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Religious Freedom Advocates: Will New Administration Continue Support?
By Kurt Jensen
WASHINGTON (CNS) — One of the most frequently expressed questions during an international religious freedom symposium Nov. 19 was whether the attention...
CATHOLIC LIVING
Keeping the Spirit of Christmas All Yearlong: Become an Ambassador of...
A Message from Cindy O'Connor
The Christmas countdown has begun! Bright lights and shiny decorations are inside and out, bakers are making sweet treats, presents...
Christmas Is Every Day of The Year
Column by Jonathan Nagy
In the 1965 classic A Charlie Brown Christmas, Charlie Brown finds himself fed up with the commercialism of Christmas and searches...
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Mount Aloysius College Continues Angel Tree Tradition
Submitted by Mount Aloysius College
For more than 20 years, Mount Aloysius College has provided Christmas cheer to families in need through their Angel Tree...
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 Mercy of God Which Flows from the Salvific Death of Jesus
By Father Rich Tomkosky
We need to always remember why Jesus died on the Cross and rose from the dead in His sacred body and...
Denying the Eucharist: Explaining Church Teaching
Column by Justin Kirkland
Recently, as he campaigned through South Carolina, former Vice President Joe Biden was denied Holy Communion during a Sunday Mass. The...
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...
Holy Preparation in the Season of Advent for the Coming of the Lord
By Father Rich Tomkosky
As we begin this holy season of Advent and this new liturgical year it is a great opportunity to draw closer...
Work for Good
Column by Jonathan Nagy
We know that all things work for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose. –...
SPIRITUALITY
Parish First Holy Communion Photos
Congratulations to young people throughout the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown receiving the Body and Blood of Jesus for the first time through First Holy Communion....