DON'T MISS
Reverend John Brezovec — 1941-2025
The Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown is mourning the passing of a senior priest.
Reverend John F. Brezovec passed on May 19, 2025.
Father Brezovec was born on...
CATHOLIC LIVING
The Vision of Hell at Fatima and Our Time
By Father Rich Tomkosky
This past Sunday marked the 108th anniversary of the most striking apparition of Our Lady in Fatima, Portugal, and the one-year...
Are We Using Our Freedom for Good or Evil?
By Father Rich Tomkosky
This past Friday we as a nation celebrated the 4th of July or Independence Day: the beginning of the celebrations in...
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
Where are We Finding Our Happiness/Spiritual Joy?
By Father Rich Tomkosky
In the first reading this past weekend, we heard Job saying, “I shall not see happiness again,” as he has come...
The Joy of the Resurrection and Its Effect on Our Life – Exteriorly and...
By Father Rich Tomkosky
We are called like the Apostles to be joyful witnesses to the Resurrection. Remember spiritual joy is the gift of the...
I’ve Seen the Face of Jesus
Column by Jonathan Nagy
In 2003, Mitch Albom wrote the inspiring novel, The Five People You Meet in Heaven, which followed the life and death...
Beyond the Surface of Things to Spiritual Reality
By Father Rich Tomkosky
Humans see the appearance, but God sees the reality. There is a tendency in us humans to only look at the...
The Gift and the Sacred Responsibility of the Ordained Priesthood
By Father Rich Tomkosky
What a gift and a responsibility it is to be a spiritual shepherd of God’s flock, and kind of scary in...
SPIRITUALITY
Deacon Shares His Inspirational Story and Life’s Motto in New Book
By Tony DeGol
Proclaim!
Deacon Gene Neral’s recovery from surgeries decades ago led to a motto that steers his life to this day and ultimately inspired...