The latest episode of Ready, Willing, & Able, titled “Make 2026 Your Holiest Year Yet, Featuring Bishop Schlert,” offers listeners exciting news about the coming year in the Diocese of Allentown.
Bishop Schlert announces that 2026 is a Jubilee Anniversary for the Diocese, marking 65 years after its institution. He and newly married host, Genevieve Anatalio, discuss ways to make this anniversary year especially holy, both specifically for the Allentown Diocese and for people across the country.
One initiative in Allentown will be centered around promoting a culture of Vocations. Bishop hopes the faithful will feel free to look for and reach out to young men and women who might have a vocation to the priesthood and religious life, citing studies that show how this outreach is instrumental in the discernment process of many priests.
Anatalio asks Bishop how the faithful, especially couples who are already married and parenting, might assist in this initiative surrounding religious vocations. She also requests advice for discerners. Listen to the episode now to hear his responses!
Finally, Bishop reminds listeners that a holy and successful 2026, and particularly a successful Vocations initiative, depends on devotion to the Holy Eucharist. Therefore, parishes in the Diocese of Allentown will have regular Eucharistic Adoration and opportunities to visit Jesus in the tabernacle throughout the coming year. He also underlines the importance of the Blessed Mother’s intercession as the Mother of Vocations and the model of a free “yes” to God.
Ready, Willing, & Able explores topics which will inform and edify Catholic parents. The creators aim to equip parents to discuss the faith with their kids and bring the richness of the Catholic faith into their family lives, so that they feel ready, willing, and able to live into their call as primary educators of the faith.
Listen to “Make 2026 Your Holiest Year Yet” and explore other episodes of “Ready, Willing, & Able” on the podcast website or on your favorite streaming service.
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