...supporting the pastors, clergy, coordinators of
youth and young adult ministry and the parish communities of the Archdiocese of Newark, NJ.
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Today's Readings
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Reading 1 Acts 20:28-38Responsorial Psalm 68:29-30, 33-35a, 35bc-36abGospel Jn 17:11b-19
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liturgy of hours
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Grotto Blog
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Once you’re out of college, cooking at home becomes an ever-present and daunting task. Splurging on takeout just can’t happen every night, and I’m willing to bet most of us are getting a little tired...
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Seeing the “Back To School” section at Target is always unsettling. Stacks of black speckled composition notebooks and Trapper Keepers remind us that summer is coming to an end, and we commence...
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Some movies are just like popcorn — light, fluffy, buttery, and with a dash of salt, they’re addictive. You watch them over and over, and quote them repeatedly at parties, borderline annoying all...
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Daily Scripture and Reflections
- Going deeper with an Ignatian Spirituality prayer session of 10-13 minutes based on daily reading (podcast)
- Scott Hann’s “Sunday Bible Reflections” (podcast and text)
- Daily Scripture based meditation (text)
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Homilies
- Daily Homilies (podcast)
- “About One-Minute” Sunday Homilies (video)
- Sunday Homilies (blog)
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Catholic Bibles
- USCCB’s Catholic approved Bible translations
- Bible reviews (includes non-Catholic Bibles)
- “Catholic study Bibles reviews”
- Study Bible: The Didache Bible; “…a Bible with commentaries that reference the Catechism [to] facilitate a better understanding of how a particular verse or verses are directly related to the teachings of the Catholic Church.” Also includes apologetical explanations, maps, timeline of Biblical events, and more.
- Study Bible: Ignatius Catholic Study Bible New Testament; includes study notes, text charts, maps, word studies, and more.
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Scripture Study
- “Understanding the Bible…10 points for fruitful Scripture reading.”
- “Books of the Bible”
- “The Understanding the Scriptures Podcast”
- “Read the Bible & the Catechism in a year”
- Additional Catholic tools for Bible study: The Catholic Bible Dictionary, The Catholic Bible Concordance, and The Catholic Commentary on Sacred Scripture.
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Ways to Pray
- 7 Postures of Prayer
- Lectio Divina; praying with the Scriptures
- Visio Divina; praying with images
- How to keep a prayer journal (article)
- Coloring as part of your prayer life
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Prayers and Devotions
- Pray with today’s saint
- Prayers, Novenas, Litanies, and Spiritual Bouquet; includes Jesus, Mary, the Saints, common for Catholics, and more.
- Daily Reflections on Divine Mercy
- Liturgy of the Hours; what is it? (You can pray the Divine Office through “Breviary” on the sidebar).
- “The Daily Examen”
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Personal Retreats and Meditations
- Minute meditations
- Making “a 'Sacred Space' in your day…with the help of scripture chosen every day and on-screen guidance.”
- 3-Minute Retreat
- Virtual Retreats on a variety of topics
- An eight-day retreat based on Scripture and echoing an Ignatian Dynamic
- The Wild Goose is a series to help you (or your small group) open up to the Holy Spirit.
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Additional opportunities
CHECK OUT our Events+ page for additional opportunities for growing in faith and community.