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Cathedral to Celebrate Dedication Anniversary

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The Labor Day holiday will be extra special for the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament in Altoona this year. Bishop Mark will celebrate a...

The Reality of Purgatory

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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

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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...

SCHOOLS

Father Paul Taylor, OSB, Named 18th President of Saint Vincent College

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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...

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Proclaim! TV

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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 Holy Family as the Model for Catholic Family Life

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By Father Rich Tomkosky We as a Church are still celebrating the Christmas mystery. This past Sunday, the Church called us to ponder deeply the...

You Can Go Home Again!

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Column by Jonathan Nagy “...this brother of yours was dead and has begun to live, and was lost and has been found.” – Luke 15:32 One...

Homily Message for Kathleen Tomkosky

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Editor's Note: The following is the homily message given by Father Rich Tomkosky at the funeral Mass for his beloved mother, Kathleen Tomkosky, on...

Pentecost and the Holy Spirit Helping Us in Three Essential Ways

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By Father Rich Tomkosky The Holy Spirit helps us to be devout and to grow in the virtue of love for the Catholic faith. Pentecost...

Why Are Human Beings So Interiorly Conflicted?

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By Father Rich Tomkosky One of the great mysteries of earthly life is how we humans can be so tortured, conflicted, full of existential angst...

SPIRITUALITY

A Reflection for the Solemnity of the Ascension

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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’...

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