DON'T MISS
Bishop Mark Announces Directives for Holy Week Observances
Holy Week Masses and services in the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown will include some modifications to accommodate the demands of physical distancing and ensure the...
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
Mount Aloysius College Celebrates Black History Month
From Mount Aloysius
Mount Aloysius College is hosting several events throughout February celebrating Black History Month. The events, a variety of in-person and virtual, include...
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
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...
The Gift of the Holy Spirit
By Father Rich Tomkosky
This past Sunday, we celebrated the close of the Easter Season: the birthday of the Catholic Church: Pentecost Sunday. It is...
Our Neighbors Are in Need
Column by Cindy O'Connor
January is Poverty Awareness Month, a month-long initiative to raise awareness and call attention to the growth of poverty. Across the...
What to Say to a Person Who Has Lost Someone They Love?
Column by Andre McCarville
On May 8th, the Family Life Office and Immaculate Conception Parish in New Germany hosted the Mass for Widows and Widowers....
The Joy of the Resurrection and Its Effect on Our Life – Exteriorly and...
By Father Rich Tomkosky
We are called like the Apostles to be joyful witnesses to the Resurrection. Remember spiritual joy is the gift of the...
SPIRITUALITY
Parish Confirmation Photos
Congratulations to young people throughout the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown receiving the Holy Spirit through the Sacrament of Confirmation. Parishes are invited to e-mail photos...