45.6 F
Altoona
Wednesday, November 12, 2025

Mother Amabilis Debicka, SSCJ, 1926-2020

0
Mother Amabilis Debicka, SSCJ, age 94, a perpetually professed Sister of the Congregation of Sister Servants of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, entered...

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

0
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...

The Reality of Purgatory

0
By Father Rich Tomkosky Earlier this week, we remembered our departed loved ones on All Souls Day. In the Catechism of the Catholic Church, which...

SCHOOLS

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

0
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...

STAY CONNECTED

2,996FansLike
- Advertisement -

FAMILY LIFE

KEEPING THE FAITH

Proclaim! TV

0
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

For God So Loved the World That He Gave His Only Son

0
By Father Rich Tomkosky God loves everyone so much that He wants us to be with Him forever, and in this passing earthly life to...

The Holy Spirit: The Sanctifier

0
By Father Rich Tomkosky This past Sunday was the birthday of the Catholic Church, the completion of Jesus’s mission on earth when He sends the...

Christmas Is Every Day of The Year

0
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...

Happiness Is…

0
Column by Jonathan Nagy Recently, I have been reading Matthew Kelly’s book “Resisting Happiness.” After a particularly rough day, I was looking for an inspirational...

Jesus’ Teaching on the Sanctity of Marriage and Difficult Marriage Situations

0
By Father Rich Tomkosky Jesus said in this past Sunday's Gospel: the path to Heaven is narrow and the path to Hell is wide -...

SPIRITUALITY

Two Diocesan Seminarians Mark Another Milestone in Priestly Formation

0
By Tony DeGol Proclaim! Diocesan seminarian Michael Pleva is still in the midst of his formation for the priesthood, but he has some insight that any...

Diocese E-News

Important Announcements and News.  Sign up for EMAIL and/or TEXT Notices below.