Lenten reflections from Newark’s auxiliary bishops
Available in Spanish here. Entering into the cells of our heart By Bishop Manuel A. Cruz, D.D. This has been my meditation during this Lent. The passage of the Prodigal … Learn More
Category: Columns
Lenten reflection: It is not about us, it is about the other
March 3, 2021: Wednesday of the Second Week of Lent Today’s Readings: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/030321.cfm The greatest must serve the rest. There is no getting around it – Jesus wants the disciples to serve … Learn More
Black History Month: Black Catholics in New Jersey
The first Africans to come to what would become the United States were brought as slaves. Although African slavery is most often associated with the southern states, slavery was legal … Learn More
Black History Month: Haitian communities in the Archdiocese of Newark
In 1989, Sister Thea Bowman visited Seton Hall University and addressed the American Bishops Conference meeting there. In her talk she spoke of the experience of the Black Catholics in … Learn More
Black History Month: Servant of God, Sister Thea Bowman
There are many wonderful folks who have visited the Archdiocese of Newark. A few of them, such as Mother Theresa and Pope John Paul II, are canonized saints, some are … Learn More
Black History Month: America’s first black priest celebrates Mass in Hoboken
Born into slavery in Missouri in 1854, Augustine (Augustus) Tolton was baptized into his mother’s Catholic faith. This required the cooperation of his parents’ “owners,” who were Catholic. The wife … Learn More
Why should you choose a Catholic school for your child?
Around this time every year, we celebrate Catholic Schools Week with our Catholic School community and show our town community what is so unique and special about a Catholic education through activities … Learn More
A Catholic Schools Week column of gratitude
A year ago, children rarely complained when they could not go to school. Now, when so many have gone without the comforting familiarity of school for so long, it is … Learn More
Column: Saying, ‘Yes’ to God
It’s amazing how one little word can shape the course of our lives. What we say yes to can have a huge impact, not only on our lives but on the … Learn More
Look to St. Joseph as a model of creative courage for the new year
Thank God we’ve finally left 2020 behind! We’ve entered a new year with great hopes for better times, along with a little trepidation. For many of us, V-day – when … Learn More