DON'T MISS
Centre County Churches Closed to Public
In response to the Stay at Home order issued for Centre County on March 28, 2020, Bishop Mark has directed that all church buildings...
CATHOLIC LIVING
The Trinity: From Intellectual Abstraction to Real Life Personal Union
By Father Rich Tomkosky
Our belief in the most Blessed Trinity: Father, Son and Holy Spirit is THE FOUNDATION of everything else we believe as...
Pentecost and the Holy Spirit Helping Us in Three Essential Ways
By Father Rich Tomkosky
The Holy Spirit helps us to be devout and to grow in the virtue of love for the Catholic faith. Pentecost...
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
A Legacy of Connecting People Through Prayer and Television
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...
COMMENTARY
“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...
Call Your Mother; She Worries About You!
Column by Jonathan Nagy
In P.D. Eastman’s classic children’s book, “Are You My Mother?”, a mother bird sat in her nest waiting for her egg...
Why Does it Seem So Hard to Find the Living God in Our Time...
By Father Rich Tomkosky
In this past Sunday's readings, we saw a fascinating encounter of the prophet Elijah with the living God. We also saw...
Spiritual Encouragement in this Earthly Valley of Tears
By Father Rich Tomkosky
At times in this earthy life, there is a real temptation to give up during many difficulties. Courage or fortitude (spiritual...
Lent As an Annual Spiritual Visitation by the Lord
By Father Rich Tomkosky
Are we willing to be directed by the Lord like Abram was at the age of 75? God intervened in his...
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...