On May 3, hours before Sovereignty won the 151st Kentucky Derby, Father Keith A. Mathur, a 2001 graduate from Notre Dame High School and now Chancellor for the Diocese of Allentown, won the 2025 Ave Maria Award for Distinguished Religious Service at Notre Dame High School’s derby-themed gala.
Women in feathered headpieces and men in sharp suits applauded as Bishop Schlert, himself an alumnus of Notre Dame in the class of 1979, offered a blessing to kick off the awards ceremony. He also introduced Father Mathur by sharing the Chancellor’s many achievements, including his service as Director of the Office for Divine Worship, Episcopal Master of Ceremonies, and Secretary for the Council of Priests, among several other roles.
Before Father Mathur could accept his award, however, two of his classmates from St. Charles Borromeo Seminary, Father Eugene Ritz and Father Allen Hoffa, got up to offer some playful words of congratulations.
In addition to anecdotes about their time in the Seminary, the two priests gave sincere words of admiration for Father Mathur.
“I am lucky to call him a classmate,” said Father Ritz, “but I am more blessed to call him a brother priest.”
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