DON'T MISS
Diocese to Air Christmas Programming and Masses on TV and Radio
The Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown will present the annual Proclaim! TV Christmas special Joy to the World: Christmas in the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown on December...
CATHOLIC LIVING
We are All in this Together in the Mystical Body of...
By Father Rich Tomkosky
Saint Paul speaks about the concept of the Church as the “Mystical Body of Christ,” meaning we all have a distinct...
Resources
By Cindy O'Connor
We all need resources to exist. Each one of us is a resource to our families, friends, employers, parishes communities and to...
SCHOOLS
COLLEGES
Father Paul Taylor, OSB, Named 18th President of Saint Vincent College
Father Paul R. Taylor, O.S.B., Ph.D., a Benedictine monk and executive vice president, has been named the 18th president of Saint Vincent College, effective...
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
Every Scar Tells a Story
Column by Jonathan Nagy
In 1895, American author Stephen Crane completed his most famous work, “The Red Badge of Courage.” The story focuses on a...
Encountering the Lord Jesus like the Disciples on the Road to Emmaus
By Father Rich Tomkosky
This past Sunday, we heard the powerful account of the two disciples speaking to the Lord Jesus on the road to...
How to Foster More Vocations to the Priesthood and Religious Life
By Father Rich Tomkosky
This past Sunday, we, as a Church, celebrated Good Shepherd Sunday based on the Gospel passage of that day. It was...
The Revelation of Jesus to the Magi – He is Truly the Savior for...
By Father Rich Tomkosky
This past Sunday, the Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord, we celebrated as a Church the Revelation of Jesus to...
Faith in Our Future
Column by Jonathan Nagy
"For I know the plans that I have for you,’ declares the LORD, ‘plans for prosperity and not for disaster, to...
SPIRITUALITY
Six Diocesan Priests Mark 60th Anniversary of Ordination
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...