 14 years I am not celebrating Catholic Schools Week. I am certainly going to...
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.”...
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
Hundreds Attend Teaching and Exhibition of Relics at Altoona Parish
By Tony DeGol
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Picture a man born paralyzed who spent all of his 55 years in a wheel chair.
He attended an exhibition of the...