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Bishop’s Appointments & Announcements
REVEREND MICHAEL GABLER, OSB, appointed Pastor of Saint Benedict Parish in Carrolltown, effective July 11, 2021.Â
CATHOLIC LIVING
Jesus’ Universal Kingship, the Three Crosses, and Our Response in Freedom
By Father Rich Tomkosky
Jesus is the only King who began His reign on the throne of death, namely, the Cross. Pretty amazing - not...
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...
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
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
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...
Bishop Howard J. Carroll Would Be Proud
Column by Jonathan Nagy
Graduation season is upon us in the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown. We have much to be proud of with our Catholic elementary,...
Jesus’ Encounter with the Woman at the Well as the Model of Conversion
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...
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...
Prayer as the Foundation for All Spiritually Fruitful Catholic Work/Activities
By Father Rich Tomkosky
If you haven’t noticed, we live in a workaholic/over-active age! It’s all about activity, doing, filling up our time, run, run,...
SPIRITUALITY
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...







































