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‘Our sacred belongingness’

by Tony Rossi
September 15, 2025
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In his letter to the Colossians, St. Paul wrote, “Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassion, kindness, lowliness,

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The unimposing but powerful preacher

by Father Ed Dougherty, M.M.
September 9, 2025
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September 13th is the Feast of Saint John Chrysostom, who was born in 347 in the Greek city of Antioch, the place

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A woman ahead of her time

by Sister Constance Veit, lsp
September 8, 2025
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For many years, our religious community was best known in the United States as half of a college sports parody comparing the

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How Public Opinion Can Have an Influence on Migration Policies

by Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio
August 28, 2025
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Public opinion seems to have a particular effect when it comes to the social policy regarding migration. From December 2003 to December

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Pope’s tailor highlights dignity of work

by Father Ed Dougherty, M.M.
August 25, 2025
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The election of a new pope this past spring has inspired numerous pieces of journalism about our Church. Looking beyond the pieces

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Do our filters keep us from something special?

by Lucia A. Silecchia
August 21, 2025
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It happened again. An important email never made its way to me because, en route to my cluttered inbox, it took an

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A martyr’s devotion to the Blessed Mother

by Father Ed Dougherty, M.M.
August 13, 2025
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On Aug. 14, 1941, Saint Maximilian Kolbe died a martyr in the German death camp of Auschwitz. Two weeks earlier, Kolbe had

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The smallest of our gifts can help someone bloom

by Lucia A. Silecchia
August 11, 2025
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The petals were dusty yellow and flecked with white. They emerged with timid strength from a nearly invisible crack in the blacktop

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How can I love like You?

by Brian Reilly, Seminarian, Diocese of Paterson
August 5, 2025
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I was raised in the Catholic faith, baptized as an infant at two months old, and later received my first communion in

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Seeing God in unexpected places

by Tony Rossi
August 4, 2025
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“Have you ever tried on a pair of eyeglasses and had them make everything look blurry? That’s because the prescription wasn’t right

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