Three Daughters of Charity of the Most Precious Blood marked significant anniversaries in religious life during Mass celebrated in St. Gerard Majella Church in Paterson July 24. Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney was main celebrant of the Mass, which was concelebrated by diocesan and religious priests serving at the parish and beyond.

This summer, Finley Triano is giving back in a special way by sharing her dance talents with some of the residents of the Department for Persons with Disabilities (DPD) in Oak Ridge. A rising junior at Passaic County Technical Institute (PCTI) in Wayne, she has been spending some time during summer break and leading a dance group for those served by the DPD, an agency of diocesan Catholic Charities.

Watson Smith, 7, stands in the outfield and raises his baseball mitt, ready for the batter’s swing. On a hot July 22 morning, he and a group of fellow youngsters play America’s Pastime as part of “free time” activities, during the recent Summer Bible Camp at St. Pius X Parish in Montville, where they learned to rely on the all-powerful unseen “coach” in the game and in their lives: God.