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Parishes to Take Special Collection for Hurricane Melissa Relief

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In response to the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica and elsewhere, Bishop Mark has asked all parishes in the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown...

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...

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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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Proclaim! TV

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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

The Ultimate Spiritual Wake-Up Call

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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...

Christmas Is Every Day of The Year

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Column by Jonathan Nagy In the 1965 classic A Charlie Brown Christmas, Charlie Brown finds himself fed up with the commercialism of Christmas and searches...

Being a Christian Disciple = Embracing the Cross

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By Father Rich Tomkosky When we look at Jesus on the Cross what do we think? A great spiritual writer, Father Edward Leen from Ireland,...

CHURCH TEACHING W/ BISHOP MARK: Self-Serve Communion?

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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....

Suffering and Truth: The Solution?

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By Father Rich Tomkosky Pilate in the Passion narrative from Saint John’s Gospel asks Jesus the biting, yet maybe slightly inquiring, question, "What is truth?"...

SPIRITUALITY

Six Diocesan Priests Mark 60th Anniversary of Ordination

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By Tony DeGol Proclaim! Six priests of the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown are marking the 60th anniversary of their ordination this month. Reverend Sylvester J. Bendzella, 86, is...

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