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Father Joseph Connolly 1941-2021
Father Joseph F. Connolly, 79, member of the Third Order Regular Franciscans, Province of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, passed away on, Saturday,...
CATHOLIC LIVING
The Reality of Purgatory
By Father Rich Tomkosky
Earlier this week, we remembered our departed loved ones on All Souls Day. In the Catechism of the Catholic Church, which...
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...
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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
Modern Challenges to the Faith and the Solution in the Divine Mercy of Jesus
By Father Rich Tomkosky
Scripture tells us the Apostles and the early Catholic Christian community were of one mind and heart and held everything in...
Why is It Such a Life-Long Battle to Live in Holiness?
By Father Rich Tomkosky
Why is it such a life-long battle to live in Holiness? The readings this past Sunday tell us why. We are...
Back to School Lessons with the Saints
Column by Jonathan Nagy
The end of August brings the end of the summer season and the beginning of a new school year in Pennsylvania....
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,...
The House Cannot Be Divided
Column by Jonathan Nagy
The 1850s were an extremely tumultuous time in the United States. Slavery became the predominant issue of the decade, with individuals...
SPIRITUALITY
Two Diocesan Seminarians Mark Another Milestone in Priestly Formation
By Tony DeGol
Proclaim!
Diocesan seminarian Michael Pleva is still in the midst of his formation for the priesthood, but he has some insight that any...





































