Argentina from Catholic Charities - Father English Food Pantry

Father Brendan Murray from
Nazareth Village and Priests Healthcare

Semenarian Frank Lennie

Maemi Carrillo, Eighth-grader at St. Gerard Majella School in Paterson

‘Love Thy Neighbor’

BISHOP KEVIN J. SWEENEY

I have always found Dorothy Day to be a fascinating, complex individual (and it is not just because she is a fellow New Yorker born in Brooklyn!) She was a prolific writer with strong opinions. Her words were always inspiring and often challenging. Day’s road to Catholicism was not an easy one, but she could not turn away from the beauty of the faith that tugged at her heart. Her tireless work of behalf of the poor, the outcast, the marginalized, along with her steadfast commitment to the Catholic faith, are models for us all. In 2002, New York’s John Cardinal O’Connor initiated Day’s cause for sainthood. While those around her called her a saint, Dorothy Day, always feisty and in true New York fashion, replied, “Don’t call me a saint. I don’t want to be dismissed so easily.”.

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Our Bishop's Annual Appeal has a new name
"the diocesan ministries appeal"

The new name -- Diocesan Ministries Appeal -- puts the focus on the purpose of the appeal:  to assist the people of our Diocese, shining a light on important initiatives that help so many of our brothers and sisters each year, asking for your support to bring this work to life.