Catholic ministries help parents choose life for babies with disabilities
Mary Kellett still remembers the moment one doctor told her to let her baby die. She was in the hospital after giving birth to her son, Peter, at 33 weeks … Learn More
Tag: Pastoral Ministry with Persons with Disabilities
Jubilee event invites us to embrace persons with disabilities with open-mindedness and hope
On the evening of Oct. 21, 55 members of the Catholic and Jewish communities gathered at JCC Metro West in West Orange, NJ, to explore new perspectives on neurodiversity and … Learn More
Disability & Belonging: Jubilee event seeks to build communities of hope
On October 21, as part of the Jubilee Year of Hope, the Newark Archdiocese’s Office for Pastoral Ministry with Persons with Disabilities will co-sponsor a screening of the documentary Intelligent … Learn More
Pope: Places, mentalities must be more receptive to people with disabilities (Video)
VATICAN CITY — Making places more accessible for people with disabilities requires removing physical barriers and adjusting attitudes to be more open and inclusive, Pope Francis said. The pope’s prayer … Learn More
Church still working to make the ‘ideal real’ when including people with disabilities
They want to belong, just like every other parishioner.
Adults with autism make friends, have fun at unique parish basketball clinic
St. Joseph Church in Maplewood offers the only basketball program in North Jersey that is designed for adults with profound autism.
