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Independent Catholic Foundation Continues Support of Catholic School Planning Process
Efforts are moving forward to ensure the vitality and sustainability of Catholic education in the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown.
The "To PROCLAIM and TEACH" strategic planning...
CATHOLIC LIVING
Are We Using Our Freedom for Good or Evil?
By Father Rich Tomkosky
This past Friday we as a nation celebrated the 4th of July or Independence Day: the beginning of the celebrations in...
What Saint Peter and Saint Paul Teach Us About Growing in...
By Father Rich Tomkosky
It was a very rare occurrence for the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul to fall on a Sunday, which it...
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
How to Foster More Vocations to the Priesthood and Religious Life
By Father Rich Tomkosky
This past Sunday, we, as a Church, celebrated Good Shepherd Sunday based on the Gospel passage of that day. It was...
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 Catechetical Mission of the Church and Family
By Father Rich Tomkosky
With religious education classes underway at parishes throughout the diocese, it is a good time to reflect on the meaning of...
The Catholic View of Death
By Father Rich Tomkosky
“If Christ was not raised (from the dead), your faith is worthless. You are still in your sins, and those who...
How Do We Deal with the Storms of Life?
By Father Rich Tomkosky
Life can be difficult, sometimes overwhelming. There are two possible ways to deal with it – either to turn in on...
SPIRITUALITY
Discalced Carmelite Nuns to Pray Novena
The tenth Novena of the year 2020 to Our Lady of Mount Carmel and Saint Therese offered by the Discalced Carmelite Nuns of Loretto...