SEASONS & CELEBRATIONS

Fourth week of Advent: A time to encounter

The word “advent” comes from the Latin term adventus...

Spring Lake school focuses on generosity

In St. Catharine-St. Margaret Parish, Spring Lake, the spirit of giving

Open to All: Middletown parish to host dinner on Christmas

A soup to nuts dinner to celebrate Jesus’ birth...

The Christmas octave: Continuing the celebration

For most people, the significance of events...

Nativity scenes are reminder of Lord's love and tenderness, Pope says

Making his customary visit to the Rome Basilica of St. Mary Major...

What is your greatest hope this Christmas?

As we prepare to enter the Jubilee Year and focus on its theme, “Pilgrims of Hope,” The Monitor asked members of the diocesan family...

Newly installed Holy Cross pastor finds welcoming and supportive community

Father Michael Lankford-Stokes has devoted his priestly life to sharing the Real Presence of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist...

When Celebrating is Hard: Parishes offer spiritual support for bereaved during holiday season

When faced with the loss of a loved one, whether recently or long ago, what would ...

New Netflix film presents the life of the Virgin Mary

For those attempting to bring any ...

Mary

The life of the Blessed Mother, from before her birth to the flight...

Vatican prepares to welcome millions for Holy Year

Holy Year every 25 years is an acknowledgment that ...

Surrendering emptiness in Advent

Sometimes during Advent as a child, I tried to imagine how Mary

In times of division, Our Lady of Guadalupe calls all to unity in Christ, bishops say

At a time marked by division, several U.S. bishops wrote Dec. 11

All About Hope: This Christmas and throughout Holy Year, Catholics called to reflect hope to a weary world

Just like the sentiments of JOY, LOVE and CHARITY … the feeling of HOPE ...

10 things to know about Jubilee 2025, the Holy Year that begins Dec. 24

OSV News– Signs around the Eternal City declare "Roma si trasforma"...


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