New Scholarship fund honors STM’s founding pastor When Mother Teresa visited St. Thomas More Parish in Allentown in 1976, she came at the invitation of a priest whose vision of Catholic service would eventually reach across the globe. Monsignor Robert J. Coll, the parish’s charismatic founding pastor, had launched Operation Rice Bowl a year earlier, asking families to sacrifice a meal during Lent and donate the savings to feed the…
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Next week, October 19—23, 2026, marks National Estate Planning Awareness Week. This nationwide annual event, just like the Catholic Foundation’s estate planning workshops, reminds people about the importance of having a current and effective estate plan in place. What is National Estate Planning Awareness Week? While traditionally the third week in October has been designated as National Estate Planning Week, the Catholic Foundation encourages Catholics to organize their personal and…
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The Future of Our Faith Begins Now. Join us for the 2026 State of the Foundation Meeting and see how endowments are shaping Catholic parishes, schools, and ministries — today, tomorrow, and forever. Concord Advisory Group will reveal how our investment portfolio performed this year. Foundation leaders will share stories of how Catholic generosity is futureproofing the mission of the Church. Discover how donors like you are building a faith-filled…
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His generous bequest doubles the endowment he established for the John Paul II Center for Special Learning; demonstrates lasting power of planned giving When John “Jack” Horrigan established an endowment for the John Paul II Center for Special Learning in December 2013, he was doing something that came naturally to him: looking toward the future. Jack was a savvy and successful businessman, a man of deep Catholic faith and a…
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REGISTER for one of the 5 Remaining Fall Estate Planning Workshops Plan Today. Protect Tomorrow. Leave a Legacy Forever. OCT 15, 2026, UPDATE: Five workshops left this Fall. REGISTER TODAY! SEPT 10, 2026, UPDATE: Now offering 11 free fall estate planning workshops throughout 5 counties. You have spent a lifetime caring for the people you love, supporting your parish, practicing your faith and giving generously to causes that matter. Have…
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A beloved priest’s final gift ensures that the Catholic ministries and people he loved will continue to flourish for generations. Some final acts speak louder than a lifetime of words. Four and a half months before he died, Monsignor Edward Domin made one final pastoral decision. Knowing that his earthly ministry was drawing to a close after battling advanced cancer, he contacted the Catholic Foundation of Eastern Pennsylvania with a…
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Life has a way of keeping us focused on the next appointment, the next vacation, the next family gathering, or the next milestone. Yet one of the most loving things we can do for our family, and for the Catholic causes that have shaped our lives, is to prepare for a day we hope is still far away. That is the heart of National Make-A-Will Month each August. Creating or…
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A few weeks ago, families of Immaculate Conception Academy in Douglassville received heartbreaking news. After years of faithful service, the school will close its doors at the end of this school year. No one ever wants to see a Catholic school close. Behind every closure are students, parents, alumni, teachers, and parishioners whose lives have been shaped by Catholic education. There are cherished memories, lifelong friendships, and faith journeys that…
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Bishop Alfred A. Schlert of the Diocese of Allentown recently ordained six new priests at the Cathedral of St. Catharine of Siena, Allentown. It was the largest ordination class in recent years. All of them have started their first parish assignments. The following assignments were made to these priests: Reverend Dominic C. Civitella, Newly Ordained to Parochial Vicar, Saint Thomas More Parish, Allentown. Reverend Tyler D. Davis, Newly Ordained to Parochial Vicar,…
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For more than seven decades, the legacy of the Pottsville Catholic High School Class of 1955 has remained woven into the fabric of Catholic education in Schuylkill County. Now, that legacy is poised to inspire future generations in an even more powerful way. The Pottsville Catholic High School Class of 1955 Scholarship Fund has officially been transferred to the Catholic Foundation of Eastern Pennsylvania as a permanent endowment fund, ensuring…
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