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Sunday, October 12, 2025

Diocese Welcomes Three Candidates for the Permanent Diaconate and Their Wives

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Three men took the first ritual step toward becoming deacons in the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown. Bishop Mark celebrated the Rite of Admission to Candidacy...

Cherishing and Protecting Each Human Being Made in God’s Image

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By Father Rich Tomkosky The first Sunday in October every year is “Respect Life Sunday” in the Catholic Church in America. It is a yearly...

The Ultimate Spiritual Wake-Up Call

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By Father Rich Tomkosky This past Sunday's Gospel was frightening! If it didn't wake us up to the reality of Heaven and Hell, I don’t...

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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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Proclaim! TV

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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...

COMMENTARY

Bearing Good Spiritual Fruit in the Holy Fear of Lord

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By Father Rich Tomkosky In Acts, chapter nine, we hear about two different types of fear. One is the fear of Saul when he first...

Essential Spiritual Lessons from the Three Characters in the Prodigal Son Parable

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By Father Rich Tomkosky Each one of us is called every day to become a new creation in Christ. The season of Lent is a...

Combating the Tendency to Give Into Human Respect to the Detriment of our Catholic...

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By Father Rich Tomkosky Part of the struggle of our fallen human nature is the weakness in all of us, to a greater or lesser...

The Message of Our Lady of Akita, Japan

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By Father Rich Tomkosky Our Lady appeared to Sister Agnes Sasagawa, part of the religious community, the Eucharistic Handmaids of the Sacred Heart, in 1973...

So Help Me God

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Column by Jonathan Nagy In the long, great history of the United States, most presidents have been sworn into their positions with their right hands...

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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