DON'T MISS
A Message about Coronavirus and the Diocese’s Response
                A Message from Tony DeGol
Director of Communications
Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown
March 4, 2020
Over the past few days, local television and newspaper reporters have contacted me to...            
            
        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
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...                
            Do We Love the Lord with Our Whole Heart, Mind, Soul, and Strength and...
                    By Father Rich Tomkosky
This is the ultimate question of our life as a human being. We are called to love and to be loved;...                
            Life Without Demetrius Gallitzin
                    Column by Jonathan Nagy
The 1946 Frank Capra classic movie, “It’s a Wonderful Life,” examines the life of Jimmy Stewart’s character George Bailey. A man...                
            Are we the Real Deal?
                    By Father Rich Tomkosky
What is the “real deal” when it comes to our Catholic Faith? 
It’s one thing to say we are Catholic; it’s...                
            Beacon of Hope: Journey of Grace
                    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,...                
            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...            
            
         
                 
		








































 
			
		