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Parish Employee Tests Positive for COVID-19
An employee of Saint Benedict Parish in Johnstown has tested positive for COVID-19 and is under quarantine for two weeks. Parishioners have been notified,...
CATHOLIC LIVING
The Battle of Prayer
By Father Rich Tomkosky
This past weekend, the Church celebrated World Mission Sunday. It was a reminder to us of the need to support the...
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...
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
How Do We Deal with the Storms of Life?
By Father Rich Tomkosky
Life can be difficult, sometimes overwhelming. There are two possible ways to deal with it – either to turn in on...
What is Important in Life?
Column by Jonathan Nagy
In early 2008, Carnegie Mellon University computer science professor Dr. Randy Pausch published his famous book, The Last Lecture, based on...
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...
Happiness Is…
Column by Jonathan Nagy
Recently, I have been reading Matthew Kelly’s book “Resisting Happiness.” After a particularly rough day, I was looking for an inspirational...
Faith Can Move Mountains
Column by Jonathan Nagy
In 1921, British mountaineer George Mallory set out on an expedition attempting to become the first man to climb to the...
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...






































