DON'T MISS
Senior Priest Joyfully Lends His Name to Easter Outreach Effort
By Tony DeGol
Proclaim!
In his trademark humility, Father Carl Spishak thinks he’s getting a lot of credit for work he did not do.
“They’re just borrowing...
CATHOLIC LIVING
Saint Peter and Saint Paul as Examples of How the Lord...
By Father Rich Tomkosky
One of the famous passages in the letters of Saint Paul is when Saint Paul is acknowledging his human weakness to...
The Gift of God’s Mercy is Our Hope and Salvation
By Father Rich Tomkosky
The ultimate source of God’s mercy or His all-encompassing love for the human race and the desire for every person’s ultimate...
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
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...
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...
The Magi’s Example of Seeking the Lord is Meant for Us to Generously Follow
By Father Rich Tomkosky
This past Sunday, we celebrated the Manifestation or appearance (Epiphany) of God to the Gentiles -- Jesus is the Messiah, the...
Have Faith in God’s Plan
Column by Jonathan Nagy
Saltus fidei! Danish Christian philosopher Soren Kierkegaard created that Latin phrase, meaning “a leap of faith,” to describe human connections to...
A Christmas Letter to Heaven
Column by Jonathan Nagy
According to the Hallmark Greeting Card Company, Americans, on average, send 1.3 billion Christmas cards each year. Cards are sent in...
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...