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Thursday, May 22, 2025

Bishop Mark Joins Other U.S. Bishops in Clarifying Vaccine Confusion

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By Tony DeGol Proclaim! Bishop Mark Bartchak is joining other bishops in the United States in clarifying recent confusion regarding the "moral permissibility" of vaccines for...

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,...

True Love in the Lord

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By Father Rich Tomkosky "This is how all will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.” How do we...

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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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A Legacy of Connecting People Through Prayer and Television

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By Tony DeGol Proclaim! Not many little boys are lucky enough to find a mentor who will still influence them later in life. David Micik found that...

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COMMENTARY

Embracing the Gift of God’s Peace in Our Life

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By Father Rich Tomkosky Peace in the Scriptural and Catholic understanding is not simply the absence of conflict, which is a part of peace that...

The Holy Spirit: The Sanctifier

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By Father Rich Tomkosky This past Sunday was the birthday of the Catholic Church, the completion of Jesus’s mission on earth when He sends the...

Where are We Finding Our Happiness/Spiritual Joy?

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By Father Rich Tomkosky In the first reading this past weekend, we heard Job saying, “I shall not see happiness again,” as he has come...

Becoming Ambassadors of Christ

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Column by Jonathan Nagy During his rise to power, Napoleon Bonaparte declared the Catholic Church an enemy of the state in France. He destroyed churches,...

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....

SPIRITUALITY

Statue Remains an Important Symbol for Parish and Community

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By Tony DeGol Proclaim! The Blessed Mother is a shining example of faith and perseverance even in the darkest hours. As the community recalled the catastrophic 1889...

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