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A Message from Bishop Mark: Wear a Mask in Church!
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
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Someone recently told me that she could hear the sigh of relief recently as restrictions were lifted that...
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...
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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
Proclaim! TV
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
Our Call from God to Grow in Holiness
By Father Rich Tomkosky
Are we striving to be radically open to God’s will in our life each day – even when it doesn’t fit...
Holy Preparation in the Season of Advent for the Coming of the Lord
By Father Rich Tomkosky
As we begin this holy season of Advent and this new liturgical year it is a great opportunity to draw closer...
Resources
By Cindy O'Connor
We all need resources to exist. Each one of us is a resource to our families, friends, employers, parishes communities and to...
Bearing Good Spiritual Fruit in the Holy Fear of Lord
By Father Rich Tomkosky
In Acts, chapter nine, we hear about two different types of fear. One is the fear of Saul when he first...
God Is Speaking. Are You Listening?
Column by Jonathan Nagy
Recently, I had coffee with a priest friend. We were engaged in a prayerful discussion about how to hear the voice...
SPIRITUALITY
Two Diocesan Seminarians Mark Another Milestone in Priestly Formation
By Tony DeGol
Proclaim!
Diocesan seminarian Michael Pleva is still in the midst of his formation for the priesthood, but he has some insight that any...








































