December 23, 2025 “When there’s no dialogue at home, when we’re at the table and instead of talking, everyone is on their phone, it’s the start of war because there’s no dialogue. … Families should speak at the table. They should listen.”— Pope Francis It was...
December 22, 2025 This year is the 250th anniversary of British author Jane Austen’s birth on December 16, 1775. Austen, who was the daughter of a minister in the Church of England, is primarily known for her novels, which included “Pride and Prejudice,” “Emma” and...
December 21, 2025 The following is an excerpt from an account by Kathy, owner of St. Anthony’s Book & Gift Shop at 461 Derby Avenue in Orange. It was December 21, 2023. Christmas was just days away, and I’d been running myself ragged with store orders and...
December 20, 2025 The following reflection by Laura Brennan is in honor of her late grandmother Margaret Marusa of St. Thomas Aquinas Parish in Fairfield. Matching Smiles By Laura Brennan I walk this hallway every day, many times every day. But today I paused in the...
December 19, 2025 The following is excerpted from “Jesus Calling for Christmas” by Sarah Young. “No matter how lonely you may feel, you are never alone. Christmas can be a hard time for people who are separated from loved ones. The separation may be a result of death,...
December 18, 2025 The following has been excerpted from Deborah DiSesa Hirsch’s column, “Christmas Has Always Been a Conflicted Time for Me.” “Christmas always has me feeling happy and sad, sad because many of my relatives are no longer here, and happy because many of...
