The Festival Committee is looking for volunteers to assist with this year’s 67th Annual Festival of Fun. This is a fun and easy way to earn service hours for Confirmation … Learn More
Tag: Marriage
Marriage celebrated as ‘gift to the Church’ at Anniversary Mass
What is the key to a successful, long-lasting marriage? According to Timothy and Mary O’Shea, who are celebrating 60 years of married life, it is patience and prayer. “Pray the … Learn More
Pope calls bishops to Rome to discuss marriage and family in October
Pope Leo XIV announced March 19 that he is asking the presidents of all bishops’ conferences around the world to convene in Rome in October to renew and deepen the … Learn More
Sights & Sounds: Parish helps 8 couples to marry on Valentine’s Day
A Newark parish community came together to help eight couples exchange vows at St. James Church on Valentine’s Day. The couples—who are from Brazil and primarily speak Portuguese—faced challenges completing … Learn More
Sights & Sounds: Helping married couples find new ways to pray and connect
On Nov. 15, married couples from around the Archdiocese of Newark gathered for the first God Chose Me for You Marriage Retreat Day at Saint Thomas the Apostle Parish Center … Learn More
Marriage is a ‘noble, exalted’ vocation, path to holiness, pope says
Sacramental marriage and traditional family life increase joy in the good times, give strength during hard times and are a path to true holiness, Pope Leo XIV said. Marking the 10th anniversary … Learn More
5 Ways Joachim and Anne are 21st-century saints
Christians have been celebrating Sts. Joachim and Anne, whose feast day is July 26, since the dawn of Christianity. And rightly so, since Joachim and Anne, the parents of the … Learn More
A Jubilee Mass celebrates the gift of marriage
On Sunday, June 1, the Archdiocese of Newark celebrated the gift of marriage as part of the Catholic Church’s Jubilee Year of Hope. Couples with significant wedding anniversaries, including those … Learn More
Reaching out in faith: Is the annulment process just a way to get around the church’s prohibition on divorce?
Q: I was married in a non-Catholic wedding ceremony, then divorced years later civilly. Once I became Catholic and wanted to marry again, I got an annulment of the first … Learn More
Reaching out in faith: Can a marriage be declared invalid due to severe mental illness?
Q&A with Jenna Marie Cooper, who holds a licentiate in canon law.
