DIOCESE
Father John. J. Scully looks forward as he approaches retirement
As he looks toward his retirement from St. Clement Parish, Matawan, pastor Father John J. Scully offers an important clarification.
Father Robert Schecker reflects on 44 years in the priesthood
For Father Robert J. Schecker, who will mark his retirement from the priesthood during a Mass June 30, the Church is about the people that comprise it.
Sacred Heart pastor Father Waites retiring after 32 years of active service
For Father Michael Waites, pastor of Sacred Heart Parish, Riverton, the desire to serve God and the Church has been life-long. And despite his upcoming retirement, that calling remains indelibly etched in his heart.
Four priests from Diocese prepare for retirement
As of July 1, four priests from the Diocese will journey into a new phase of their lives as they bid farewell to the parishes where they have lived and helped to build the Kingdom of God with the people in their care.
Diocese's 'Cristo Para Todos' garners prestigious Gabriel Award
“Cristo Para Todos,” the Diocese’s monthly Spanish program, was honored with a Gabriel Award by the Catholic Academy of Communication Professionals. The award was presented June 25 during the Catholic Media Convention in Buffalo, N.Y. Accepting the award on behalf of the Trenton Diocese was Ericka Rodriguez, a program co-host.“Cristo Para …
Praying for Families
The second of four Holy Hours scheduled in parishes around the Diocese was held June 25 in St. John Neumann Parish, Mount Laurel.
Four Catholic press awards for diocesan publications
The Monitor and Peces, the Diocese’s two print publications, received four awards from the Catholic Press Association of the United States and Canada during the 2015 Catholic Media Conference held June 24-26 in Buffalo, N.Y.
Missionaries visit diocesan parish communities
The 107 parishes across Burlington, Mercer, Monmouth and Ocean Counties are preparing to cultivate the “missionary heart” of the Diocese of Trenton this summer as missionaries from throughout the world make their annual visits and offer appeals for support.
Expressions of gratitude, love accompany diocesan leaders' departure
“I come away from these 23 years of service with an appreciation of the whole Diocese,” said Msgr. Sam Sirianni at his farewell as director of the diocesan Office of Worship. Both he and Sister of Mercy Eleanor McCann, who served as associate director of the office for 16 years, …
Mount Laurel community mourns death of former longtime pastor
It was standing room only at the funeral Mass for Cistercian Father Lino Parente, a testimony to the powerful impact the devout Cistercian Monk and longtime pastor of St. John Neumann Parish, Mount Laurel, had on those whose lives he touched.
Bishop O'Connell to receive humanitarian honor at Catholic Charities fundraiser
Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., will receive the Richard J. Hughes Humanitarian Award Oct. 3 at Catholic Charities’ 26th annual Guardian Angel Dinner Dance in the Princeton Hyatt Regency.
Diocese to hold workshop on Natural Family Planning
As part of the diocesan observance of Natural Family Planning Awareness Week, and as part of the Plan for Strengthening Marriage, the Department of Youth, Marriage and Family Life will sponsor an encore presentation of “Not Your Mom’s NFP,” July 22 from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Chancery.
Father Bianchi, peacemaker, cathedral rector, buried in native Italy
Father Raymond S. Bianchi, rector of St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral, Trenton, from 1986 to 1998 and noted peacemaker during troubled times in Perth Amboy, entered into eternal life on June 30 in Italy, where he lived in retirement.
Energized and Inspired: First diocesan-wide Maturing Adult Spirituality and Education Day draws hundreds
Gathering in the name of the Lord for a day of spiritual growth, formation and socialization that's become known as Maturing Adult Spirituality and Education Day is a tradition in the Trenton Diocese.
Bishop O'Connell's biography
Bishop O’Connell was born April 21, 1955, in Philadelphia. A priest of the Eastern Province of the Congregation of the Mission, also known as the Vincentians, he grew up in Langhorne, Pa., one of four sons of June O’Connell, a resident of Langhorne, and the late Arthur J. O’Connell, who …
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