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Sister Sheila O’Friel, D.C., 1929-2019
A Mass of Christian Burial for Sister Sheila O’Friel, D.C., was celebrated May 4, 2019, at the Basilica of the National Shrine of St....
CATHOLIC LIVING
The Mystery of the Ordained Priesthood in Light of the Mysteries...
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...
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...
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
How Do We Deal with the Storms of Life?
By Father Rich Tomkosky
Life can be difficult, sometimes overwhelming. There are two possible ways to deal with it – either to turn in on...
The Trinity: From Intellectual Abstraction to Real Life Personal Union
By Father Rich Tomkosky
Our belief in the most Blessed Trinity: Father, Son and Holy Spirit is THE FOUNDATION of everything else we believe as...
Keeping Holy the Lord’s Day
By Father Rich Tomkosky
The justice and righteousness we are to show in our relations with our fellow human beings must be rooted in giving...
The Battle of Prayer
By Father Rich Tomkosky
This past weekend, the Church celebrated World Mission Sunday. It was a reminder to us of the need to support the...
Mary’s Response Should Be Our Response
By Father Rich Tomkosky
“May it be done to me according to your word.” What a simple yet history changing response! As the Catechism of...
SPIRITUALITY
Two Diocesan Seminarians Mark Another Milestone in Priestly Formation
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...






































