DON'T MISS
Father David Roesch 1941-2024
The Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown is mourning the passing of a senior priest. Father David Roesch passed on February 29, 2024, at UPMC Altoona after...
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
Prayer as the Foundation for All Spiritually Fruitful Catholic Work/Activities
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,...
Asking Our Blessed Mother Mary to Help Us Love God and Neighbor as She...
By Father Rich Tomkosky
We are called to daily live the way of self-giving Christian love. It is only through the power of the Holy...
The Holy Family as the Model for Catholic Family Life
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...
Doubting Thomas and Jesus’ Mercy for Him and for All of Us – If...
By Father Rich Tomkosky
Many of the saints have pointed out that in God’s holy Providence, the apostle Thomas not being present at the initial...
Jesus’ Teaching on the Sanctity of Marriage and Difficult Marriage Situations
By Father Rich Tomkosky
Jesus said in this past Sunday's Gospel: the path to Heaven is narrow and the path to Hell is wide -...
SPIRITUALITY
We Will Get Through This Together, Bishop Mark Assures
A Message by Bishop Mark Bartchak
I heard a story about a couple of retired men in a small town. They would meet every morning...









































