COLUMNS
Scammed no more!
The time I spend to write this column was supposed to have been spent with a friend whom I have not seen in years.
Before canonization, faithful share memories of Mother Teresa's visit to Trenton
While the Monitor was working on its special edition to coincide with the canonization of St. Teresa of Kolkata, many visitors flowed through the publication’s offices to talk about their experiences during the saint’s 1995 visit to Trenton.
Dreaming of the Caribbean: bold adventures, surprise homecomings
The phone call came when I was boiling sweet corn – suppertime on a hum-drum Sunday whose excitement peaked with a trip to the grocery store.
How can Catholics relate to Mary?
Of all the aspects of Mary, her motherhood is the one that takes hold of the average Catholic. We can easily imagine the indescribable intimacy that exists between a mother and son.
Write your own story
Imagine a scenario where answering one question correctly could win you untold riches. The challenge is simple: "From a box of DVDs featuring movies you've never seen or heard of, can you pick one that's good?"
Young people need to talk with their grandparents!
For many young Catholics the defining moment of the summer took place in Poland, where Pope Francis joined over a million teens and young adults for World Youth Day.
Little choices make a big difference
Car manuals say the dashboard's oil light may stay on for a few seconds after you start the engine. But mine had been lit up for longer than that as I sat in the driveway.
Follow Pope Francis' example of 'Mercy Fridays'
It was all over Facebook when I checked my posts the other day.
Listening at the keyholes: how to love better and learn more
When two 20-somethings slung a wire across rooftops in Boston, they were hoping to hear each other’s voices transmitted across that line.
A virtual leap of faith
While reading, writing and arithmetic took up the majority of my time in grade school, there are very few specific classes that stick out in my mind.
The Rosary puts us in communion with Jesus through the heart of Mary
During my years as a Hospice volunteer, I had some very moving and meaningful experiences. One, in particular, stands out.
Stark statistics and hopeful responses
To address the bishops of the U.S. mission dioceses on the topic "Economic Structures and Poverty," I spent a month poring over 300 pages of articles and reports, and I ended up reconnecting myself to some stark statistics and opening my eyes to some needed responses by us as a …
Are outward signs of faith offensive?
I am settling into my cramped seat in a small aircraft when I smell it: the nauseating odor of fried food in close quarters.
Rosary, Catholic schools spark social media conversations
In late September, Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., issued a message for October, the month of the Holy Rosary. In it, the Bishop invited “all Catholics in the Diocese of Trenton to consider making this devotion part of your daily life of prayer.”
The struggle to not make God our own tribal deity
I was blessed to grow up in a very sheltered and safe environment.
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