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Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown Still Welcoming New Catholics Amid Coronavirus Challenges
By Tony DeGol
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Becoming a fully-initiated Catholic is music to Mike Meketa’s ears – literally and figuratively.
A talented organist and pianist, Meketa is already part of the music ministry...
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Are We Using Our Freedom for Good or Evil?
By Father Rich Tomkosky
This past Friday we as a nation celebrated the 4th of July or Independence Day: the beginning of the celebrations in...
What Saint Peter and Saint Paul Teach Us About Growing in...
By Father Rich Tomkosky
It was a very rare occurrence for the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul to fall on a Sunday, which it...
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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...
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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...
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Back to School Lessons with the Saints
Column by Jonathan Nagy
The end of August brings the end of the summer season and the beginning of a new school year in Pennsylvania....
Is Jesus Christ Truly the King of Our Life?
By Father Rich Tomkosky
Jesus Christ is the King of the universe and wants to be the King of each individual human being on earth....
Stop and Smell the Roses
Column by Jonathan Nagy
Everyone has heard the phrase, “Take time to stop and smell the roses.” I remember hearing that as a young boy...
The Divine Gift of the 10 Commandments as the Way to True Life
By Father Rich Tomkosky
Now is a very good time -- since we are now almost at the halfway point of Lent -- to take...
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...
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Six Diocesan Priests Mark 60th Anniversary of Ordination
By Tony DeGol
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Six priests of the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown are marking the 60th anniversary of their ordination this month.
Reverend Sylvester J. Bendzella, 86, is...