DON'T MISS
Diaconate Community Improving Lives Through “Brick Yard Children” Initiative
The diaconate community of the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown has embraced the Jubilee Year of Hope by embarking on a special mission of hope and...
CATHOLIC LIVING
Cherishing and Protecting Each Human Being Made in God’s Image
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
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...
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
Take the Foot Off the Gas and Slow Down!
Column by Jonathan Nagy
I know every morning that I need to leave my house by a certain minute to make sure that I have...
A Lesson in Forgetfulness
Column by Jonathan Nagy
The brilliant Albert Einstein was notoriously a forgetful person. Nicknamed “The Absent-Minded Professor,” he could not remember his own address or...
Keeping the Spirit of Christmas All Yearlong: Become an Ambassador of Hope
A Message from Cindy O'Connor
The Christmas countdown has begun! Bright lights and shiny decorations are inside and out, bakers are making sweet treats, presents...
Catholic Education – A Gift From Amalia Gallitzin
Column by Jonathan Nagy
In 1786, on her 38th birthday and the Feast Day of Saint Augustine, Princess Amalia Gallitzin found herself making a profound...
God Is Speaking. Are You Listening?
Column by Jonathan Nagy
Recently, I had coffee with a priest friend. We were engaged in a prayerful discussion about how to hear the voice...
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...