DON'T MISS
Pope promulgates revised canon law on crimes, punishments
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — A series of laws and procedures promulgated by now-retired Pope Benedict XVI and, especially, by Pope Francis to protect...
CATHOLIC LIVING
Rooting for the Church
Column by Jonathan Nagy
There are few experiences in life that compare to a Penn State home football game Saturday. A crisp, sunny Autumn morning...
Reflecting on the End of Our Earthly Life
By Father Rich Tomkosky
We are in the last two weeks of the Liturgical year. The readings should cause us to reflect carefully on the...
SCHOOLS
COLLEGES
SFU President Prays for Healing, Peace Following Attack on U.S. Capitol
From Saint Francis University
Saint Francis University community members gathered for a special Mass for reconciliation and healing in the nation. University President Father Malachi...
FAMILY LIFE
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
Forgiveness
By Father Rich Tomkosky
There is a particular sin that prevents many otherwise good people from growing into saintly people, namely, the sin of being...
The Ends Never Meet
By Cindy O’Connor,
Executive Director, Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown
Whether it is at the gas pump or the grocery store, everything is...
Three Types of God’s Graces on the Path to Holiness
By Father Rich Tomkosky
The solution to all of our sins and difficulties and struggles in life, which arise from the effects of original sin,...
Create a Clean Heart in Me, O God
By Father Rich Tomkosky
"Blessed are the pure (clean) of heart, they shall see God” (Mt 5:8).
How do we arrive at this single heartedness...
No Successful Life Exists Without Sacrifice
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
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...