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Christmas recipe: Soup for your soul and loved ones

After not having household gatherings for some time, we are very excited to host family and friends ...
Priesthood has always been a joy for Father Jawidzik

Father Edward M. Jawidzik has often said that one of the “most wonderful gifts” he has received ...
Newly retired Father Crane recalls joys, challenges of priesthood

As a former meteorologist, Father Mark Crane understands the need to know...
With God’s grace: Fr. Rubiano's 25 years of priesthood

In a quiet area amid the otherwise bustling corridors of Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Father Caesar Rubiano...
Service is at the heart of Father Virella 25 years of priesthood

“The Lord God calls us to serve.” For Divine Word Father Miguel Virella, these words continue to inspire...
Mercy Sister Carol Ann Henry looks back on years leading Mercy Center

t’s been 39 years since Mercy Sister Carol Ann Henry opened the Mercy Center in Asbury Park...
Mass was time to give thanks for gift of grandparents

Preschooler Patrick Wright was happy to be at the 12:15 p.m. Mass July 26 ...
Seniors: A New Vocation

I woke up one day only to discover I was a senior citizen! Where did the time go?
New Catholics bring wealth of experiences to Lord’s table in Barnegat parish

Jay Pappas used to think that “Sunday was for football.” He had no interest in religion, and he described himself as an atheist.
Holy Week in Review: Bishop travels the Diocese; faithful hear messages of hope

In person and online, Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., journeyed with his Diocese’s people during Holy Week ...
Trenton faith community reflects on peace of risen Christ

Nettie Davies Kollie is passionate about what the Easter Season means to her personally.
At Easter Vigil, Bishop preaches on the hope the newly risen Jesus brings to all

On the evening of Holy Saturday, Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., urged the faithful to remember that nothing was ever the same again after the dark hours of Jesus’ Death gave way to the light of his glorious Resurrection.
Outdoor Stations of the Cross a humbling experience for faithful

Ivette Rivera didn’t mind the cloudy skies and chilled temperatures that hovered in the early hours of April 2.
On Good Friday, Bishop reflects on the Cross as an enduring symbol through the ages

Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., remembers well the Crucifix that hung in his family’s home when he was a youngster. Any time his mother would pass the Crucifix, she would stop and kiss the feet of Jesus.
On Holy Thursday, Bishop reminds faithful of Jesus’ infinite love

On one of the holiest nights of the year, Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., looked meaningfully about the faithful and emphasized just how much the Lord has the capacity to love.
Easter 2021: ‘Behold, I make all things new’

The three days before Easter Sunday are, indeed, instructive. They speak of commitment to something great, of sharing our very selves with one another, of the sacrifice that comes with love ...
Bishop preaches message of unity, presence of God during Chrism Mass

Extending his arms outward in a gesture of welcome, Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., warmly greeted his brother priests ...
Fair Haven’s annual Living Last Supper goes virtual during COVID

Over the past two months, the 13 men who portray Jesus and the apostles in Nativity Parish’s annual Living Last Supper have been busy.
With messages of sacrifice and hope, Bishop O’Connell enters door to Holy Week

Preaching on Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord, Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., reflected on the start of Holy Week by comparing it to the image of a door to a house.
Catholics to connect in-person and virtually to commemorate Holy Week and Easter

This Holy Week and Easter, hundreds of thousands of Catholics in the Diocese of Trenton will take part in Masses and services either inside or outside their churches while observing pandemic precautions or at home via livestream.
Enhanced technology, new ideas pave way for fruitful Lent, Easter across Diocese

While 2020 brought the temporary closing of churches and an abrupt change in how the Lenten and Easter seasons would be celebrated across the Diocese – and indeed, the world – this year’s Holy Season brings in-person Masses and fresh livestream capabilities.
Glimmers of light shine forth through the unknowns

As a bereavement counselor, Christian life coach and spiritual director in St. William the Abbot Parish, Mary Ann Collett has journeyed with people who have suffered loss.
Holy Week unfolds Christ’s never-ending love for all

Each year, faithful from throughout the world are invited to experience the unfolding of the Paschal Mystery of our Lord by participating in the various liturgies that commemorate his Passion, Death and Resurrection during Holy Week.
Experiencing the Lenten pillars during COVID-19

A little over a year ago, the whole world began to hear about COVID-19. This new virus, little by little, was changing our way of relating, working and worshiping in ways we never imagined.
Complete surrender during isolation, death

In December 2020, I began to wake up with what felt like the start of a head cold. I did the usual over-the-counter medicines.

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