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Religious Freedom Advocates: Will New Administration Continue Support?

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By Kurt Jensen WASHINGTON (CNS) — One of the most frequently expressed questions during an international religious freedom symposium Nov. 19 was whether the attention...

The Purification of One’s Heart

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By Father Rich Tomkosky Are our hearts focused on God? Or are they divided? It is a real battle, as Saint Paul says (see Romans...

Back to School Lessons with the Saints

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Column by Jonathan Nagy The end of August brings the end of the summer season and the beginning of a new school year in Pennsylvania....

SCHOOLS

MAC Students Learn Through Religious Experience

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Submitted by Sam Wagner A recent cohort of Mount Aloysius College students experienced a weekend Monastery Retreat in Holy Cross Abbey in Berryville, Va. The...

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KEEPING THE FAITH

A Legacy of Connecting People Through Prayer and Television

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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...

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COMMENTARY

Beacon of Hope: Journey of Grace

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Editor’s Note: This is an on-going series spotlighting individual journeys toward initiation in the Catholic Church. This month’s story is from Stewart Van Horn,...

Where Do You Want to Belong?

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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...

Advent: Getting Spiritually Prepared for Jesus’s First and Second Coming

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By Father Rich Tomkosky Advent is a time of waiting, active waiting in anticipation, in hope for the coming of the Lord. For the first...

To Know Jesus Christ

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Column by Father Jonathan Dickson As I sat at my computer searching for an idea for this this column, I found myself blocked. With nothing...

No Successful Life Exists Without Sacrifice

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Column by Jonathan Nagy In 1978, the Italian-born German adventurist, Reinhold Messner, along with his climbing partner, Peter Habeler, became the first people to successfully...

SPIRITUALITY

Parish First Holy Communion Photos

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Congratulations to young people throughout the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown receiving the Body and Blood of Jesus for the first time through First Holy Communion....

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