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Watch The New ‘Because We Are Catholic’ Video
Please take a moment to watch our Because We Are Catholic Kick Off video to learn more about the program and where the donations are going. Thank you to every generous person who has given to the Because We Are Catholic Appeal.
Every penny helps those in need.
A Real Alternative to a False Choice
By Andrea Kochan Neagle
This article originally appeared in The Morning Call as an op-ed and is reprinted with permission.
Learn All About Marian Apparitions, on the Blessed Mother’s Birthday
“Gather the children in this wild country and teach them what they need to know for their salvation.”
Workshop, Partnership Boost High School Campus Ministry
Together with Bishop Schlert, several Priests, campus ministers, teachers, and other diocesan educators attended “Campus Ministry Beyond the Campus Minister,” a workshop designed to give high school campus ministry teams both practical tools and faith-based inspiration to ensure their success.
Speaking the Truth with Love: Q&A with Mary Rice Hasson on Gender Ideology
By Katya Fitzpatrick
St. Thomas More Youth Ministry Attends World Youth Day in Lisbon
The youth ministry of St. Thomas More Parish, Allentown, sent 19 high school students and six adults to World Youth Day in Lisbon. Fr. Brendon Laroche served as the group’s chaplain.
Senior Beauty Queen Enjoys Life, Peace of Mind, Thanks To Diocesan FreeWill Partnership
By Gia Myers
Most beauty pageant contestants don’t enter their first competition at age 66, but JoAnn Bechtel of Reading did just that in 2013, coming in second runner-up in Ms. Pennsylvania Senior America, a beauty pageant for women aged 60 and older.
Meet the Artist Behind Area Church Murals
St. Catharine of Siena Cathedral in Allentown, Holy Ghost in Bethlehem, Our Lady of Mercy in Easton, St. Joseph in Jim Thorpe—if you’ve visited one of these churches, you’ve seen the art of Dana Van Horn.
FOCUS Missionaries Coming to Lehigh University
Fellowship of Catholic University Students (FOCUS) will send four in-person campus missionaries to Lehigh University, Bethlehem, for the 2023-24 academic year.
