DON'T MISS
Beloved Senior Priest Remembered for His Joy for Ministry
                By Tony DeGol
Proclaim!
The Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown is mourning the passing of a beloved Senior Priest.
Monsignor John Sasway passed on March 1, 2023, at John...            
            
        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
Rejoicing in the Lord Always, Even in the Face of Many Earthly Problems, Evils...
                    By Father Rich Tomkosky
Are we a people of joy and anticipation, or are we depressed and gloomy most of the time? Joy is a...                
            The Transfiguration as a Sacred Event Meant to Deepen our Faith in Jesus
                    By Father Rich Tomkosky
In this reality of the Transfiguration, which we are called to meditate on as Catholics in the fourth luminous mystery of...                
            A Lesson in Forgetfulness
                    Column by Jonathan Nagy
The brilliant Albert Einstein was notoriously a forgetful person. Nicknamed “The Absent-Minded Professor,” he could not remember his own address or...                
            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...                
            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,...                
            SPIRITUALITY
We Will Get Through This Together, Bishop Mark Assures
                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...            
            
        
                
		






































