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State College Parishioner Earns Prestigious National Scholarship

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From NCCS The National Catholic Committee on Scouting (NCCS) has awarded Maximilian Clement from State College the $2,000 Emmett J. Doerr Memorial Scout Scholarship. Clement...

The Mystery of the Ordained Priesthood in Light of the Mysteries...

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By Father Rich Tomkosky Picking up from last week's column --  The Sorrowful Mysteries This is where the rubber meets the road, the nitty gritty of...

The Mystery of the Ordained Priesthood in Light of the Mysteries...

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By Father Rich Tomkosky The Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown has kicked off "Called by Name," a new initiative to encourage vocations to the ordained priesthood. If...

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Father Paul Taylor, OSB, Named 18th President of Saint Vincent College

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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...

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Proclaim! TV

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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

Catholic Schools: Saving the World, One Student at A Time

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Column by Jonathan Nagy Just over two years ago and a little less than a year before his death, I spent time at a gathering...

The World Day of Prayer for Vocations to the Priesthood and Religious Life

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By Father Rich Tomkosky This past Sunday, we celebrated as a Church the annual World Day of Prayer for Vocations to the priesthood and religious...

Becoming Ambassadors of Christ

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Column by Jonathan Nagy During his rise to power, Napoleon Bonaparte declared the Catholic Church an enemy of the state in France. He destroyed churches,...

The Apparition of Our Lady of Knock

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By Father Rich Tomkosky August 21 is the anniversary of the Blessed Virgin Mary's apparition at a small village church in Knock, Ireland, in 1879....

Beacon of Hope: Journey of Grace

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Editor’s Note: This is an on-going series spotlighting individual journeys toward initiation in the Catholic Church. This month’s story is from Stewart Van Horn,...

SPIRITUALITY

We Will Get Through This Together, Bishop Mark Assures

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A Message by Bishop Mark Bartchak I heard a story about a couple of retired men in a small town. They would meet every morning...

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