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Bishop Announces Plans for RCIA, Confirmation, and First Holy Communion

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By Tony DeGol  Proclaim!  There is an old saying in entertainment that no matter what happens, the show must go on.  Here in the Catholic Church, the sacramental...

Keeping the Spirit of Christmas All Yearlong: Become an Ambassador of...

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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

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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

Mount Aloysius Recognized as College of Distinction

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Once again, Mount Aloysius College was notified that it earned recognized as a “College of Distinction” for the 2019-2020 academic year.  In addition, the...

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Proclaim! TV

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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

Denying the Eucharist: Explaining Church Teaching

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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...

My Cup Overflows

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Column by Jonathan Nagy On the last day of school, one of my students walked into my room and handed me this cup. She used...

Be the Everyday Superhero

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Column by Jonathan Nagy Director of Admissions and Teacher at Bishop Carroll Catholic High School “Heroes are ordinary people who make themselves extraordinary.” – Gerard Way  I...

Jesus: The Duct Tape of Life

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Column by Jonathan Nagy A few years ago, on a particularly frigid Christmas Eve, I began playing beautiful written carols on the historic Carnegie Pipe...

Back to School: A Message from the Director of Education

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By Jo-Ann Semko After months of planning, we are eagerly anticipating the start of a new school year. Over the summer months, many of our...

SPIRITUALITY

Six Diocesan Priests Mark 60th Anniversary of Ordination

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By Tony DeGol Proclaim! Six priests of the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown are marking the 60th anniversary of their ordination this month. Reverend Sylvester J. Bendzella, 86, is...

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