DON'T MISS
Six Diocesan Priests Mark 60th Anniversary of Ordination
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...
CATHOLIC LIVING
Be Unapologetically Catholic!
Column by Jonathan Nagy
On October 28, in a letter entitled Disegnare Nuove Mappe Di Speranza (Drawing New Maps of Hope), Pope Leo XIV declared...
The Mystery of the Ordained Priesthood in Light of the Mysteries...
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...
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
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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 Virtues to Help Us Grow in the Life of Holiness During Ordinary Time
By Father Rich Tomkosky
We are now in the “ordinary” time of the Church’s liturgical year until February 22nd when Lent begins this year. So...
Where Do You Want to Belong?
Column by Jonathan Nagy
What do Saint Augustine, Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, John Wayne, Buffalo Bill Cody, Saint Paul, Jane Roe (from the case of...
Jesus’ Resurrection Giving Us the Grace to Bear Spiritual Fruit in Holiness
By Father Rich Tomkosky
As we come together as a Church throughout the world to celebrate Jesus’ Resurrection, we are reminded by all the symbols...
Without True Love: A Short Journey from Singing Hosannas to Yelling Crucify Him
By Father Rich Tomkosky
We now enter the mystery of Holy Week, into Jesus’ journey of spiritual combat with the powers of satan, sin, and...
Modern Messengers of God
Column by Jonathan Nagy
Saint Thomas Aquinas was perhaps the most prolific theologian in Catholic Church history. His Disputed Questions on Truth, Summa contra Gentiles,...
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...








































