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Back to sports: Catholic student athletes return with gusto

As students begin filtering back to their respective high schools for another year of learning ...

USCCB urges support for federal school choice bill

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops is urging support for ...

In series of messages, Pope stays focused on grandparents, elderly

Pope Francis has written and spoken extensively on the elderly during his papacy...

Resources for Handing Stories Down

There are so many reasons for grandparents and the elderly to pass on their life experiences to the next generation:

Bereavement challenges for older adults

Seniors who suffer the loss of a loved one, particularly a spouse or a caretaker, may face a host of challenges accompanying the loss.

Walking with the elderly through their unique experience of grief

In my family, our oldest loved one is my aunt, 85 years old, going on 60. It seems she doesn’t age, but time has not been kind to her in terms of grief.

Making our older loved ones a priority in our lives

It has been said of the many societal problems that emerged during the pandemic, ...

Seniors have much to offer next generations, if only they will share, young will listen

Grandparents and the elderly benefit from experience that ...

Father Gallagher’s 50 years of varied priestly adventures

When Father Richard Gallagher retired from active ministry ...

Msgr. Brady known for building parish around Eucharist

Celebrating a half-century of priesthood, Msgr. James J. Brady ...

Father Manning strives to ‘do everything for Jesus Christ’

More than 25 years ago, Father Michael Manning was given a front seat for ...

‘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

A look back to our Eucharistic Congress

As the Church throughout the United States is poised to begin a three-year Eucharistic Revival, The Monitor is marking the 10th anniversary of the Diocese of Trenton’s first Eucharistic Congress. 

Excerpts from 'Do this in Memory of Me'

The following are excerpts taken from the catechetical writing series on the Holy Eucharist by Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., originally published by The Monitor in August 2016.

USCCB document on Holy Eucharist

The following are excerpts from the document “The Mystery of the Eucharist in the Life of the Church,” developed by the Committee on Doctrine of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.


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