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December 1
Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney made a pastoral visit on Saturday, Nov. 26 to St. Kateri Tekakwitha Parish in Sparta where he celebrated the 5 p.m. vigil Mass for the first Sunday of Advent.Read More -
December 1
The faith community of St. Simon the Apostle Parish in the Green Pond section of Rockaway Township welcomed Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney, who celebrated 9 a.m. Mass there on Nov. 24 for Thanksgiving Day.Read More -
December 1
Millennials are a tough generation to reach with the Gospel. They are educated, tech-savvy and opinionated — and increasingly identify as either secular or “spiritual but not religious.” Evangelizing them means meeting them where they are, engaging them intellectually, inviting them to “be Church” — and using clever marketing strategies.Read More -
December 1
Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney visited the Jesus Christ Prince of Peace Chapel in Haledon on Nov. 20 to celebrate a Mass for the Solemnity of Christ the King with the Catholic Campus Ministry (CCM) of William Paterson University in Wayne and Corazon Puro, a chastity ministry.Read More -
December 1
The practice of Lectio Divina can help deepen our relationship with God and “root our lives in the Scriptures — the living word of God — and his revelation to the world,” Bishop Emeritus Arthur J. Serratelli told catechists and other local faithful on Nov. 9 at the Evangelization Center at St. Paul Inside the Walls in Madison.Read More -
December 1
The evangelization and transmission of the faith in the Americas have always been united to a singular love for the Virgin Mary. There is not a single corner of our geography that is not crowned by an advocation to our Blessed Mother. Pope St. John Paul II made mention of this at the beginning of his pontificate: “Your Marian love has been a ferment of catholicity in your history.”Read More -
December 1
La evangelización y la transmisión de la fe en las Américas, han ido siempre unidas a un amor singular a la Virgen María. No hay un rincón de nuestra geografía que no se encuentre coronado por una advocación de nuestra Madre. Así lo recordó Juan Pablo II en los comienzos mismos de su pontificado: «El amor mariano ha sido en vuestra historia fermento de catolicidad”Read More -
December 1
In the two-plus years that I have been writing this weekly column, I believe that there have been times when, indirectly, I asked for or encouraged “feedback” from you (Dear Readers). I believe that now may be a good time to request that feedback more directly. So, I will begin with two questions: 1. How many of you listen to Bishop Robert Barron’s Word on Fire Podcast? (more about that in a moment) and 2. As we consider Bishop Barron’s “strategies for growth,” do you have a practical suggestion or strategy that could help us “evangelize” (grow the Church)?Read More
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