DON'T MISS
‘We Were Here’ — Health Care Chaplains Reflect on COVID-19 Ministry
By Carol Zimmermann
WASHINGTON (CNS) — As the coronavirus pandemic swept the nation this past year, hospital chaplains — already accustomed to helping people cope...
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 Named 2021 Top Adult Degree Program
From Mount Aloysius College
Mount Aloysius College has been named to Abound’s 2021 list of Top Adult Degree Programs. Abound is a guidance system for...
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 Joy that Comes from the Lord Alone
By Father Rich Tomkosky
Are we a people of joy and anticipation/hope? Or are we depressed, gloomy, and anxious most of the time? Are we...
Shepherds, Father Gallitzin, and Us
Column by Jonathan Nagy
Over 2000 years ago, lowly shepherds tended to their sheep in the hills surrounding the poor village of Bethlehem. In an...
Saint Matthew, Tyrone, Parishioner Recalls Journey to the Catholic Church
Editor’s Note: This is the third in a series of stories highlighting individual and family journeys to the Catholic faith. Lindsay Pullara was brought...
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...
Jesus is Saying: “Come and See”
Column by Father Jonathan Dickson
As I write this article, we are in anticipation of our all school retreat, which will take place on August...
SPIRITUALITY
Couples Marking Milestone Anniversaries Invited to Special Liturgy
The Family Life Office of the Altoona-Johnstown Diocese has announced the scheduling of the Annual Wedding Anniversary Liturgies honoring couples celebrating their first, fifth,...