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"In a sense we can become too familiar with our Eucharistic Lord, but the Congress and surrounding events, have certainly helped us all to recall the extraordinary event that takes place at each Mass, nothing less than the representation of Jesus’ saving acts for us and God’s coming to us Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity."

Bishop Checchio would like you to participate in the ‘Walk With One Initiative.’ This initiative revolves around four simple steps.

Maria Agnese, a youth minister for Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish in Bernardsville broadened her experience with the church at Eucharistic Revival.

Luke Fuller, David Watchorn and Jonathan Abouhayla all didn't know what to expect, but were all blown away by the experience.

Jerome Ocampo, a transitional deacon studying at Immaculate Conception Seminary, Seton Hall, shares that his experience at the Eucharistic Congress was powerful enough to make him cry.

Deacon Stephen Kearns, diocesan director, Office of the Diaconate shares an amazing experience of the Eucharistic Congress. But reminds us that what he experienced is one that we have experienced … every time we go to Mass.

Very Reverend Jonathan S. Toborowski, Vicar General shares his experience of attending the National Eucharistic Congress with our diocesan delegation.

Adam Carlisle, Diocesan Secretary for the Secretariat for Evangelization and Communication shares his biggest takeaways from this year’s Congress.

Sister Anna Nguyen describes her time at the National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis.

How fitting and how needed after 83 years, after lockdowns and separation from each other, that we could come together in such a tremendous way. We had survived the desert and had reached our oasis.

Bring your children to Mass! As the National Eucharistic Revival embraces The Year of Mission, may we all become childlike in the presence of Jesus in the Eucharist and foster this mission in our own domestic churches.

Luz Escobar, Bilingual Administrative Assistant for the Hispanic Evangelization Office at the Diocese of Metuchen, shares a personal reflection and how she plans to use Catholic Relief Services to help those who need it.

During the National Eucharistic Year of Parish Revival, more than 15,000 children were enrolled in a variety of parish religious education programs in some 85 parishes in the Diocese.

Dr. Jay's wife, Jennifer, daughters Nennolina (3 years old) and Liliana (6 months) and myself were so blessed and grateful to be a part of the Eucharistic Congress.

Members of The Community Team NJ were present at the Catholic Charities, Diocese of Metuchen’s Ozanam Family Shelter at the end of July. After sharing a feast of pizza and cookies, the team handed out back-to-school wish lists to each family.

An enthusiastic crowd of some 150 seniors gathered July 25 in the St. John Neumann Pastoral Center, Piscataway, for the second annual “Celebrate Life, A Morning for Grandparents and Seniors,” sponsored by the diocesan Office of Human Life and Dignity.

The Sisters of Christian Charity have been a treasure and an influential presence at both The School of St. Elizabeth and its home parish, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, for 35 years.

We may wonder why we spend so much time asking God to deliver us from evil. The reason we repeat this prayer over and over is that we live in a world of spiritual and bodily evil, which comes forth from the presence of sin. As such, we need continual deliverance.

This inspiring vision of aging is a dramatic contrast from the opening focus on loneliness as the “bleak companion” for seniors. But the blessings of aging and the power of community give all the tools needed to go from loneliness to contributing, contemplative elders.

The Children’s Hospital at Saint Peter’s University Hospital has a long-standing reputation for comprehensive maternal care, including the quality of its pediatric intensive care unit and Level IV neonatal intensive care unit.