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Bishop’s Appointments
                Bishop Mark has announced the following clergy appointments:
REVEREND JERZY M. AUGUSCIK, OFM CONV., appointed Pastor of Saint Michael Parish in St. Michael, effective July...            
            
        CATHOLIC LIVING
The Spiritual Difference Between the Pharisee and the Tax Collector
                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
                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
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
The World Day of Prayer for Vocations to the Priesthood and Religious Life
                    By Father Rich Tomkosky
What a gift it is to share in the mission of Jesus, the Shepherd of souls.
 Priests act in the person...                
            Saint Peter and Saint Paul as Examples of How the Lord Can Transform Humans...
                    By Father Rich Tomkosky
One of the famous passages in the letters of Saint Paul is when Saint Paul is acknowledging his human weakness to...                
            The Reality of the Fallen Angels and How to Best Deal with Them
                    By Father Rich Tomkosky
Jesus, by His Incarnation, Life on earth, and especially through His Passion, Death and Resurrection, has defeated the Kingdom of darkness,...                
            The Apparition of Our Lady of Knock
                    By Father Rich Tomkosky
August 21 is the anniversary of the Blessed Virgin Mary's apparition at a small village church in Knock, Ireland, in 1879....                
            Are We Using the Gift of Our Freedom for Good or Evil?
                    By Father Rich Tomkosky
As a nation last week, we celebrated Independence Day. It’s a nice holiday, but it’s also a good time to reflect...                
            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...            
            
         
                 
		









































 
			
		