DON'T MISS
Four-Legged Friends Shine at Pet Blessing
                By Tony DeGol
Proclaim!
Despite appearances, no one was filming an Aflac commercial at Sacred Heart Parish in Altoona the other day.
Rather, the Pastor, the Very...            
            
        CATHOLIC LIVING
The Spiritual Difference Between the Pharisee and the Tax Collector
                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...            
            
        The One Who Knows Christ Knows Peace
                Column by Jonathan Nagy
A few days ago, I was cleaning when a shelf in my closet broke and I had a giant mess on...            
            
        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
Preparing for Christmas in the Company of Mary
                    By Father Rich Tomkosky
We are in the final hours before celebrating the great mystery of the Incarnation on Christmas day: that the eternal Son...                
            Stop and Smell the Roses
                    Column by Jonathan Nagy
Everyone has heard the phrase, “Take time to stop and smell the roses.”  I remember hearing that as a young boy...                
            Advent: Getting Spiritually Prepared for Jesus’s First and Second Coming
                    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...                
            “Do Whatever He Tells You”
                    By Father Rich Tomkosky
As we move back into the Ordinary Time of the Church’s liturgical calendar, we are called to put the mysteries of...                
            The Power of God’s Love Can Transform our Life – What is Our Response?
                    By Father Rich Tomkosky
God’s kindness is amazing! As the book of Wisdom points out, “… though You (God) are the master of might, you...                
            SPIRITUALITY
A Reflection for the Solemnity of the Ascension
                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’...            
            
        
                
		








































