Convocation was time of renewal for Bishop, priests of the Diocese
September 17, 2025 at 5:46 p.m.
Standing before the priests of the Diocese, Bishop David M. O'Connell, C.M., assured his brothers that they had gathered not gather merely as colleagues, but as "companions in the mystery of Christ."
PHOTO GALLERY: 2025 Priests Convocation
"We are here, shoulder to shoulder, around the altar that has shaped our lives," Bishop O'Connell said during the Sept. 17 Mass he celebrated on the second day of the annual Priests' Convocation held in Galloway.
During the convocation, which opened Sept. 16 and will conclude Sept. 18, the Bishop and priests shared camaraderie, enjoyed some downtime from their daily work of serving in parishes, campus ministry programs and diocesan ministries, and heard thought-provoking reflections by this year's keynote speaker, Redemptorist Father Kevin O'Neil.
More to come on this story.
Conventual Franciscan Father Michael Lorentsen, pastor of St. Junipero Serra Parish, Seaside Park, sings during the Sept. 17 Mass celebrated by Bishop O'Connell.
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Standing before the priests of the Diocese, Bishop David M. O'Connell, C.M., assured his brothers that they had gathered not gather merely as colleagues, but as "companions in the mystery of Christ."
PHOTO GALLERY: 2025 Priests Convocation
"We are here, shoulder to shoulder, around the altar that has shaped our lives," Bishop O'Connell said during the Sept. 17 Mass he celebrated on the second day of the annual Priests' Convocation held in Galloway.
During the convocation, which opened Sept. 16 and will conclude Sept. 18, the Bishop and priests shared camaraderie, enjoyed some downtime from their daily work of serving in parishes, campus ministry programs and diocesan ministries, and heard thought-provoking reflections by this year's keynote speaker, Redemptorist Father Kevin O'Neil.
More to come on this story.
Conventual Franciscan Father Michael Lorentsen, pastor of St. Junipero Serra Parish, Seaside Park, sings during the Sept. 17 Mass celebrated by Bishop O'Connell.