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Lyle Shorey and his wife, JoAnn, have become active members of our parish since Lyle was fully initiated into the Catholic faith at the 2024 Easter Vigil. Lyle resurrected the livestream Mass, donating his time and equipment. JoAnn is a Euchartistic minister at the 11 a.m. Sunday Mass. Lyle Shorey is a relative newcomer to […]

Mike and Marsha LaBella met later in life online. They chatted for quite a long time, dated for two years and were married in 2010. One thing Marsha LaBella has learned in her time on Earth is that good things in life sometimes take time. She met her husband Mike later in life. She’s helped […]

Thank you, Lord, for this season of sun and slow motion, of games and porch sitting, of picnics and light green fireflies on heavy purple evenings, and praise for slight breezes. It’s good, God, as the long days of your creation continue. Let this season be for me a time of gathering the pieces into […]

By A.J. VALENTINI Summer has arrived, and with the warm weather comes a myriad of Catholic celebrations. In many towns, patron saints are celebrated with Masses, festivals and banquets. In our own community we see similar parish festivals, such as those of St. Anthony, Santa Rosalia, and our own St. Mary of Mount Carmel. The […]

We Americans often take things for granted. Need groceries? Head to the supermarket and choose from thousands of items. Hungry? Go to one of the numerous restaurants or fast-food places. Not feeling well? You can visit a doctor of your choice, an urgent care facility or even a hospital. Much of it is covered by health insurance. Want to practice your faith? You can worship in a church, synagogue or mosque without fear of being arrested or persecuted.

At 104 years old, Antoinette LaPaglia is one of our longest living parishioners. She resides in Wylie Hall assisted living at the Masonic Care Community, where once a month she cooks for about 30 residents. It’s a nice place, but she still longs for her home. She’s had a rugged life but has survived for […]

One of the things that brings blessings to most Catholic Christian communities of faith — in other words, parishes — is the diversity and mix of peoples with their various traditions, customs and languages, styles of prayer and devotions, their stories of good times and difficult times back in the “old country.” In most Catholic […]

ABOVE: The major basilicas of Rome, clockwise from upper left: St. Peter’s, St. Paul Outside the Walls, St. John Lateran and St. Mary Major. On Christmas Eve 2024, Pope Francis opened the “Holy Doors” of St. Peter’s Basilica signifying the beginning of a “Jubilee Year.” This tradition can be traced as far back as the […]

On Sunday, April 27, 2025, 15 children received their First Holy Communion with their families and friends in attendance. The children, under the guidance of Terri Panuccio, K-6 Faith Formation director, have been preparing for this day for months. The children’s last names are not published due to diocesan guidelines that prohibit identifying children younger […]

St. Mary of Mount Carmel / Blessed Sacrament is renowned around the region and diocese — and beyond — for its wonderful and meaningful liturgies, beautiful music, an energetic congregation and faith-filled parishioners. Beyond its religious foundation, however, there is another important aspect — the parish’s social community.