Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary

The warm and generous multicultural faith community of St. Bonaventure Parish in Paterson celebrated 140 years of welcoming in the strangers among us from the surrounding neighborhoods and beyond and also reaching out to help the poor of Paterson.

Within minutes of President Trump’s announcement July 9 that he would nominate Judge Brett Kavanaugh to serve on the Supreme Court, came the hues and cries of opposition to his choice. Immediately, the Democrats marshalled the troops with their scare tactic that if Kavanaugh sat on the Supreme Court, it would mean the end of Roe v. Wade and abortion on demand.

Christopher Brancato has been appointed as the develop­ment director of Catholic Charities in the Diocese of Paterson. The appointment, which was effective July 1, was announced jointly by Scott Milliken, Catholic Chari­ties Chief Executive Officer, and Msgr. Herbert Tillyer, president of the Board of Catholic Charities in the Diocese of Paterson.