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Knights Present Icon, Checks to Bishop Mark
Knights of Columbus from the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown presented Bishop Mark with checks totaling $8,270 for the support of seminarians. These annual donations come...
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
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
The Pearl of Great Price
By Father Rich Tomkosky
The greatest gift God has bestowed on us is not our health, our physical beauty, our family, our livelihood, or our...
Bishop Howard J. Carroll Would Be Proud
Column by Jonathan Nagy
Graduation season is upon us in the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown. We have much to be proud of with our Catholic elementary,...
Have Faith in God’s Plan
Column by Jonathan Nagy
Saltus fidei! Danish Christian philosopher Soren Kierkegaard created that Latin phrase, meaning “a leap of faith,” to describe human connections to...
Please Identify Yourself
Column by Cindy O'Connor
Have you had to show anyone recently who you are with any form of identification?
I succeeded in getting my “Real ID”...
God’s Overflowing Love for Humans; and Our Response Hopefully in Kind
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...
SPIRITUALITY
A Message of Hope: Turn to Mary, Undoer of Knots
A Message by Bishop Mark Bartchak
What can be more frustrating than having played baseball all afternoon in the rain with friends, and having hit...




































