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Couples Marking Milestone Anniversaries Invited to Special Masses

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A special invitation to married couples marking milestone wedding anniversaries this year. Bishop Mark will once again celebrate the annual Wedding Anniversary Liturgies at...

The Mystery of the Ordained Priesthood in Light of the Mysteries...

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By Father Rich Tomkosky The Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown has kicked off "Called by Name," a new initiative to encourage vocations to the ordained priesthood. If...

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...

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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A Legacy of Connecting People Through Prayer and Television

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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...

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COMMENTARY

Keeping Holy the Lord’s Day

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By Father Rich Tomkosky The justice and righteousness we are to show in our relations with our fellow human beings must be rooted in giving...

Six More Weeks of Winter?!

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By Cindy O'Connor Six more weeks of winter declared Punxsutawney Phil on February 2, 2025. YIKES! For the snow enthusiasts, I’m sure they were ecstatic at...

Prayer as the Foundation for All Spiritually Fruitful Catholic Work/Activities

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By Father Rich Tomkosky If you haven’t noticed, we live in a workaholic/over-active age! It’s all about activity, doing, filling up our time, run, run,...

Only One Shot

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By Father Rich Tomkosky God’s all-encompassing love is for all human beings, from the greatest to the least among us. What a truly amazing reality!...

Prayer, Sacrifice, and Acts of Reparation for the Conversion of Hardened Sinners at the...

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By Father Rich Tomkosky One of the hardest concepts for Christians to grasp in the modern world is the reality of the redemptive meaning of...

SPIRITUALITY

A Message of Hope: Turn to Mary, Undoer of Knots

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A Message by Bishop Mark Bartchak What can be more frustrating than having played baseball all afternoon in the rain with friends, and having hit...

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