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Diocese to Launch Jubilee 2025 with Special Mass on December 29

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The Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown will launch the local observance of the Jubilee Year 2025 with a special Mass on December 29 at 2:00 p.m....

Growing in the Gift of Gratitude Through the Mystery of the...

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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

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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...

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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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A Legacy of Connecting People Through Prayer and Television

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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...

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COMMENTARY

What Jesus’ Baptism Means in Relation to Us

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By Father Rich Tomkosky This past weekend, the sacred mysteries of Baptism and of the Blessed Trinity were revealed as the church completed the Christmas...

CHURCH TEACHING W/ BISHOP MARK: Self-Serve Communion?

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By Bishop Mark Bartchak It seems pretty clever to think that individually packaged servings of bread and wine would be perfect during the current pandemic....

God’s Overflowing Love for Humans; and Our Response Hopefully in Kind

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By Father Rich Tomkosky In this second week of Advent, the Lord is calling us to reflect upon our life and to invite the Holy...

Greatest Hits List

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Column by Jonathan Nagy Picture getting in and starting your car and the radio comes to life. You hear a new song that you have...

The Gift of the Holy Eucharist: The Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity of Jesus...

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By Father Rich Tomkosky Reality - Jesus’s one eternal Sacrifice for the salvation of the human beings, living and deceased, is renewed at every Mass!...

SPIRITUALITY

Six Diocesan Priests Mark 60th Anniversary of Ordination

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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...

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