DON'T MISS
World Youth Day guidelines emphasize importance of diocesan celebrations
By Junno Arocho Esteves
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The annual diocesan celebration of World Youth Day is an important event that emphasizes the role young...
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...
SCHOOLS
COLLEGES
Saint Francis Launches Test-Optional Admission to Enhance Accessibility
From Saint Francis University
Students applying for admission to Saint Francis University may do so "test-optional" for most of its programs. The change allows undergraduate...
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
The Light of the Lord Accompanying our Entire Earthly Life – If We are...
By Father Rich Tomkosky
One thing we all should know, as we go through life here on earth and try to hopefully live our Catholic...
Take the Lamb with You Wherever You Go
Column by Jonathan Nagy
Meet my dog, Leia. Four years ago, I rescued this cute, sweet, fun dog from the Humane Society. She is a...
Advent: Getting Spiritually Prepared for Jesus’s First and Second Coming
By Father Rich Tomkosky
Advent is a time of waiting, active waiting in anticipation, in hope for the coming of the Lord. For the first...
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...
Jesus in Disguise
Column by Father Jonathan Dickson
This past Sunday, the Third Sunday of Easter, the Church shared the Gospel commonly known as The Road to Emmaus...
SPIRITUALITY
Diocese Poised to Celebrate the Year of Saint Joseph
Pilgrimage opportunities, special prayers and reflections, and an art contest are among the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown plans to celebrate the Year of Saint Joseph...