DON'T MISS
Local Pastor Offers Advice for a Meaningful Lent
By Tony DeGol
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When Father Tim Grimme recalls past Lents, he remembers his mother consistently giving up cigarettes.
One year, when Lent ended, she continued giving...
CATHOLIC LIVING
A Golden Opportunity to Grow in Holiness: Lent 2025
By Father Rich Tomkosky
We all know very well how hard it is to consistently choose what is good. Because of sin, all of us...
Six More Weeks of Winter?!
By Cindy O'Connor
Six more weeks of winter declared Punxsutawney Phil on February 2, 2025. YIKES!
For the snow enthusiasts, I’m sure they were ecstatic at...
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
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Not many little boys are lucky enough to find a mentor who will still influence them later in life.
David Micik found that...
COMMENTARY
The Reality of the Fallen Angels and How to Best Deal with Them
By Father Rich Tomkosky
Jesus, by His Incarnation, Life on earth, and especially through His Passion, Death and Resurrection, has defeated the Kingdom of darkness,...
The Message of Our Lady of Champion, Wisconsin
By Father Rich Tomkosky
The message of our Lady of Champion/of Good Help is the one approved apparition of the Blessed Mother in the history...
You Never Walk Alone
Column by Jonathan Nagy
Graduation season is upon us in the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown. In all thirteen elementary schools and four high schools, students from...
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 Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick
By Father Rich Tomkosky
This past Sunday, the Catholic Church observed the World Day of Prayer for the Sick, in honor of our Lady of...
SPIRITUALITY
Six Diocesan Priests Mark 60th Anniversary of Ordination
By Tony DeGol
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Six priests of the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown are marking the 60th anniversary of their ordination this month.
Reverend Sylvester J. Bendzella, 86, is...