The current pandemic situation has certainly altered our lives, but it has not crushed our spirit or kept us from practicing our Catholic faith! It has greatly challenged all of us and presented us with a unique time in our lives to go deeper into our own spiritual journey to realize how even now God is calling us to recognize Him in our midst.

KENDALL PARK — St. Augustine of Canterbury Church has added a beautiful new addition to its Chapel of the Saints — a reliquary containing an amazingly lifelike replica of St. John Paul II.

One is a New Jersey native; the other moved to the Garden State from South America while in high school and recently, Bishop James F. Checchio appointed both to head key offices in the diocese.

OLD BRIDGE — St. Thomas the Apostle Parish began its 100th anniversary celebration Oct. 13 when a 20-gallon tank with a time capsule inside was unearthed.

“Catholic Charities is part of the mission of us all: to be baptized to spread the heart and mind of Jesus everywhere we go,” declared diocesan vicar general Father Timothy A. Christy during the 2020 Champions for Catholic Charities virtual gala and fundraiser Oct. 22.