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Today's Readings
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Reading 1 EZ 9:1-7; 10:18-22Responsorial Psalm PS 113:1-2, 3-4, 5-6Gospel MT 18:15-20
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News From the Beacon
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August 12
Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney will ordain 14 men to the Permanent Diaconate of the Diocese on Saturday, Aug. 22 at 9 a.m. in the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Paterson. It will be the first Mass of the Rite of Ordination for permanent deacons that he will preside at since being ordained and installed as the eighth Bishop of Paterson on July 1.Read More -
August 6
Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney ordained Rev. Mr. Joseph Anthony Mactal to the transitional diaconate on July 31 in his home parish of St. Thomas the Apostle in Oak Ridge — the first ordination to the diaconate that the Bishop has presided over since his ordination/installation on July 1. It also marked the last step for Rev. Mr. Mactal, a parishioner of St. Thomas and St. John Vianney in Stockholm, before he is called to ordination as a priest of the Diocese next year.Read More -
August 6
Bishop Kevin Sweeney made a pastoral visit to St. Joseph Parish in Newton Aug. 1 where he celebrated the 5 p.m. vigil Mass for the 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time.Read More
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Catholic News Service
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When the Kenyan government ordered the country into lockdown to curtail the spread of the...
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VATICAN CITY (CNS) — As travel restrictions continue in the hope of slowing the spread...
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ROME (CNS) — The Italian bishops’ conference has distributed another 10 million euros ($11.2 million)...
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News from the Vatican
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The coronavirus pandemic has shed light on other, "more widespread social diseases," particularly attacks on the God-given human dignity of every person, Pope Francis said.
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For peace to flourish, weapons of war must be set aside, especially nuclear weapons that can obliterate entire cities and countries, Pope Francis said on the 75th anniversary of the nuclear bombing...
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Everyone, including the pope, experiences trials that can shake his or her faith; the key to survival is to call out to the Lord for help, Pope Francis said.
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National Catholic Register
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By The Editors | Pope St. John Paul II once said “Lebanon is more than a country — it is a message,” one of how “different faiths can live together in peace, brotherhood and cooperation.” Lebanon’s...
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By Father Raymond J. de Souza | A remarkable story from Rome is both an astonishing tale and something of a pastoral puzzle. Pope Francis inspired the former and listening more carefully to...
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By Kevin Di Camillo | What is “spiritual direction”? Unlike the Sacrament of Penance, the study of systematic theology, or the corporal works of mercy, spiritual direction is a much less easily...
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Pope Francis Twitter Feed
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Catholic Link
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People do foolish things for love. Consider a wonderful Catholic girl I know who creeped away from her loving parents... The post St. Clare, Scandal, & Why Saints Are Often Foolish appeared first...
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In this two part series we will explore 1) Icons and Statues in the Catholic Worldview and 2) Images and... The post What’s The Deal With Catholics Praying In Front Of Statues And Icons? appeared...
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The Holy Rosary The Holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary is one of the most popular devotions of the... The post This Is Why St. Dominic Is Given Credit for the Holy Rosary appeared first on...
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Are you feeling low? Tired? Empty? Perhaps God is asking you to go on a silent retreat. Retreats, particularly those... The post 5 Things That Happen On A Silent Retreat appeared first on...
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In the spiritual life, the term “mountaintop experience” refers to a glorious, monumental event in which one comes face to... The post Looking For A Mountaintop Spiritual Experience? Dive Into St...
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