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Spiritual Encouragement in this Earthly Valley of Tears

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By Father Rich Tomkosky At times in this earthy life, there is a real temptation to give up during many difficulties. Courage or fortitude (spiritual...

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...

The Reality of Purgatory

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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

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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

What Do You Want from God?

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By Father Rich Tomkosky What do you want from God? That’s an excellent question a good priest asked me once when I was going to...

Life Without Demetrius Gallitzin

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Column by Jonathan Nagy The 1946 Frank Capra classic movie, “It’s a Wonderful Life,” examines the life of Jimmy Stewart’s character George Bailey. A man...

God’s Love for Us and Our Response in a Hostile/Indifferent Culture

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By Father Rich Tomkosky As Saint John notes, “In this is love. not that we have loved God, but that he loved us and sent...

Bearing Good Spiritual Fruit in the Holy Fear of Lord

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By Father Rich Tomkosky In Acts, chapter nine, we hear about two different types of fear. One is the fear of Saul when he first...

Faith Through Doubt

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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...

SPIRITUALITY

Statue Remains an Important Symbol for Parish and Community

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By Tony DeGol Proclaim! The Blessed Mother is a shining example of faith and perseverance even in the darkest hours. As the community recalled the catastrophic 1889...

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