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April 16, 2024
by Michael Kowalczyk
With passports in hand and excitement in their hearts, a group of 18 students and two chaperones from St. Thomas Aquinas High School, Edison, set out on a grand Italian voyage, tracing the footsteps of emperors, artists, and saints across cities ranging from Venice to Sorrento and several in between.
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April 16, 2024
by Filippini Sister Alice Ivanyo
In spite of the fact that it was St. Patrick’s Day, the Italian Cultural Society of North Brunswick held their annual Festa di San Giuseppe on March 17. The Society takes immense pride in continuing programs of the Italian language, culture, and heritage.
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April 16, 2024
Life Choices Resource Center, Metuchen, proudly hosted their annual Charity Banquet, “Defending God’s Most Precious Miracles,” Feb. 25, by “honoring all of our loyal, dedicated and talented volunteers. These men and women share their gifts with us and are the spirit and backbone of our center,” said Elaine Yunker, LCRC director of outreach.
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April 16, 2024
The HOPE Club (Helping Other People Everywhere) at Mount Saint Mary Academy, Watchung, held its annual Cereal Super Bowl for Starfish Food Pantry, Plainfield. The freshmen and sophomore classes collected the most boxes, and the entire Mount community – including incoming freshmen – were able to help fill the food pantry shelves with some 275 boxes.
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April 16, 2024
by Scott Alessi
Each May, one special day is devoted to mothers everywhere for having given their children the gift of life. But for the mother who gave life to Jesus, the entire month is set aside in her honor.
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April 16, 2024
by Msgr. John N. Fell
The Fourth Sunday of Easter is traditionally known as Good Shepherd Sunday because one of the Gospel passages portraying Jesus as the Good Shepherd is always read on this day. Jesus’ title as the Good Shepherd is one of the most ancient ways of describing him; he is referred to as such by both himself and others throughout the New Testament. Christian art, even as early as the catacombs, is full of portrayals of Jesus with a sheep held lovingly upon his shoulders.
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April 16, 2024
by Adriana Guillen
On March 18 and 25, a two-night seminar titled “Job: The Suffering of the Innocent,” organized by the Office of Hispanic Evangelization and guided by Father Gustavo Amell of the Missionary Servants of the Most Holy Trinity, took place at the Diocesan Pastoral Center. With a significant turnout of some 170 attendees from both the Diocese and neighboring dioceses, participants were warmly welcomed on the first night by Bishop James F. Checchio.
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April 16, 2024
by Tiffany Workman
After a long day of lessons at the Phillipsburg Primary School, children enrolled in the afterschool program get to have some fun. The staff have a daily schedule for the children which consists of homework assistance, providing snacks and offer a variety of enriching activities. Sometimes, the children will even have special guests and enrichment presenters. Recently, a 10-year-old miniature therapy horse named Michelangelo made an appearance and made quite an impression.
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April 16, 2024
by Paul J. Peyton
Eager to build and strengthen the religious faith of young people throughout the Diocese of Metuchen, youth ministers gathered in the St. John Neumann Pastoral Center, Piscataway, March 9 for the second diocesan Formation Day and a presentation by Chris Bartlett, vice president at Ablaze Ministries of Round Rock, Texas.
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April 16, 2024
by Anna M. Githens
My mother would often remind me that the key to her safety deposit box was in her sock drawer. When I looked in that drawer after she died, I discovered a little note card that she had left me. On the front was a picture of a sprouting flower and the words, “Where there is life, there is hope.” On the back she encouraged me to feel God’s peace in my heart, even amidst troubling times. That little card has given me much encouragement in hard times.
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April 16, 2024
by Jeanette Martino Land
When I think of the divine pillar of cloud by day and the pillar of fire by night that led the Israelites during the exodus from Egypt, I am consoled by Jesus’ abiding, 24-hour pillar of presence in my life.
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April 16, 2024
by EmmaLee Italia
With Gov. Murphy’s proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2025 now in the hands of the state legislature, the New Jersey Catholic Conference is asking voters to voice their concerns that their elected representatives include budget resolutions for transportation and nursing services, with an emphasis on funding increases.
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April 16, 2024
Saint Peter’s Healthcare System, New Brunswick, has launched New Jersey’s first tuition-free education benefit available for healthcare employees. The Learning, Education and Advancement Program, available to Saint Peter’s full- and part-time employees, makes educational growth accessible so employees can earn valuable credentials and degrees to advance their professional careers in health care.
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April 16, 2024
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s 2021 National Diabetes Statistic Report there are 38.4 million people or 11.6% of the population in the United States who have diabetes. While an estimated 29.7 million have been diagnosed, unfortunately, 8.7 million people are not aware that they have this disease. Many will first learn that they have diabetes when they are treated for one of its life-threatening complications – heart disease, stroke, kidney disease, blindness, nerve disease and amputation.
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April 16, 2024
by Greg Johnson
The best high school bowling team in New Jersey started as only a motley crew. That is how Rusty Thomsen describes his humble beginnings as the head coach at St. Joseph High School in Metuchen nine years ago, and it puts into perspective how far the program has come and means everything to the bowlers’ classmates on 145 Plainfield Avenue.
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