BISHOP'S CORNER

A Veterans Day message

On May 12, 1962, General Douglas MacArthur returned to West Point to receive an honor from that venerable institution and to address the corps of cadets there.

For hundreds of years of devoted priestly service, a day of thanksgiving

Prayer, fellowship and food. These were the hallmarks of the day Nov. 7 as 24 retired priests of the Diocese gathered in Spring Lake with Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M. 

A message for National Vocations Awareness Week

In his 2019 message for World Day of Prayer for Vocations, our Holy Father Pope Francis wrote:  

Bishop O'Connell to join region's prelates in visit to Holy See

On Nov. 7, the bishops of the United States will begin travels to participate in visits to the Departments of the Holy See culminating in a meeting with the Holy Father.  

A message from Bishop O’Connell: World Mission Sunday

This year, October 20th marks a very special World Mission Sunday, our annual, worldwide Eucharistic celebration of our shared call to mission. It takes place during an Extraordinary Missionary Month, called for by Pope Francis in honor of the 100th anniversary of Pope Benedict XV’s Apostolic Letter Maximum Illud, which …

“Where Did They Learn All These Things?”

Did Jesus ever go to school? The Bible doesn’t say so we cannot be sure.

Some personal reflections on prayer

Observing the Lord Jesus turning so often to prayer in his ministry, the disciples asked him to teach them to pray.  Without missing a beat, he offered them the words we have repeated so often throughout our lives and have come to know as “The Lord’s Prayer (Luke 11:1-4; Matthew 6:5-15).”

‘Christ Our Hope,’ a message for Respect Life Month 2019

With every passing year, the public assault on human life from conception to natural death seems bolder and more blatant.

Staying with Christ through our catechetical ministry

This year, the theme and accompanying logo for Catechetical Sunday seem to be especially poignant in the context of where we are as Church, and civilization overall.The 2019 theme is “Stay With Us,” and is depicted by an image of Christ walking arm-in-arm with two young followers as they engage …

Staying relevant, impactful in today’s media culture

This month, we are marking a milestone in our diocesan story.  Our newspaper, The Monitor, is shutting down its print edition and introducing, in its place, a monthly magazine.

Here We Go Again: Efforts persist to erode religious freedom in New Jersey

Recently, I contacted the sponsors and co-sponsors of some proposed legislation here in New Jersey to express my concerns about its negative impact upon the Catholic Church and other religious entities.  For many decades, the Catholic Church has been a strong advocate for comprehensive health care reform. That advocacy was captured …

Here We Go Again: Efforts persist to erode religious freedom in New Jersey

Recently, I contacted the sponsors and co-sponsors of some proposed legislation here in New Jersey to express my concerns about its negative impact upon the Catholic Church and other religious entities.

Here We Go Again: Efforts persist to erode religious freedom in New Jersey

Recently, I contacted the sponsors and co-sponsors of some proposed legislation here in New Jersey to express my concerns about its negative impact upon the Catholic Church and other religious entities.

A message from Bishop O'Connell: 'This is my Body. This is my Blood.'

One of the most troubling things I read all summer was the finding of a Pew Research Study... 

Reasons are many for attending Mass for Assumption of Mary

Yes, this Thursday, August 15, the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary into Heaven and the Patronal Feast of the Diocese of Trenton, IS a holy day of obligation.  In other words, Catholics are obliged to attend Mass either on the vigil (the evening before) or on …


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