DON'T MISS
Ongoing Response to COVID-19 in the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown
The Governor’s Office recently announced the relaxing of some state mandates that have been in place during the COVID-19 pandemic. And the Centers for...
CATHOLIC LIVING
What Do You Want from God?
By Father Rich Tomkosky
What do you want from God? That’s an excellent question a good priest asked me once when I was going to...
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...
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
Mary’s Response Should Be Our Response
By Father Rich Tomkosky
“May it be done to me according to your word.” What a simple yet history changing response! As the Catechism of...
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....
“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 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...
The Joy that Comes from the Lord Alone
By Father Rich Tomkosky
Are we a people of joy and anticipation/hope? Or are we depressed, gloomy, and anxious most of the time? Are we...
SPIRITUALITY
We Will Get Through This Together, Bishop Mark Assures
A Message by Bishop Mark Bartchak
I heard a story about a couple of retired men in a small town. They would meet every morning...