DON'T MISS
SHYCON 2024 to Celebrate Discipleship
One of the diocese's biggest youth events of the year is happening this fall.
The annual Senior High Youth Conference, or SHYCON, is scheduled...
CATHOLIC LIVING
Holy Preparation in the Season of Advent for the Coming of...
By Father Rich Tomkosky
As we begin this holy season of Advent and this new liturgical year it is a great opportunity to draw closer...
Have We Freely Invited Jesus to Be the True King of...
By Father Rich Tomkosky
This past Sunday was the last Sunday of the Liturgical Year. How appropriate to celebrate Jesus Christ as the King of...
SCHOOLS
COLLEGES
Mount Aloysius College Celebrates Black History Month
From Mount Aloysius
Mount Aloysius College is hosting several events throughout February celebrating Black History Month. The events, a variety of in-person and virtual, include...
FAMILY LIFE
KEEPING THE FAITH
A Legacy of Connecting People Through Prayer and Television
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...
COMMENTARY
Every Scar Tells a Story
Column by Jonathan Nagy
In 1895, American author Stephen Crane completed his most famous work, “The Red Badge of Courage.” The story focuses on a...
Giving Thanks
Column by Father Jonathan Dickson
Anytime I consider what it means to give thanks, I am always drawn back to Luke 17:11-19. This is the...
If You’re Happy and You Know It…
Column by Jonathan Nagy
“The joy of the Lord is your strength.” – Nehemiah 8:10
There once was a boy who came from a very wealthy...
You Never Walk Alone
Column by Jonathan Nagy
Graduation season is upon us in the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown. In all thirteen elementary schools and four high schools, students from...
The One Certain Truth of 2021
Column by Laura Kelly Fanucci
(CNS) “A baby is God’s way of saying the world should go on.”
My mother spoke this truth a thousand times...
SPIRITUALITY
Family Festival to Celebrate Padre Pio in Picturesque Parish Setting
By Tony DeGol
Proclaim!
Altoona-Johnstown is blessed by the presence and service of the Capuchin Franciscans, and that religious community is blessing the faithful of the...