DON'T MISS
Parishes Announce Holy Thursday Mass and Adoration Schedules
By Justin Kirkland
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The Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown Office of Communications invited all parishes to submit schedules for the Mass of the Lord's Supper on Holy...
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...
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
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Not many little boys are lucky enough to find a mentor who will still influence them later in life.
David Micik found that...
COMMENTARY
“Do Whatever He Tells You”
By Father Rich Tomkosky
As we move back into the Ordinary Time of the Church’s liturgical calendar, we are called to put the mysteries of...
Spiritually Immersing Ourselves into the Mystery of the Lord’s Passion and Death
By Father Rich Tomkosky
This is Holy Week. It is holy because it is the week we recall, each year, in a poignant way, the...
I Am Not a Saint, But I Hope to Be
Column by Jonathan Nagy
A few years back, in a deep philosophical discussion with my then five-year-old nephew, he asked me a profound question. He...
“For Everyone Who Exults Himself Will Be Humbled, but the One Who Humbles Himself...
By Father Rich Tomkosky
Humility does not mean being a doormat for others; rather it is the virtue, intimately tied into Truth, by which we...
Missed Meals Equal Missed Opportunities
Column by Jonathan Nagy
Astonishingly, food is mentioned 1,207 times in the Bible. Everything from manna in the desert to the Bread of Life is...
SPIRITUALITY
Deacon Shares His Inspirational Story and Life’s Motto in New Book
By Tony DeGol
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Deacon Gene Neral’s recovery from surgeries decades ago led to a motto that steers his life to this day and ultimately inspired...






































