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A Special Message from Bishop Mark
                To Everyone in the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown
Concerning New Liturgical Norms Issued by Pope Francis
July 20, 2021
On Friday, July 16, 2021, Pope Francis issued the...            
            
        CATHOLIC LIVING
The Spiritual Difference Between the Pharisee and the Tax Collector
                By Father Rich Tomkosky
Without the honest acknowledgement of our struggle with pride, sinfulness of various sorts, and our need for God, we are not...            
            
        The One Who Knows Christ Knows Peace
                Column by Jonathan Nagy
A few days ago, I was cleaning when a shelf in my closet broke and I had a giant mess on...            
            
        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
A Legacy of Connecting People Through Prayer and Television
                By Tony DeGol
Proclaim!
Not many little boys are lucky enough to find a mentor who will still influence them later in life.
David Micik found that...            
            
        COMMENTARY
Asking Our Blessed Mother Mary to Help Us Love God and Neighbor as She...
                    By Father Rich Tomkosky
We are called to daily live the way of self-giving Christian love. It is only through the power of the Holy...                
            The Apparition of Our Lady of Knock
                    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....                
            What Jesus’ Baptism Means in Relation to Us
                    By Father Rich Tomkosky
This past weekend, the sacred mysteries of Baptism and of the Blessed Trinity were revealed as the church completed the Christmas...                
            “For Everyone Who Exults Himself Will Be Humbled, but the One Who Humbles Himself...
                    By Father Rich Tomkosky
Humility does not mean being a doormat for others; rather it is the virtue, intimately tied into Truth, by which we...                
            Advent: Getting Spiritually Prepared for Jesus’s First and Second Coming
                    By Father Rich Tomkosky
Advent is a time of waiting, active waiting in anticipation, in hope for the coming of the Lord. For the first...                
            SPIRITUALITY
We Will Get Through This Together, Bishop Mark Assures
                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...            
            
        
                
		





































