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Hold your Mother’s hand through her Rosary

A message from Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., for the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary, Oct. 7
Bishop calls for support to hurricane victims

News reports indicate that the staggering devastation occasioned by Hurricane Ian is among the worst...
Every step you take: Walking with moms in need

October 2, 2022, is Respect Life Sunday and begins Respect Life Month in the Catholic ...
Catechetical Series: Words matter-Catechesis and evangelization

Since the Second Vatican Council (1962-1965), several terms have appeared with increasing frequency ...
Catechetical Sunday 2022

For the past forty years, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
In remembrance of September 11

As we remember, in awesome silence, those who died in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 in New York, Washington and Shanksville...
Someone Beautiful for God

It has been twenty-five years since the death of Mother Teresa of Calcutta died on September 5, 1997
On the beatification of Pope John Paul I

Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., has shared this message on the beatification of Pope John Paul I by Pope Francis, September 4.
Listen to the Voice of Creation

I always feel grateful to live in a section of the country that enjoys a clear and distinct change of seasons...
Catholic schools: Truth in advertising

Home is the first and primary school. Parents are the first and primary teachers.
Catechetical Series: Keep the Light On

It is the mission of the Catholic Church to address and reform contemporary culture
August – The month of the Immaculate Heart of Mary

Since the 16th century, the practice of dedicating whole months to saints or other sacred ...
‘In Their Old Age, They Still Bear Fruit’

A homily given by Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., for World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly, July 23 and 24
World day for elderly to include support for 'treasure' of retired, infirm priests

This year, the Catholic Church throughout the world celebrates the second Annual World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly on the weekend of July 23-24.
Summer Greetings from Bishop O'Connell
Bishop O'Connell: MESSAGE ON THE ROE v. WADE DECISION

For almost 50 years, pro-life Catholics and people of good will in the United States have prayed fervently, ...
The Sacred Heart of Jesus, heart of priest beat as one

Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus can be traced back to the 12th and 13th centuries ...
Life and Dignity for All

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops once again sponsors “Religious Freedom Week” this year, June 22-29, 2022, with the theme “Life and Dignity for All,” and the encouragement to “Pray. Reflect. Act.”
Father's Day Message from Bishop O'Connell
The Eucharistic Revival: ‘My Flesh for the Life of the World’

As Christians we know that we need Christ to be present in our lives.
Come, Holy Spirit

“The love of God has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit dwelling with us (Romans 5: 5).”
And He Was Taken From Their Sight

Although the liturgical celebration of the Solemnity of the Ascension has been transferred to Sunday in the Dioceses of New Jersey, I can’t help but reflect about the feast we traditionally celebrated 40 days after Easter.
Bishop's message on the Uvalde school shootings

Lifting up in prayer the souls of the children and teachers killed Tuesday at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, and united in grief with their parents and families, the words of St. Matthew’s Gospel account of the massacre of the holy innocents in Bethlehem come to my mind:
Love, learn from Mary this May

Love for Mary, the Blessed Mother of the Lord Jesus Christ, is as natural to the Catholic as love for one's own mother.
Pray and Fast for All Human Life

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and its Committee on Pro-Life Activities

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