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Tuesday, October 28, 2025

Directives for Distribution of Ashes and Fasting/Abstinence

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Faithful are invited to Ash Wednesday Masses at parishes throughout the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown. Click HERE for a schedule of Masses at parishes. This...

The Spiritual Difference Between the Pharisee and the Tax Collector

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By Father Rich Tomkosky Without the honest acknowledgement of our struggle with pride, sinfulness of various sorts, and our need for God, we are not...

The One Who Knows Christ Knows Peace

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Column by Jonathan Nagy A few days ago, I was cleaning when a shelf in my closet broke and I had a giant mess on...

SCHOOLS

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

Prayer as the Foundation for All Spiritually Fruitful Catholic Work/Activities

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By Father Rich Tomkosky If you haven’t noticed, we live in a workaholic/over-active age! It’s all about activity, doing, filling up our time, run, run,...

God’s Love for Us and Our Response in a Hostile/Indifferent Culture

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By Father Rich Tomkosky As Saint John notes, “In this is love. not that we have loved God, but that he loved us and sent...

Reflecting on the End of Our Earthly Life

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By Father Rich Tomkosky We are in the last two weeks of the Liturgical year. The readings should cause us to reflect carefully on the...

Be Brave, Determined, and Fearless

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Column by Jonathan Nagy The end of the 2023-2024 school year has arrived, and schools all over the region are celebrating commencement exercises. I want...

The Vision of Hell at Fatima and Our Time

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By Father Rich Tomkosky This past Sunday marked the 108th anniversary of the most striking apparition of Our Lady in Fatima, Portugal, and the one-year...

SPIRITUALITY

We Will Get Through This Together, Bishop Mark Assures

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A Message by Bishop Mark Bartchak I heard a story about a couple of retired men in a small town. They would meet every morning...

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