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Friday, November 7, 2025

Priest Tests Positive for COVID-19; Masses Cancelled at Parish

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A religious community priest in the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown has tested positive for COVID-19. As a result, Masses at a Johnstown parish will not...

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...

The Spiritual Difference Between the Pharisee and the Tax Collector

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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...

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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KEEPING THE FAITH

A Legacy of Connecting People Through Prayer and Television

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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...

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COMMENTARY

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....

Catholic Education – A Gift From Amalia Gallitzin

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Column by Jonathan Nagy In 1786, on her 38th birthday and the Feast Day of Saint Augustine, Princess Amalia Gallitzin found herself making a profound...

A World Without Catholic Education

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Column by Jonathan Nagy As I began thinking about what I wanted to focus my article on this month, I knew I wanted to write...

Advent: Getting Spiritually Prepared for Jesus’s First and Second Coming

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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...

In a World…

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Column by Jonathan Nagy Many people have never heard of Don LaFontaine, but almost everyone has heard his voice. Over his career, LaFontaine recorded over...

SPIRITUALITY

A Message of Hope: Turn to Mary, Undoer of Knots

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A Message by Bishop Mark Bartchak What can be more frustrating than having played baseball all afternoon in the rain with friends, and having hit...

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