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State College Parishioner Earns Prestigious National Scholarship
From NCCS
The National Catholic Committee on Scouting (NCCS) has awarded Maximilian Clement from State College the $2,000 Emmett J. Doerr Memorial Scout Scholarship.
Clement...
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...
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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
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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
The Holy Family as the Model for Catholic Family Life
By Father Rich Tomkosky
We as a Church are still celebrating the Christmas mystery. This past Sunday, the Church called us to ponder deeply the...
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...
Our Call from God to Grow in Holiness
By Father Rich Tomkosky
Are we striving to be radically open to God’s will in our life each day – even when it doesn’t fit...
You Make a Difference to Him
Column by Jonathan Nagy
“Some teachers taught the curriculum today. Other teachers taught students. And there is a big difference.” –Anonymous
When I think back nearly...
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
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...