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Sister M. Elsa Eckenrode, IHM — 1924-2023
Sister M. Elsa Eckenrode, IHM, of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary died on Tuesday, January 17, 2023, at Our Lady...
CATHOLIC LIVING
Without True Love: A Short Journey from Singing Hosannas to Yelling...
By Father Rich Tomkosky
We now enter the mystery of Holy Week, into Jesus’ journey of spiritual combat with the powers of satan, sin, and...
“Neither Do I Condemn You – Go and Sin No More”
By Father Rich Tomkosky
As we move into the final days of Lent, and then into the Sacred Triduum, it is a time of special...
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
For God So Loved the World That He Gave His Only Son
By Father Rich Tomkosky
God loves everyone so much that He wants us to be with Him forever, and in this passing earthly life to...
The Gift of the Holy Spirit
By Father Rich Tomkosky
This past Sunday, we celebrated the close of the Easter Season: the birthday of the Catholic Church: Pentecost Sunday. It is...
Embracing the Mercy of God Which Flows from the Salvific Death of Jesus
By Father Rich Tomkosky
We need to always remember why Jesus died on the Cross and rose from the dead in His sacred body and...
The Meaning of the Presentation of the Lord for Our Spiritual Life
By Father Rich Tomkosky
This past weekend, we celebrated the Presentation of the Lord Jesus in lieu of the normal Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time....
The Purification of One’s Heart
By Father Rich Tomkosky
Are our hearts focused on God? Or are they divided? It is a real battle, as Saint Paul says (see Romans...
SPIRITUALITY
Six Diocesan Priests Mark 60th Anniversary of Ordination
By Tony DeGol
Proclaim!
Six priests of the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown are marking the 60th anniversary of their ordination this month.
Reverend Sylvester J. Bendzella, 86, is...