Bishop Alfred Schlert ordained six Transitional Deacons on May 17, 2025, in the Cathedral of St. Catharine of Siena, Allentown. This was the largest class ordained to the Transitional Diaconate since 1981. Congratulations and God Bless to: Reverend Mr. Dominic Civitella of St. Jane Frances de Chantal Parish, Easton Reverend Mr. Tyler Davis of Assumption BVM Parish, Bethlehem; grew up in Coopersburg Converted to Catholicism while a student at DeSales…

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While Dr. Bonita “Bonnie” Bachl was doing her physician’s residency in pathology in New York City, she attended Mass at St. Catherine of Siena located on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. The Dominican Friars ran the church. It was during her time at St. Catherine, while in her residency and then later after she retired as head of laboratory medicine at a major New York area hospital, that Bonnie…

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