Remembering A Force of Faith: Monsignor Robert J. Coll

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…

New Linda Lapos & Paul Wirth Family Endowment Fund

For Linda Lapos and Paul Wirth, a family endowment fund not only provides a heartfelt way to honor the memory of their parents, it also allows them to support Catholic causes close to their hearts for generations to come. “The Catholic Foundation has a great track record of securing the future for Catholic ministries,” Paul said. “We are proud to be a small part of it with our family endowment…

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