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Tuesday, January 6, 2026

Seminarian Instituted as Acolyte

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Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown seminarian Justin Treon reached another milestone in his priestly formation. Treon was instituted in the Ministry of Acolyte on October 14...

The Holy Family as the Model for All Families

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By Father Rich Tomkosky As we continue to celebrate the mystery of the Son of God becoming one of us during this Octave of Christmas,...

Saint Joseph and the Proper Response to Problems in the Lord’s...

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By Father Rich Tomkosky In these final few days before Christmas, let ask the Lord to help us truly to spend this next bit of...

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

God’s Grace Transforming Our Nature in Regard to the Passions/Emotion

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By Father Rich Tomkosky All of us daily deal with the mystery of good and evil. The choice is ultimately ours whether we embrace good...

What Saint Peter and Saint Paul Teach Us About Growing in Holiness

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By Father Rich Tomkosky It was a very rare occurrence for the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul to fall on a Sunday, which it...

Pentecost and the Holy Spirit Helping Us in Three Essential Ways

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By Father Rich Tomkosky The Holy Spirit helps us to be devout and to grow in the virtue of love for the Catholic faith. Pentecost...

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...

Turning to the Lord for Help Like the Blind Man in the Gospel

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By Father Rich Tomkosky This past Sunday's Gospel gives us a model of how we should turn to the Lord and ask for His help....

SPIRITUALITY

A Reflection for the Solemnity of the Ascension

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Reflection by Father Jude Brady, OSB This Thursday we will celebrate the Solemnity of the Ascension.  This marks 40 days since the celebration of Jesus’...

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