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“We are always here to help and serve you,” said Knights of Columbus N.J. State Deputy Raymond Sands to more than 300 clergy and Knights in the Imperia banquet hall, Somerset, Sept. 7 for the Knights’ annual “Pride in Our Priests” dinner. Sponsored by the Knights’ Metuchen Diocese Chapter, the gala event was an opportunity for both groups to break bread and reflect upon the integral roles they fulfill in the four counties of the Diocese.

Echoing the words of the prophet Samuel when he discerned the call of Christ, a jubilant young woman stood before a church of believers and uttered eight life-changing words.

Ask Jay Locquiao, the new principal of St. Francis Cathedral School, why he chose to leave his career in public school teaching to embark on the road to Catholic school leadership, and you’ll hear him give praise to the Almighty.

When more than 3,000 Black American Catholics gathered for the 13th National Black Catholic Congress July 20-23, they were continuing an initiative that began in 1889 when journalist Daniel Rudd, born a slave in Kentucky, founded the Congress.