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Family is where we learn to serve the least among us

Ask any parent who launched their child only to have them...

The season of grief can become the season of remembering with love

In caring for children, one thing becomes very apparent.

God Behind the Curtain

I’ve had some rough times throughout my life...

The future of women’s health care: Trusting pregnancy centers to meet women’s need

“I came to Choices Women’s Center because I was building my exit plan.”

Father Koch: The Beatitudes should make us very uncomfortable

Jesus knows the struggles that his disciples will have with the world.

Faith's lingering questions come to the fore in work of author Robert Dugoni

There's a stirring scene in Robert Dugoni's new novel...

There is so much more to say

If you have been a reader of The Monitor...

Is a person divorced due to an abusive marriage unable to receive Communion?

For some background, we as Catholics do believe...

Father Koch: In encountering Jesus, Simon recognizes he needs to repent

Jesus has begun his public ministry and is beginning ...

Listen, Respond, and Trust

Like most kids in high school, I couldn’t wait to get...

A new perspective

Like most Catholics, my family and I have a particular pew....

Can you receive Communion twice in one day?

To start with the second part of your question, the short answer is...

Father Koch: As winter wanes, the Light of the World shines brighter

The midpoint of winter, 40 days after Christmas, ...

Catholic Schools Week: Celebrating learning communities where the Gospel is lived every day

Our Diocese covers a wide-reaching swath of the State of New Jersey

Father Koch: Luke, our first historian, grounds our faith in time and place

Of the evangelists, it is Luke alone who ...


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