The Catholic Spirit

The Catholic Spirit is the weekly newspaper of the Diocese of Metuchen, covering the Catholic community of Middlesex, Somerset, Hunterdon and Warren Counties. This website contains general information about the newspaper as well as regularly updated articles, news briefs and headlines of stories in the current issue of the newspaper. We encourage you to visit the site regularly and to subscribe to your diocesan newspaper.

Our Vision:
Our mission is to evangelize all people, at all times, and in all places. We are to proclaim the message of Jesus; to teach his truth; to extend his love to people of all ages," with this proclamation the Diocese of Metuchen defined its vocation in a mission statement promulgated shortly after being established on November 19, 1981.

In its service to this stated mission that The Catholic Spirit began publication with its inaugural issue on Feb. 29, 1996. We intend to spread the good news through the printed word. As an evangelizing tool, we endeavor to assist the Bishop of Metuchen in his role as teacher and leader of the Roman Catholic Christian Community. We hope to be a source of enlightenment, information and witness. Through the communication of the Gospel message of hope and reconciliation for all people we aspire to upbuild the body of Christ specifically within the counties of Middlesex, Somerset, Hunterdon, and Warren, which comprise the Diocese of Metuchen.

Our concern is universal. We intend to dialogue with the diverse elements of our society and to explore the links between the message of salvation and the contemporary culture. We hope to highlight those areas of cooperation while standing also as a voice of critical reflection on the signs of the times as they relate to the Gospel of Christ. In this we intend to bring the Roman Catholic Christian perspective to bear upon and contribute to the debates on significant issues within our society. The Church for all times stands as the sign and safeguard of the transcendent dignity of each and every human life. It is that truth we seek to communicate and to witness.

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