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Doing our part to care for our common home

Maybe you've read about people, who during our time of pandemic isolation, ...
Father Koch: Pentecost calls the Church to martyrdom

Pentecost, when the Holy Spirit descended upon the disciples, was a moment of complete transformation not for them only but for the entire world.
At the heart of faithful friendship

I grew up in a close family and, one of hardest things I ever did was to leave home and family at the age of 17 ...
We are embodied creatures, and part of Christ's Mystical Body

Recent events have shifted a lot more attention to our bodies. Temperature checks, masks and compulsive hand-washing have reminded us that we are biological creatures subject to the laws of nature. It all feels a bit heavy (and not just because of all the quarantine weight gain!).
A message for Catholic media: Don't let print die

The Catholic Church has a story to tell. And it is a story worth telling in print.
Father Koch: The Ascension of Jesus calls the Church to mission

While here in the Diocese of Trenton we are unaccustomed to celebrating the Solemnity of the Ascension on a Sunday, it is fairly normative throughout much of the country and even the world.
The positive side of solitude

Most people do not like to be alone. But why?
Reflecting a spirit of unity

In any crisis throughout our nation’s history, people have pulled together in a spirit of community to see one another through difficult times.
Innate creativity, beauty brought to the fore as people cope with quarantine

It started with the Italians whose arias rose from the balconies.
Coronavirus gives newlyweds opportunity to focus on Sacrament

"I finally understand why he compares heaven to a wedding feast," ...
Leaving peace behind as our farewell gift

There is such a thing as a good death, a clean one, a death that, however sad, leaves behind a sense of peace.
What a difference a month can make

Looking back to late March, when our team was working on a special magazine edition on COVID-19, it would be safe to say that we didn’t really know what was to come.
Father Koch: Love is a radical Commandment

Jesus places following him and obeying his Commandments within the context of love.
Acts of bravery are the pandemic's grace notes

In this time of pandemic, we have come to recognize how widespread bravery is, ...
Unique times for a really unique person: Mom

The pandemic ... cannot, absolutely must not, take the spotlight from: Mother's Day!
Father Koch: Jesus shows us the face of God

During this Easter Season, the Lord continues to speak words of comfort and consolation to his disciples and also to us.
Don't bottle up emotions

Have you had a good cry lately?
Jonah’s story is a lesson in God’s mercy and forgiveness

I’ve always been fascinated by the story of Jonah and the Whale.
Reflecting on the loyalty of St. Joseph

On May 1, we celebrate the Feast of St. Joseph the Worker, who serves as one of the most inspirational models of loyalty in all human history.
Father Koch: Jesus alone is the Good Shepherd

Throughout history, the Church has endured some very turbulent times.
How to continue the Easter celebration at home

May is usually a month crammed with celebrations on our calendars.
A spirit of unity during the pandemic

In any crisis throughout our nation’s history, people have pulled together in a spirit of community ...
In times of crisis, become godlike

My son had trouble graphing an equation for his algebra class ...
Father Koch: We must walk with Jesus to Emmaus if we expect to encounter him in the Eucharist

We can wonder how it is that two of Jesus’ disciples managed to walk with him for several miles from Jerusalem to Emmaus and not recognize him.
Is there an eighth Corporal Work of Mercy?

There are strange gifts wrapped in this terrible pandemic.

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If you have been sexually abused as a minor by a member of the clergy or anyone representing the Catholic Church, or if you know of someone who was, you can report that abuse through the diocesan Abuse Hotline.

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