DON'T MISS
Directives for Distribution of Ashes and Fasting/Abstinence
Faithful are invited to Ash Wednesday Masses at parishes throughout the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown. Click HERE for a schedule of Masses at parishes. This...
CATHOLIC LIVING
The Meaning of the Presentation of the Lord for Our Spiritual...
By Father Rich Tomkosky
This past weekend, we celebrated the Presentation of the Lord Jesus in lieu of the normal Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time....
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...
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
Jesus: The Duct Tape of Life
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...
Why Does it Seem So Hard to Find the Living God in Our Time...
By Father Rich Tomkosky
In this past Sunday's readings, we saw a fascinating encounter of the prophet Elijah with the living God. We also saw...
Faith Through Doubt
Column by Jonathan Nagy
Following the death of his wife, Joy, in 1960, the great author C.S. Lewis was stricken with overwhelming grief. Under the...
Our Call from God to Grow in Holiness
By Father Rich Tomkosky
Are we striving to be radically open to God’s will in our life each day – even when it doesn’t fit...
Holy Preparation in the Season of Advent for the Coming of the Lord
By Father Rich Tomkosky
As we begin this holy season of Advent and this new liturgical year it is a great opportunity to draw closer...
SPIRITUALITY
A Message of Hope: Turn to Mary, Undoer of Knots
A Message by Bishop Mark Bartchak
What can be more frustrating than having played baseball all afternoon in the rain with friends, and having hit...