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Bishop
Serratelli to be Vicar General
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Bishop
Arthur J. Serratelli has been appointed Vicar General and Moderator
of the Curia by Archbishop John J. Myers.
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Choosing
‘Faith’
Catholics
involved in the “Call to Continuing Conversion” program
twice-filled the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart on a sunny
Saturday afternoon — and then participants preparing for the
“Rite of Election” did the same on the following Sunday.
All
were welcomed by Archbishop John J. Myers, who called the gatherings
“one of the most joyful weekends in the course of the liturgical
year.”
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Black
Catholics reflect and pray
By
ROBERT DYLAK
“We
can make a difference if we work together,” the Executive Director
of the Secretariat for African American Catholics told representatives
from more than a dozen parishes of the Newark Archdiocese.
Beverly
A. Carroll, Ph.D., urged participation in the IX National Black
Catholic Congress (NBCC) to about 100 clergy and laity from parishes
with substantial African-AmeriCarroll outlined the history of the
first National Black Catholic Congress organized by Daniel Rudd
in 1889, and said the organization’s objectives of “unity,
leadership and action” remain unchanged, although there are
“new issues.”
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Essex
Vicar named
Msgr.
John E. Doran, pastor of Our Lady of Sorrows Parish in South Orange,
has been appointed Episcopal Vicar for Essex County by Archbishop
John J. Myers.
Msgr.
Doran will remain pastor of Our Lady of Sorrows while assuming his
new duties. He succeeds Bishop Arthur Serratelli who has been named
Vicar General and Moderator of the Curia.
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Project
Reconcile’
BY WARD MIELE
A
grant from the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD)
is being used by the Archdiocese of Newark in a pioneering effort
to combat gang activity.
Catholic
Community Services (CCS) is among 16 organizations nationwide
included in a second round of CCHD grants in support of criminal
justice reform announced earlier this month.
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| NEW
YEAR’S MESSAGE |
Archbishop
John J. Myers addresses the congregation of St.
Michael’s during the Feb. 10 Lunar New Year
Mass. To his left is a statue of Our Lady of Lavang
who appeared some 200 years ago in Central Vietnam.
At the base of the stand is a container with the
relics from the 117 Vietnamese martyrs.
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Scout
honors
BY
ROBERT DYLAK
Hundreds
of Boy Scouts received the religious awards they had earned from
Archbishop John J. Myers after the celebration of Mass in the Cathedral
Basilica of the Sacred Heart on Sunday, Feb. 3.
The
Archbishop thanked the priests who work with the Scouting movement,
the adult scout leaders, parents for their commitment; and he
congratulated the boys who had earned the awards. He thanked all
of the Scouts “for pursuing the high ideals” of the
Boy Scout program in preparation for “an upright” adult
life. “We need the gifts and support of others,” he
said; but he reminded the Scouts that it is God who must be thanked
for whatever they achieve.
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Pray,
stay together
BY
ROBERT DYLAK
“By
reason of their state in life and of their order, (Christian spouses)
have their own special gifts in the People of God.” This grace
proper to the sacrament of Matrimony is intended to perfect the
couple’s love and to strengthen their indissoluble unity. By
this grace they “help one another to attain holiness in their
married life and in welcoming and educating their children.”
(Catechism of the Catholic Church #1641)
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