DON'T MISS
Diaconate Community Befriends African Seminarian and Supports His Remarkable Ministry
By Tony DeGol
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The power of prayer is uniting the diaconate community of Altoona-Johnstown with a young seminarian halfway around the world.
It is a heartwarming story...
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
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...
What Marriage is Supposed to be in God’s Plan of Salvation
By Father Rich Tomkosky
Christ’s vision of marriage is radical. It only makes sense in light of what he tells us our mission in life...
Do We Love the Lord with Our Whole Heart, Mind, Soul, and Strength and...
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;...
You Can Go Home Again!
Column by Jonathan Nagy
“...this brother of yours was dead and has begun to live, and was lost and has been found.” – Luke 15:32
One...
The Gift of the Holy Eucharist: The Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity of Jesus...
By Father Rich Tomkosky
Reality - Jesus’s one eternal Sacrifice for the salvation of the human beings, living and deceased, is renewed at every Mass!...
SPIRITUALITY
Six Diocesan Priests Mark 60th Anniversary of Ordination
By Tony DeGol
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Six priests of the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown are marking the 60th anniversary of their ordination this month.
Reverend Sylvester J. Bendzella, 86, is...









































