1+ week, 3+ day ago   (228+ words) Did you know that the women of the Diocese of Allentown’s Catholic Women’s Society of Giving have raised more than $90,000 to support local Catholic organizations? Through collective giving, in the spirit of St. Catharine of Siena, women across our Diocese…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (240+ words) AD Today Latest Podcast Episode Seeks to Help Children Develop Devotion to the Saints In the July episode of “Ready, Willing, & Able,” host Genevieve Anatalio is joined by Catholic author Kevin Wilson to explore devotion to the saints. First, Wilson…...

3+ mon, 1+ day ago   (583+ words) A Pre-Ordination Vigil was held June 5 at the Cathedral of St. Catharine of Siena, Allentown, where members of the faithful gathered with Bishop Alfred Schlert to pray for the six men who would be ordained as priests the following day:…...

3+ mon, 1+ day ago   (249+ words) The Solemnity of Corpus Christi on June 7 marked the culmination of a 33-day preparation for Diocesan Eucharistic Consecration. At the end of the Ordination Mass the day before, Bishop Alfred Schlert and the Diocese’s six newly ordained priests knelt before…...

4+ mon, 6+ day ago   (914+ words) There is a quiet movement taking root across the Diocese of Allentown, one playdate, prayer circle, and postpartum meal train at a time. In parishes across the Diocese, mothers are forming intentional communities, gathering their children, their faith, and their…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (526+ words) On the Fifth Sunday of Lent, Holy Guardian Angels, Reading became a hub of discernment as 25 young men and their parents joined Bishop Alfred Schlert for a St. Andrew Dinner. More than just a meal, the March 22 gathering served as…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (490+ words) On March 19, the feast of St. Joseph, young adults of the Diocese gathered for a fittingly upbeat Theology on Tap presentation at St. Joseph the Worker, Orefield. The event featured Joseph Grabowski of the Society of Gilbert Keith Chesterton speaking…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (586+ words) As we journey through the 65th Anniversary of the Diocese of Allentown, Bishop Alfred Schlert invites the faithful of the Diocese to go on a pilgrimage toward Our Lord’s Eucharistic Heart. When speaking about the Eucharist, St. John Vianney said, “There…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (595+ words) Saturday, March 14 dawned cold, but the stay-under-the-covers temperatures did not deter men who were bound for a Men’s Morning of Reflection at Marian High School, Tamaqua. About 80 men gathered for its 8 a.m. opening Mass, celebrated by Bishop Alfred Schlert. Their…...