DON'T MISS
Celebrating the Sisters of Charity — Sister Clementine O’Friel
Editor’s Note: The Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill are celebrating the 150th Anniversary of the founding of their community in Altoona. The original...
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
Proclaim! TV
Watch Proclaim! every Sunday at 10:30 a.m. on WATM ABC 23 followed by the live broadcast of the Sunday Mass from Saint John Gualbert...
COMMENTARY
Call Your Mother; She Worries About You!
Column by Jonathan Nagy
In P.D. Eastman’s classic children’s book, “Are You My Mother?”, a mother bird sat in her nest waiting for her egg...
The Importance of the Bible in Our Spiritual Life as Catholic Christians
By Father Rich Tomkosky
As Catholics, we base our faith on both the Bible and Sacred Tradition. Saint Jerome, the great biblical scholar of the...
Begin New Year Embracing Capacity for God
Column by Father Jonathan Dickson
On January 1st, the Church celebrates the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God. Let me repeat that, “Mother of God.” This...
The Purification of One’s Heart
By Father Rich Tomkosky
Are our hearts focused on God? Or are they divided? It is a real battle, as Saint Paul says (see Romans...
2020 According to the Gospel of Luke
Column by Jonathan Nagy
Many, myself included, feel like saying, “Good riddance!” to 2020! While there has been plenty of good, the bad seems to...
SPIRITUALITY
Two Diocesan Seminarians Mark Another Milestone in Priestly Formation
By Tony DeGol
Proclaim!
Diocesan seminarian Michael Pleva is still in the midst of his formation for the priesthood, but he has some insight that any...