PARISHES

Parish and school communities uphold May crowning tradition

For centuries, the Catholic Church dedicates the month of May to the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Sister Justina Marie Miller, served in Diocese for 33 years

Funeral services were held April 12 in Assisi House, Aston, Pa., for Franciscan Sister Justina Marie Miller, who died April 6, 2023. She was 92.

Sister Patricia Lally, longtime pastoral associate in Bayville parish

Funeral services were held April 13 in the Chapel of the Most Holy Rosary in the Dominican Center in Mount St. Mary College, Newburgh, N.Y., for Sister Patricia Lally who died April 5 in Care One, Wall, N.J. She was 89.

UPDATED: Pastoral ministers hone listening skills at retreat

Pastoral ministers serve the Catholic community in ...

Deacon John Grussler, longtime high school educator

Msgr. Thomas N. Gervasio, diocesan vicar general, was principal celebrant of a Mass of Christian Burial April 27 in Holy Cross Church, Trenton, part of Sacred Heart Parish, Trenton, for Deacon John Grussler who died April 21. He was 86.

Deacon Roger P. Dinella, who ministered in Princeton Junction parish, dies

Funeral services have been announced for Deacon Roger P. Dinella who died April 30 in Plainsboro.

What’s in store for readers in The Monitor Magazine’s May issue?

Set for publication in early May, the next issue of The Monitor Magazine ...

Bishop O’Connell shares Sundays of Lent with parish communities

In his Lenten message, Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., called ...

UPDATE: Mass, March for Life unites Red Bank faithful

Advocates for life proclaimed their message in the public forum April 15 during a Mass celebrated in St. Anthony of Padua Church, Red Bank, followed by a march to a nearby Planned Parenthood facility.

Assembled with Love

Parishes, students and outreach agencies from around the Diocese are doing their best to make the celebration of Easter joyful...

Carrying the lessons of Easter into our daily lives

Holy Week is a time of unparalleled expression of the sacred, ...

Variety of traditions make family celebrations of Passiontide, Easter memorable

The universal Catholic experience of Holy Week and Easter holds so many things in common, with the liturgies and rubrics each day the same in every Catholic church worldwide.

UPDATED: Love and forgiveness highlight Divine Mercy Sunday observances

On the day dedicated to reminding the world’s faithful of God’s infinite mercy, ...

Hunting for eggs adds to Easter Sunday joy in Matawan

Passersby driving along Frenau Avenue in Matawan on Easter Sunday witnessed exuberant children scurrying about...

Trenton parish honors their cultural heritage during the Way of the Cross on Good Friday

If Gustavo Soc was tired on the morning of Good Friday, April 7


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