DON'T MISS
Directives for Distribution of Ashes and Fasting/Abstinence
Faithful are invited to Ash Wednesday Masses at parishes throughout the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown. Click HERE for a schedule of Masses at parishes. This...
CATHOLIC LIVING
What Saint Peter and Saint Paul Teach Us About Growing in...
By Father Rich Tomkosky
It was a very rare occurrence for the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul to fall on a Sunday, which it...
How Do We Practically Grow in Our Love for the Lord...
By Father Rich Tomkosky
This past weekend in the Catholic Church in America, we celebrated the Solemnity of Corpus Christi or the Body and Blood...
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
Was There Always Palm on Palm Sunday?
By Father Al Ledoux
The Church is preparing for Passion Sunday – or Palm Sunday as it is more commonly known. This is the day...
We are All in this Together in the Mystical Body of Christ
By Father Rich Tomkosky
Saint Paul speaks about the concept of the Church as the “Mystical Body of Christ,” meaning we all have a distinct...
A Time to Allow God to Transform Us
Column by Justin Kirkland
Lent is a time of purgation and seriousness in order that we be united to Christ even in the darkest parts...
The Mass/Eucharist as the Source of All Prayer
By Father Rich Tomkosky
In the last few weeks, the Lord has called us to reflect on what it means to be a person of...
The Call to Have a Living Relationship with the Blessed Trinity
By Father Rich Tomkosky
At every Mass, we begin with the greeting, "The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and...
SPIRITUALITY
A Message of Hope: Turn to Mary, Undoer of Knots
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...