DON'T MISS
Bishop to Clergy: “Do Not Make Any Changes” In Response to...
Bishop Mark has instructed clergy in the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown to not make any changes following the latest restrictions announced today (July 15) by...
CATHOLIC LIVING
Growing in the Gift of Gratitude Through the Mystery of the...
By Father Rich Tomkosky
How we deal with the mystery of suffering is the key to growing in holiness. Because we are all sinners, we...
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...
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
Proclaim! TV
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
A Personal Encounter with God and the Call to a Deeper Conversion of Life...
By Father Rich Tomkosky
In Scripture, we see God revealing Himself to Abram (later Abraham) in a tangible way. It was a moment of visitation,...
Becoming “Living Stones”
Column by Justin Kirkland
Known for its valiant warriors and the strength of its military, the ancient city of Sparta continues to hold mythological status...
Was There Always Palm on Palm Sunday?
By Father Al Ledoux
The Church is preparing for Passion Sunday – or Palm Sunday as it is more commonly known. This is the day...
You Never Walk Alone
Column by Jonathan Nagy
Graduation season is upon us in the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown. In all thirteen elementary schools and four high schools, students from...
Embracing the Gift of God’s Peace in Our Life
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...
SPIRITUALITY
Discernment: Listening for God in the Real World
Brother David Henley Catholic News Service
"Samuel, Samuel!" the Lord calls, in one of the more famous stories of discernment in the Bible. After bothering...