SEASONS & CELEBRATIONS

On Christmas Eve, Bishop reminds faithful that the Christmas story is worth repeating

Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., smiled broadly while ...

A New Year’s blessing from Bishop O’Connell

As we continue to celebrate the Christmas season...

Diocese's faithful usher in Christmas 2025

Full, packed, standing room only.

Open your hearts to baby Jesus and one another, Pope says on Christmas

Jesus entering the world as a little baby ...

Pray for peace in front of the Nativity scene, Pope asks children

Pope Leo XIV asked children to pray in front of their Nativity scenes ...

Born in hardship, sung in hope: the quiet, powerful origins of 'Silent Night'

As Christmas approaches and "Silent Night" begins to fill...

Catholic actor finds Christmas joy in helping US charity

With the Vatican's Nativity scene and huge Christmas tree...

The signs are everywhere: God is with us

In our first reading on the Fourth Sunday of Advent, the Lord invites Ahaz ...

Advent reflections from the women doctors of the Church

Advent calls us beyond the false security of the merely...

Holmdel community gets in the Christmas spirit

Arriving on a fire truck, Santa Claus made a dramatic appearance ...

Bishop O’Connell joins priests in musical Christmas message

In St. Alphonsus Church, Hopewell, Bishop David M. O'Connell...

On Guadalupe feast day, Pope prays leaders shun lies, hatred, division, disrespect for life

Pope Leo XIV prayed for Mary's maternal intercession so that...

Giving Advent and Christmas the greater share

It often seems to me that this Readers’ Corner page ...

Arriving at the manger through Mary's pondering

The scriptural scene for this Christmas Sunday is ...

Christmas reminds faithful God can be found in the ordinary, Pope says

Christmas is a reminder that people can encounter God in....


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