It takes “deeds, not only words” to live as a disciple of Christ. Madeline Herbes, 16, came to that revelation after reading the story about Mary of Bethany anointing the feet of Christ with expensive perfume in the Gospel of Mark. At the time, she and a small group of fellow teens were reading, praying, and meditating over the bible passage. It was part of a diocesan retreat for youths in grades 8 to 12 on Jan. 27 at St. Paul Inside the Walls in Madison.

Have you ever asked yourself, “What does God want me to do with my life?” The diocesan vocations office is hosting a discernment retreat during the first weekend of March to help young men get a step closer to answering that question. 

To help offset financial hardship experienced by many low-income families, Gov. Phil Murphy signed into law the “Working Class Families Anti-Hunger Act” on Jan. 16, expanding eligibility for free school meals to include nonpublic schools.

Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney will lead a discernment retreat to help participating young men discover their calling in life from Friday, March 1 to Sunday, March 3, at the Loyola Jesuit Center in Morristown.

The Paul Street Journal podcast has begun its second season by getting a closer look at Catholic Social Teaching through the lens of the papal encyclicals — how they have taken the timeless truths found in Scripture and applied them to modern economics.

On Thursday and Friday, Jan. 18 and 19, I had the privilege to travel to Washington, D.C., to attend the 51st annual March for Life. The first March for Life took place on Jan. 22, 1974, on the first anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion throughout the United States. I have shared some of my own experiences and history of the March for Life in previous columns. I wanted to take the opportunity to share some things that I learned and some new experiences that I had at this year’s March.