Future Proof: Transforming Catholic Causes Forever

The Future of Our Faith Begins Now. Join us for the 2025 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…

Family Establishes Endowment Fund to Carry On Son’s Memory Through Scholarships

Fifteen years ago, Anne Catino faced the unimaginable. Her son Matthew Spade’s life was tragically cut short after a fatal accident — just four years after graduating from Allentown Central Catholic High School in 2006. Since that time, Anne, her husband Chip, her daughter Jessica and Chip’s children Nick and Eliza have worked passionately to keep the memory of Matthew alive by organizing the Matthew J. Spade Memorial Golf Tournament….

The Long Game

The Long Game Unlike Baseball, God’s Mercy Rewrites the Rules for Our Spiritual Life. It’s getting close to playoffs for professional baseball, and as someone who grew up north of Baltimore, we were Orioles fans – which is unfortunate this year because they’re already out of contention. Interestingly, as I’m writing this, the Orioles have won 4 of their last 5 games with walkoffs, meaning they scored in the final…

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Catholic Charities Community Café Ministry Nourishes Those in Need

In Schuylkill County, the Catholic Charities Community Café Food Truck has become more than a way to serve meals — it’s a ministry of hope on wheels. Month after month, the truck visits numerous towns across the county, bringing nutritious meals and a sense of community to our neighbors who need it most. In the past year alone, the Community Café Food Truck has served more than 34,000 meals —…

The Art of Receiving

The Art of Receiving We talk a lot about giving. And we should—generosity is at the heart of the Christian life. But there’s another skill that’s just as important, and far less discussed: the art of receiving well. Receiving well is harder than it looks. It requires being appreciative and grateful without worrying about whether the giver will hold it over you or expect something in return. It means accepting…

Coming to a Parish or School Near You! Foundation Leads Workshops, Info Sessions Across Region

Eugene Orlando, an attorney based in Reading specializing in a variety of legal practice areas including estate law, put attendees at ease during a recent Catholic Foundation Estate Planning Workshop at Holy Guardian Angels Regional School in Reading. Orlando helped the group understand and embrace the importance of estate planning and planned giving. At the Catholic Foundation of Eastern Pennsylvania, we believe in planning not just for the present, but…

Stepping Up To The Plate: St. Ignatius Launches New Fund to Keep Top Teachers On Its Roster

Father Thomas Bortz, pastor of St. Ignatius Loyola Parish in Reading, Pennsylvania, is an avid baseball fan, having visited several major and minor leagues parks across the country. Fr. Bortz just has to walk out the back door of the rectory and be reminded of the challenge facing his parish’s regional Catholic school. In what amounts to a long outfield-to-home-plate throw away, sits a local public elementary school. While Father…

Eternal Summer

Eternal Summer As I’ve gotten older, my view of summer has changed. As a kid, nothing beat it. No school. Long days spent swimming, running barefoot in the backyard, chasing fireflies, hanging out with friends, going on vacation. Summer was freedom — pure, uncomplicated joy. But as an adult — and especially as a parent — summer is different. There’s a built-in nostalgia from our own childhoods, an expectation that…

Welcome Ann Marie Surovy!

Seasoned fundraising professional joins Catholic Foundation team as a Major Gifts and Planned Giving Officer The Catholic Foundation of Eastern Pennsylvania welcomes Ann Marie Surovy as a Major Gifts and Planned Giving Officer. In this role Ann Marie is responsible for identifying, qualifying, cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding major gift and planned giving donors and prospects with the goal of establishing or increasing endowment funds for Catholic Foundation partners. Ann Marie has…