DON'T MISS
Parish Planning Pittsburgh Pilgrimage
Our Lady Queen of Angels Parish in Central City will host a bus pilgrimage on Saturday January 11, 2025, to visit the Nationality Rooms...
CATHOLIC LIVING
The Mystery of the Ordained Priesthood in Light of the Mysteries...
By Father Rich Tomkosky
Picking up from last week's column --Â
The Sorrowful Mysteries
This is where the rubber meets the road, the nitty gritty of...
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...
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
Jesus: The Duct Tape of Life
Column by Jonathan Nagy
A few years ago, on a particularly frigid Christmas Eve, I began playing beautiful written carols on the historic Carnegie Pipe...
Preparing for Christmas in the Company of Mary
By Father Rich Tomkosky
We are in the final hours before celebrating the great mystery of the Incarnation on Christmas day: that the eternal Son...
Being Spiritually Prepared for Jesus’ Return and the Gift of Salvation
By Father Rich Tomkosky
In this second week of Advent, the Lord is calling us to reflect upon our lives and to invite the Holy...
Reflecting on the End of Our Earthly Life
By Father Rich Tomkosky
We are in the last two weeks of the Liturgical year. The readings should cause us to reflect carefully on the...
What Does it Mean to Truly Love our Neighbor and Speak the Truth?
By Father Rich Tomkosky
Loving our neighbor means speaking the truth to others, even when it is unpleasant to do so – but hopefully we...
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...




































