October 2 edition of The New Freeman

Hospital chaplains are present for some of the most intimate and vulnerable moments in a person’s life. Ministering during the pandemic has presented some unique challenges, but Father Aaron Knox continues to do whatever he can to nurture the humanity of those he serves. For the past few months on his travels around the diocese, Bishop Christian Riesbeck, CC, of the Diocese of Saint John, has been encouraging parishes to offer one tool of evangelization in their parishes this fall. And one program he recommends is Alpha. The world will not overcome the current crisis if only big businesses, financial institutions and the powerful have a voice, Pope Francis said. "Everyone must be listened to. Everyone -- those on the top, those on the bottom," he said September 23 during his weekly general audience.