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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

At Easter Vigil, Red Bank parishioners reminded that Jesus brings light to all

The Easter Vigil Mass in St. Anthony of Padua Church, Red Bank, celebrated ...

UPDATED: On Good Friday, Christ’s Cross is a means and symbol of our salvation

On Good Friday, Christians throughout the world fix their gaze on the ...

Holy Thursday Mass celebrates core of Catholic faith

During the Mass of the Lord’s Supper, celebrated April 6 in Sacred Heart Church, Trenton, ...


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