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The publishing team of The Monitor Magazine is once again pleased to present our annual celebration of the priests, deacons and religious men and women marking significant anniversaries of their ministry in 2025.

EARLIER THIS MONTH, the president signed into law the first federal school choice tax credit in our nation's history. This new landmark legislation, led by Sens. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, Bill Cassidy, R-La. and Tim Scott, R-S.C., was modeled on the Educational Choice for Children Act (ECCA) -- which aimed to expand parental choice in education to an estimated 2 million children across the country.

Earlier this month, the president signed into law the first federal school choice tax credit in our nation's history. This new landmark legislation, led by Sens. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, Bill Cassidy, R-La. and Tim Scott, R-S.C., was modeled on the Educational Choice for Children Act (ECCA) -- which aimed to expand parental choice in education to an estimated 2 million children across the country.

When couples prepare for Catholic marriage, they receive a brief introduction to NFP and its holistic approach to women’s health and fertility as a shared journey and responsibility. For those who use an NFP method, fertility is seen as a normal, natural and healthy part of a woman’s life, not a problem to be avoided. NFP is in harmony with the biblical understanding of man and woman, husband and wife, becoming one flesh.

Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., invites all individuals and parish communities in the Diocese of Trenton to take a spiritual journey with him Sept. 13 to the National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa, Doylestown, Pa. Dubbed “The Jubilee Pilgrimage of Hope,” the day-long event is designed to be an uplifting, informative and faith-filled experience at the holy site renowned as the home of the famous “Black Madonna” painting.

As we have often experienced before, the fact the something is declared legal or permissible does not necessarily mean that it should be done or followed. This I.R.S. decision is such a case.

In response to the recent interpretation of the Johnson Amendment publicized by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the USCCB offered a statement from its spokesperson, Chieko Noguchi, executive director of public affairs. The Johnson Amendment defines guidelines for the tax-exempt status of a church or other nonprofits regarding political activities and endorsing or opposing candidates for public office.

This announcement indicates an I.R.S. reversal of a decades-old prohibition against such engagement by churches and other religious nonprofits in political activity.

Torrential rains and devastating flash flooding have brought disaster to parts of central Texas, with over 100 people including children at Camp Mystic killed as the search for survivors continues.

Torrential rains and devastating flash flooding have brought disaster to parts of central Texas, with over 100 people including children at Camp Mystic killed as the search for survivors continues.

Announced by Msgr. Thomas N. Gervasio, diocesan vicar general and chair of the Bishop George W. Ahr Endowment Foundation, each organization will receive $2,500 toward a project or initiative that serves poor and vulnerable populations in the Diocese.

Sponsored by the diocesan Department of Youth and Young Adult Ministries, Mission: Jersey consists of three one-day in-person service retreat experiences for teens in grades 8 through 12.