DON'T MISS
Sister M. Monica Byrne, IHM 1926-2019
Sister M. Monica Byrne, IHM, of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary died on Saturday, September 14, 2019, at Our Lady...
CATHOLIC LIVING
The Mystery of the Ordained Priesthood in Light of the Mysteries...
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
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
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
Proclaim!
Not many little boys are lucky enough to find a mentor who will still influence them later in life.
David Micik found that...
COMMENTARY
The Ultimate Spiritual Wake-Up Call
By Father Rich Tomkosky
This past Sunday's Gospel was frightening! If it didn't wake us up to the reality of Heaven and Hell, I don’t...
A Christmas Letter to Heaven
Column by Jonathan Nagy
According to the Hallmark Greeting Card Company, Americans, on average, send 1.3 billion Christmas cards each year. Cards are sent in...
CHURCH TEACHING W/ BISHOP MARK: Self-Serve Communion?
By Bishop Mark Bartchak
It seems pretty clever to think that individually packaged servings of bread and wine would be perfect during the current pandemic....
Pulling Out All the Stops on Prayer
Column by Jonathan Nagy
The phrase “pulling out all the stops” has been used as a colloquial phrase for centuries. Simply explained, the phrase means...
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...
SPIRITUALITY
Discalced Carmelite Nuns to Pray Novena
The tenth Novena of the year 2020 to Our Lady of Mount Carmel and Saint Therese offered by the Discalced Carmelite Nuns of Loretto...





































