COMMENTARY

Celebrating the Class of 2021!

In this special issue of The Monitor Magazine, we celebrate the Class of 2021 … with a focus on the Catholic high school graduates in the Diocese of Trenton...

Going on pilgrimage right at home

"If you want to be a pilgrim on the road of life, ..."

Father Koch: There is more than one way to approach the Lord

How much faith did it take for an unnamed suffering woman to work her way through ...

Preserving the qualities of love

"Ti amo" in Italian means "I love you."

Father Koch: Do not let Jesus sleep in your boat

Gospel Reflection for June 20, 2021, 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time

The stories we tell, the lessons we learn

When I have reunions with my brothers and sisters, ...

Fire, drugs, greed

It may have been a discarded cigarette thrown into a rag bin.

The model of fatherhood

Father’s Day takes on added significance this year due to the fact that Pope Francis has declared this to be the Year of St. Joseph, who is the model of fatherhood for all men. 

Our doubts can move us toward Christ

Sometimes I imagine what it might have been like for people at the foot of the Cross as Jesus' Body was taken down, wrapped in linens and spices, and taken away to the tomb.

Fatherhood requires living in the presence of God

After the death of my dad, I wanted to do something special to honor him.

Father Koch: The Lord plants the garden, we are the fruit of his labor

The nature of the Church, especially in relation to the Kingdom of God, is one that ...

Finding God in the wilderness

The sense of place and pull to the wild that inspired Nick Ripatrozone’s new book are tucked in his very name. 

Going places and doing things again as lockdown ends

We were running food to a friend who just had her fifth baby ...

More TV, movie dads today are strong figures and no longer the hapless foil

We'll always have Homer Simpson with us.

Seven surprising places to find God this summer

Here are seven places you might delight to encounter God with your family this summer.


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