IN FOCUS
Honest recognition of talents key to lay vocation, Father Lee says
“The most important aspect of assembling a pastoral team is the honest recognition of gifts and talents each person has and how that shapes the group,” Father Jeffrey E. Lee says in discussing the meaning and value of the lay vocation.
Msgr. Gartland reflects on value of lay vocation
Msgr. Vincent Gartland discusses the meaning and value of the lay vocation in a question-and-answer with The Monitor.
Busy working mom promotes praying Rosary daily 'One Hail Mary at a Time'
She's raising seven children while managing a family, career and leading 400 people in the Rosary ...
Keeping faith present on the job
Can a person’s prayer life be lived fruitfully while on the job – no matter one’s profession?
The Rosary knits heaven and earth with a powerful cord
After daily Mass in Howell’s St. Veronica Church, Priscilla Lagdameo can regularly be found among faithful from a number of area parishes who stay to recite the Rosary.
When praying becomes a challenge
Annie Nason admits that she used to think there was a “cookie-cutter way of praying,” but once she decided to include God in the things that she already enjoyed, a new form of prayer emerged.
‘Singing at Mass is praying with the music’
Parish music ministers, instrumentalists and singers are charged with sharing their talents at Mass while including the congregation in a deeper examination of Scripture and reflection. A successful music ministry is more than what is pleasing to the ear, but rather, what evokes prayer in those around them.
The family that prays together …
Family prayer can include both times of devotion and levity, particularly with quibbling siblings or toddlers in the mix. It can be a time for petition and learned prayers, and at least one child attempting some gymnastic maneuver.
Prayer changes things, most often, us
Those who find themselves in everyday prayer say the practice brings them closer to wholeness ...
Rosary Walk a time to pray, get exercise
On any given Saturday morning, weather permitting, Long Bridge Park in Hainesport is bustling with activity. Among the joggers and cyclists getting their workouts, kids enjoying the playground and families setting up picnic tables, is a group of faithful setting out on one of the walking trails with Rosaries in …
In Their Own Words
The first issue of the new Monitor Magazine includes a question/answer feature called “In Their Own Words” in which faithful from throughout the Diocese were asked to respond to the question “What role has prayer played in your life?” Here are additional responses that are being included on TrentonMonitor.com from …
Prev /
Friday, December 05, 2025
250 X 250 AD
E-Editions
250 X 250 AD
Events
250 X 250 AD