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June 16, 2022This Sunday, this Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ, begins a multi-year mission called for by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops to reassure us of the living presence of Jesus Christ — Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity — among us in the Eucharist. Our world is surely filled with troubles, frustrations, sins — but we are reassured that even among the very many real difficulties that weigh us down, the Living, Loving God is always among us, always lifting us closer to his Divine Majesty. This is very much in line with the Church’s traditions. In fact, it was to foster reverence for the Eucharist and revitalize Catholic belief in the Real Presence, that Pope Urban IV originally instituted the Feast of Corpus Christi in 1264. Each year this feast affords us the privileged opportunity to revere and give thanks for the Eucharist, “the source and summit of the Christian life” (Lumen Gentium, 11).Read More
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June 16, 2022Years ago, when pursuing my undergraduate studies, I was introduced to a movement called the Social Gospel movement. The young voices in our class, a mix of Protestants and Catholics, were overjoyed to hear about the social implications of the Synoptic Gospels as well as the Gospel of St. John. As we explored the topic over several weeks, it became crystal clear that the Christian principles being put forth to bring the social order into conformity with Christianity were already quite apparent in the Catholic Church. Put another way, although bringing good works and faith together was something unacceptable to Protestant reformers like John Calvin in the 16th century, it was something we Catholics were already actively engaged in from the beginning when the Church was founded by Jesus Christ.Read More -
June 16, 2022Ever since he was a 14-year-old attending the minor seminary of the Salesian Missions in the Dominican Republic, Ubaldo Valdez has contemplated serving God in some capacity.Read More -
June 16, 2022Days after his ordination to the permanent diaconate for the diocese, Deacon Jose Miguel Suarez Aular reflected on the future of his ministry.Read More -
June 16, 2022With the ordination of Pedro B. Sanchez Duval to the diaconate for Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish, New Brunswick, known as a national Hispanic Parish, now has a deacon to whom parishioners can easily relate.Read More -
June 16, 2022PERTH AMBOY— “You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit — fruit that will last — and so that whatever you ask in my name the Father will give you” (Jn 15:16).Read More -
June 16, 2022Deacon Hernando Patino is a man of diverse interests and talents. A medical doctor with a passion for pediatric care; an active leader in the Hispanic community throughout New Jersey; a student and practitioner of classical Spanish guitar and now a deacon who can exercise his ministry at his home parish -- St. Magdalen de Pazzi, Flemington.Read More -
June 16, 2022Like some other men discerning a vocation to the diaconate, Jose Fritz Molina saw becoming a deacon as “something unattainable,” adding he “did not feel worthy to be consecrated as such.”Read More -
June 16, 2022Deacon Francisco Jaurides said he hopes to focus on parents, specifically fathers, in his role as a permanent deacon.Read More -
June 16, 2022Deacon Vidál González Zelaya was born in San Salvador, the capital city of the Republic of El Salvador. Having been born in a city and a country named after Jesus Christ as the Savior of the World and being raised in the city of Santa Tecla, named after a first century martyr, Catholicism has framed the life of Deacon González Zelaya. He cannot remember a time when his religion has not been a major influence in his life.Read More -
June 16, 2022“Great things happen with a humble ‘yes,’” said German Gonzalez, one of 15 Spanish-speaking permanent deacons ordained for service in the diocese May 14. That simple yes began with his birth family, echoed in his own life, and continues to ring in the lives of his children.Read More -
June 16, 2022Deacon Paul Flor came to the United States about 35 years ago from Guayaquil, Ecuador, to earn a master’s degree and advance his career. He teaches about HVAC (heating, ventilating and air conditioning), and environmental control technology as an associate professor at Raritan Valley Community College, Branchburg.Read More -
June 16, 2022Richard Ferreira grew up with a deep appreciation for the role that deacons play in their church communities. As a child, Ferreira had a front row seat watching his father, Emeterio, serve as a deacon at St. Mary’s Church in Manhattan. “He planted the seeds of Catholic growth in me,” states Ferreira.Read More -
June 16, 2022On the faith journey of Deacon Sergio Diaz, Christ’s call to the diaconate was clear to everyone… save its intended recipient. After some 30 years of persuasion from many clergy and members of Our Lady of Fatima Parish, Perth Amboy, that call was answered May 14 when he joined the ranks of the newest class of permanent deacons for the diocese.Read More -
June 16, 2022It came as a surprise to no one when Deacon Jose R. Diaz, a member of Our Lady of Fatima Parish, Perth Amboy, began studying for the diaconate. The fervent Catholic had already dedicated himself to ministering to anyone open to the Good News.Read More -
June 16, 2022Many have spoken about life’s journey being its own reward. For Deacon William Chirinos, his path towards the diaconate illustrates that idea.Read More -
June 16, 2022Newly-ordained, Dominican Republic-born Deacon Ysidro Abreau believes God called him “for years for one reason or another” and finally decided to answer that calling.Read More -
June 16, 2022METUCHEN – It began with the presentation of the candidates. As Deacon Stephen F. Kern read their names, one-by-one the 15 men rose from their pews, stood next to their spouses and families, and stated clearly throughout the church, “Presente” – Present in Spanish – before moving to the altar.Read More -
June 16, 2022MILLTOWN — The demographics at Our Lady of Lourdes Parish have changed since it was founded in 1921 to serve the spiritual and pastoral needs of French families who came to work at the borough’s new Michelin plant in 1907.Read More -
June 16, 2022Unlike God the Father, who is immutable, a glance at past and the present will show that our earthly fathers have not only changed, they’ve evolved!Read More
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