DON'T MISS
Local Faithful Continue Support for Nigerian Seminarian Ministering in Dangerous Region
                By Tony DeGol 
Proclaim! 
A very troubled part of the world is experiencing the love of Christ this Christmas thanks to some generous hearts in the Diocese...            
            
        CATHOLIC LIVING
The Spiritual Difference Between the Pharisee and the Tax Collector
                By Father Rich Tomkosky
Without the honest acknowledgement of our struggle with pride, sinfulness of various sorts, and our need for God, we are not...            
            
        The One Who Knows Christ Knows Peace
                Column by Jonathan Nagy
A few days ago, I was cleaning when a shelf in my closet broke and I had a giant mess on...            
            
        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
Giving Thanks for Father Gallitzin on the 250th Anniversary of His Birth
                    A Reflection by Justin Kirkland
During Advent, we all look forward to celebrating the birth of our Savior on Christmas Day, but here in the...                
            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...                
            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,...                
            Spiritually Helping the Souls in Purgatory
                    By Father Rich Tomkosky
We should all know that the doctrine of Purgatory is part of the Deposit of Faith that we must believe as...                
            You Make a Difference to Him
                    Column by Jonathan Nagy
“Some teachers taught the curriculum today. Other teachers taught students. And there is a big difference.”  –Anonymous
When I think back nearly...                
            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...            
            
         
                 
		










































 
			
		