COMMENTARY
At Issue: A chain of memories
It happens every year as September approaches. The first snap of cool air, the first wash of bright blue sky that comes along with it, start the chain of memories that lead back to September 11, 2001.
Led By The Spirit: Diocese launches Pastoral Plan
The document that will define the way forward for the people of God in the Diocese of Trenton will be officially launched in all parishes the weekend of Aug. 15-16. The release of Led By the Spirit, a Pastoral Plan for the Diocese of Trenton, is scheduled to coincide with …
The robed and four-legged conspirators
For the past two weeks, I have been hostess to a new, non-paying tenant on my postage-stamp-sized Central Jersey estate: a groundhog.
A father's stories can make us who we are
Many years ago, soon after I began writing this column regularly, a priest acquaintance was walking past my table at a social gathering. He leaned over and whispered, “What are you going to write about when you run out of things your father taught you?”
A simple life brings joy to the spirit
Hanging on the wall in a quaint gift shop at the New Jersey shore is a hand carved wooden sign that reads, "Life doesn’t have to be perfect to be joyful." The black and white photo above the words portrays the image of a country grandma, hair pulled up in …
Double blessings, showered down: how a family grows
This is the month that set the orbit for our entire year.
Clunkers keep Catholic Charities car donation program on hold
The auto donation program Bruno Cellucci started at Catholic Charities about a year-and-a-half ago has been taking a hit lately.
Ask yourself, 'What would Francis do?'
With the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi on the very near horizon, some folks around the diocese have been talking up ways to expand the dimensions of the Oct. 4 observance.
What Would Francis Do? (The Sequel)
Since this year marks the 800th anniversary of the founding of the Franciscan Order, it seems right to memorialize the patron of ecology with more than usual flair on his Oct. 4 feast day.
Time apart reorients our lives to God
Perhaps life seems to be spinning out of control, or we realize we have wandered too far from God. No matter the reason, there are times when we need to withdraw and refocus.
Reminding each other what God can do
In my twenty-some years, I’ve been blessed with many cheerleaders, and lately, I’ve been more attuned to their impact, the way they spur along my pursuit of big dreams and small to-dos.
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