DIOCESE
Bishop shares insights on priesthood with soon-to-be priests
As ordination nears for the four men who will become the diocese’s newest priests, Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., led a May 19-24 retreat for Rev. Messrs. Carlos Aguirre, Jorge Bedoya, Garry Koch and Juan Gabriel Rojas in San Alfonso Retreat House, West End.
Meetings focus on sustainability recommendations
“If Catholic schools are to thrive well into the future they must be academically excellent, fiscally sustainable and passionately Catholic.”
Bishop O'Connell honored
Georgian Court University confers 571 degreesWith pomp, circumstance and words of encouragement and advice from Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., ringing in their ears, the last class of the Women’s College of Georgian Court University graduated yesterday in a ceremony that drew hundreds of well wishers, family and friends to …
Spirit-filled - Annual Catholic Charismatic rally is a time of learning, praise
Cheryl Wegner and her daughter were on the lookout. “We were just discussing, we needed something uplifting on the charismatic side,” said Wegner, of Howell.
'Taken from among men'
Priests are ordained “to form, to reform, to inform and to transform” the parish communities to which they are sent and the people they serve, proclaimed Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., before he ordained four new priests for the Diocese of Trenton June 1.
Homily for the Ordination of Priests
St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral in Trenton - June 1, 2013“We do not preach ourselves but Jesus Christ as Lord.” These words that St. Paul wrote in his Second Letter to the Corinthians -- our second reading today -- carry with them a special poignancy in this celebration of …
Something for Baby
Mount Carmel Guild’s summer shower for babiesEight-month-old Juan Rodriguez watched intently as his mother showed off his new summer wardrobe.
'Freemansonry and Christianity are incompatible'
REGARDING MEMBERSHIP IN MASONIC ASSOCIATIONS(“The Masons,” “Freemasons,” etc.)In recent weeks, the question has been posed to me as Bishop several times whether Catholics may belong to the Masons in good conscience. The answer is no. The question has been raised enough that I started to do some research.
Bishop stresses that Christ is 'truly, fully and really present' in the Eucharist
On the day when the universal Church commemorated the Solemnity of Corpus Christi, that is, the Body and Blood of Jesus present in the Eucharist, Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., reminded the faithful gathered in St. Hedwig Church, Trenton, of how the day “recalls Jesus’ abiding presence with us in …
Parish holds Solemn High Mass, Eucharistic procession for Feast of Corpus Christi
Anormally well traveled road in Yardville was transformed into a quiet, peaceful path of prayer and pilgrimage as several hundred faithful from Mercer County and beyond gathered to commemorate the Solemnity of Corpus Christi the evening of May 30.
Prayer In Play
Dr. Robert H. Harris, left, St. Anthony of Padua Parish, Red Bank, and his guests, Michael Stewart (center) and daughter and son-in-law, Megan (partially visible) and Matthias Lowenberg, made a prayerful foursome at the second annual Bishop John C. Reiss Memorial Golf Outing June 3 at the Spring Lake Golf …
Bishop Ahr Endowment Fund benefits outreach agencies around our diocese
Msgr. Thomas N. Gervasio, diocesan vicar general and moderator of the curia, announced June 3 the following organizations as recipients of grants through the 2013 Bishop George W. Ahr Endowment Fund.
Festival uses Christmas carols to evangelize, reach inactive Catholics
“Deck(ing) the halls” and “(proclaiming) joy to the world” are not just things for cooler temperatures, and not just a way of celebrating Christmas.
Student council members make pilgrimage to Bishop Ahr gravesite
In commemoration of the support Bishop George W. Ahr gave to the founding of St. Augustine of Canterbury School, Kendall Park, members of the student council made a pilgrimage May 7 to St. Mary Cemetery, Trenton, to pray in gratitude at the grave of the past bishop of the Trenton …
A message from Bishop David M. O'Connell, C.M.
Are our Catholic schools sustainable?The answer to this question might be “yes” or “no,” depending on a variety of criteria, conditions and circumstances.
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