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Thursday, October 23, 2025

Summer Outdoor Masses to Return in Loretto

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A summer tradition is returning in Loretto. Outdoor summer Masses will once again be celebrated at the Our Lady of the Alleghenies Shrine every Sunday...

The Battle of Prayer

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By Father Rich Tomkosky This past weekend, the Church celebrated World Mission Sunday. It was a reminder to us of the need to support the...

Growing in the Gift of Gratitude Through the Mystery of the...

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By Father Rich Tomkosky How we deal with the mystery of suffering is the key to growing in holiness. Because we are all sinners, we...

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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

CHURCH TEACHING W/ BISHOP MARK: Self-Serve Communion?

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By Bishop Mark Bartchak It seems pretty clever to think that individually packaged servings of bread and wine would be perfect during the current pandemic....

Bishop Howard J. Carroll Would Be Proud

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Column by Jonathan Nagy Graduation season is upon us in the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown. We have much to be proud of with our Catholic elementary,...

Preparing for Christmas in the Company of Mary

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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...

Benefitting from the Graces of the Lord’s Cross and Our Own Cross in Union...

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By Father Rich Tomkosky The last time the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross was on a Sunday was back in 2014. This...

What Marriage is Supposed to be in God’s Plan of Salvation

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By Father Rich Tomkosky Christ’s vision of marriage is radical. It only makes sense in light of what he tells us our mission in life...

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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