PARISHES
Holmdel parish's Summer Academy welcomes visit from Bishop O'Connell
Bright and early the morning of July 18, the 140 youngsters who gathered for the 9 a.m. Mass in St. Benedict Church were very eager to answer questions such as “What is the Old Testament?” and “What is the New Testament?”
'Night of Worship' with national singer-songwriter slated July 26 in Freehold
A young adult singer-songwriter with roots in the Diocese of Trenton is returning for a performance after an evening of worship, Adoration and music in St. Robert Bellarmine Co-Cathedral, Freehold.
Co-Cathedral to host workshop to combat injustice
The group Faith in Monmouth County will sponsor a grassroots leadership training session to combat injustice Aug. 5 in St. Robert Bellarmine Co-Cathedral, Freehold.
Mary's Child Pro-Life Ministry dinner slated for Oct. 27
The Mary’s Child Pro-Life Ministry, which represents the Monmouth County parishes of St. Catharine-St. Margaret, Spring Lake; St. Denis, Manasquan; St. Mark, Sea Girt; St. Rose, Belmar; St. Teresa of Calcutta, Avon-by-the-Sea, and Holy Innocents, Neptune, will honor its 2019 Champions for Life at a dinner to be held Oct. …
Local, nationwide rallies show frustration over border conditions
Inspired by ongoing questions and concerns about treatment of refugees at the U.S.-Mexico border...
Tabernacle pastor, photojournalist leading pilgrimage to Jordan
Father Andrew Jamieson, pastor of Holy Eucharist Parish, Tabernacle, has been trying to organize a pilgrimage to Jordan for years. But it wasn’t until picking up a spring issue of The Monitor that he saw his dreams become a reality.
2019 'Lives of Faith': Annual tribute to clergy & religious anniversaries, retirements
“Their inner voices are not silent. Their prayers continue. Their charisms and vowed consecration remain as signs of witness, of service, of holiness, of grace.” Such were the words of Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., speaking for World Day for Consecrated Life in 2018 of the men and women religious who continue …
St. Rose community rallies with prayers for healing for injured student
On a busy and fair Friday night at the Jersey Shore, the crush of tourists arriving in Belmar probably found it strange that hundreds of faithful were heading to church.
Parishes around the Diocese carry on the Simbang Gabi tradition
The Filipino Christmas tradition of preparing for the Birth of Jesus, known as “Simbang Gabi,” in Tagalog, and “Misa de Gallo,” or “Mass of the Rooster” in Spanish, is a series of nine dawn Masses that begin as early as 4 a.m. in mid-December and ending at midnight Dec. 24 …
Honoring Our Mother -- Bishop joins Colts Neck community for Assumption celebration and dedication of grotto
Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., and faithful from St. Mary Parish, Colts Neck, came together to pay tribute to the one perfect human being who ever lived – the Blessed Virgin Mary. Celebrating the Aug. 14 Vigil Mass for the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary into …
Bishop, parish communities commemorate Solemnity of All Saints, Feast of All Souls
The first two days of November mark significant observances for the Universal Church with the Solemnity of All Saints on Nov. 1 and the Feast of All Souls on Nov. 2.
Bishop visits summer religious education students in Toms River
Students in summer religious education programs in St. Joseph Parish, Toms River, were all smiles July 11 as Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., joined the children and parish catechists for Mass.
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