DON'T MISS
Memorial Mass Recalls Those Lost to COVID-19, Offers Solace for Mourners
By Beth Griffin
BRONX, N.Y. (CNS) — As names of their loved ones lost to COVID-19 were read from the altar at St. John-Visitation Church,...
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 Athletics Repeats AMCC Top Academic Award
On April 15, the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) announced that Mount Aloysius College won the conference’s “Institutional Peak Performer Award” for the second...
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
Venite, Adoremus Dominum
Column by Justin Kirkland
One of my favorite Christmas carols is Adeste Fideles, the Latin translation of the well-known Christmas carol “O Come, All Ye...
In a World…
Column by Jonathan Nagy
Many people have never heard of Don LaFontaine, but almost everyone has heard his voice. Over his career, LaFontaine recorded over...
The Mystery of Faith
By Father Rich Tomkosky
At every Mass, the priest says after the consecration, "The Mystery of Faith," and then we proclaim our faith in the...
Finding the Perfect Gift
Column by Jonathan Nagy
If I am to be honest, I usually do not have a difficult time thinking about the topics for these articles...
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...
SPIRITUALITY
Opportunities to Enhance One’s Faith With Three Online Classes this Fall
The Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown Office of Adult Enrichment and Lay Ecclesial Ministry will offer three classes live online this Fall via Teams. They are:
Sacred Scripture...