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"Grandparents, the elderly and all the faithful who, motivated by a true spirit of penance and charity," attend Mass or other prayer services as part of the day's celebration can receive the indulgence, which "may also be applied as a suffrage to the souls in purgatory," said the announcement published July 18 by the Apostolic Penitentiary, the Vatican court charged with granting indulgences.

As Bishop, I invite all the clergy and faithful of the Diocese, once again, to show the generosity for which I have come to know you so well by contributing to the third annual collection for the retired, elderly and infirm priests of the Diocese. They, too, deserve our love and gratitude in their twilight years!

There are virtues and then there are virtues. Here's one you don't see or hear a lot in our polarized society today: civility. In a world in which instant information, instant messages, instant solutions and instant gratification are not only expected but presumed --- and, indeed, required --- precious little room and time are left for the virtue of civility.

There are virtues and then there are virtues. Here's one you don't see or hear a lot in our polarized society today: civility. In a world in which instant information, instant messages, instant solutions and instant gratification are not only expected but presumed --- and, indeed, required --- precious little room and time are left for the virtue of civility.

THE IMAGE OF NEWBORN TWINS THAT GRACES THE COVER of The Monitor Magazine’s July issue tells one of the joyful stories coming out of the tumultuous two years since the U.S Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe vs. Wade. With abortion rates rising and national support for legalized abortion growing, this month’s IN FOCUS offers a post-Dobbs progress report and highlights the many ways that the Church and other leaders continue to advocate for and support both the mother-to-be and her baby in the womb.

The following text is the homily given by Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., for the establishment of the Oratory of St. Philip Neri in St. Anthony of Padua Parish, Red Bank, July 7, 2024

BISHOP DAVID M. O’CONNELL, C.M., CELEBRATED A MASS OF THANKSGIVING July 7 to commemorate the canonical establishment of the Red Bank Oratory of St. Philip Neri by Pope Francis.

THE CHANCERY IN LAWRENCEVILLE will be closed Wednesday, July 4 and Friday, July 5, for Independence Day. Regular business hours will resume Monday, July 8.