DON'T MISS
Bishop’s Appointments and Announcements
                Bishop Mark announced the following clergy appointments on October 23, 2025.
REVEREND JERZY M. AUGUSCIK, OFM Conv., appointed two day per week Chaplain at Conemaugh Health...            
            
        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
Jesus’ Encounter with the Woman at the Well as the Model of Conversion
                    By Father Richard Tomkosky
While we were still sinners, Christ died for us! Wow! Do we realize what that means? God has infinite love for...                
            Why Does it Seem So Hard to Find the Living God in Our Time...
                    By Father Rich Tomkosky
In this past Sunday's readings, we saw a fascinating encounter of the prophet Elijah with the living God. We also saw...                
            All Creation is Shouting for Joy!
                    Column by Jonathan Nagy
On the evening of September 6, 1780, while spending the night in a cabin high atop the Kickelhahn Mountain near Ilmenau,...                
            Mary’s Response Should Be Our Response
                    By Father Rich Tomkosky
“May it be done to me according to your word.” What a simple yet history changing response! As the Catechism of...                
            Embracing the Gift of God’s Peace in Our Life
                    By Father Rich Tomkosky
Peace in the Scriptural and Catholic understanding is not simply the absence of conflict, which is a part of peace that...                
            SPIRITUALITY
A Reflection for the Solemnity of the Ascension
                Reflection by Father Jude Brady, OSB
This Thursday we will celebrate the Solemnity of the Ascension.  This marks 40 days since the celebration of Jesus’...            
            
        
                
		







































