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Sunday, November 23, 2025

A Message from the Bishop: Life is Not Always Holiness and...

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A Message By Bishop Mark Bartchak During a conversation I had with a group of teenagers, someone brought up the topic of saints.    I shared...

The Mystery of the Ordained Priesthood in Light of the Mysteries...

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By Father Rich Tomkosky Picking up from last week's column --  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...

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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...

SCHOOLS

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

Three Holy Risks in Christ’s Charity for the Human Race

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By Father Rich Tomkosky Charity is the very substance of the life of the Blessed Trinity: self-giving love. It is looking out for the good...

Jesus’ Encounter with the Woman at the Well as the Model of Conversion

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By Father Richard Tomkosky While we were still sinners, Christ died for us! Wow! Do we realize what that means? God has infinite love for...

The Message of Our Lady of Champion, Wisconsin

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By Father Rich Tomkosky The message of our Lady of Champion/of Good Help is the one approved apparition of the Blessed Mother in the history...

Finding the Light in the Darkness

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Column by Jonathan Nagy “You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden.  Neither do people light a...

Do We Love the Lord with Our Whole Heart, Mind, Soul, and Strength and...

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By Father Rich Tomkosky This is the ultimate question of our life as a human being. We are called to love and to be loved;...

SPIRITUALITY

We Will Get Through This Together, Bishop Mark Assures

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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...

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