Q&A With Bishop Schlert on the Resurrected Christ
In order to help us enter into the mystery of Christ’s Resurrection, Bishop Alfred Schlert offered the following meditation in response to this question from AD Today
Category: Liturgical Seasons
Bishop Leads Stations of the Cross in Support of Abuse Survivors, Families
Bishop Alfred Schlert led the faithful in praying the Stations of the Cross in support of survivors of sexual abuse and their families.
Don’t Let Almsgiving be the Forgotten Pillar of Lent
If you have not yet made almsgiving part of your Lenten practice, there are many ways to do so in the Diocese of Allentown. Here are three.
Operation Rice Bowl continues Lenten tradition of giving
It’s become a Lenten staple that families or groups eat a simple meal one day a week during Lent and contribute the funds that would have been spent on a more elaborate meal to Operation Rice Bowl to aid the world’s hungry.
Ash Wednesday Masses Mark the Beginning of Lent
In a tradition that dates to the Old Testament, Catholics across the Diocese of Allentown Wednesday received ashes on their forehead in the sign of the cross, a visible symbol and spiritual reminder at the beginning of Lent.
Bishop to Kids: Lent is like cleaning your fridge
Sometimes food goes into the fridge, the Bishop said, but goes bad before it is used, and has to be cleaned out. “In some ways during Lent,” he said, “we are like our fridge.”
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