SEASONS & CELEBRATIONS
In Lent, we watch and we pray; then we try again
It is clear from the beginning of this holy season of Lent that the Church wants us to focus in a special way on the passion of Christ as the path to Easter glory.
Lenten Guidelines: ‘We embrace the Cross’
During the days and weeks of penance that lie ahead – from Ash Wednesday, Feb. 26, until Holy Thursday, April 9, 2020 – the Catholic Church throughout the world commemorates the penitential season of Lent.
Keeping The Feast: Simple meals that feed the soul
With Lent just around the corner, my thoughts turn to creating meatless meals for family and friends.
Lenten missions set the tone for the holy season
Parishes throughout the Diocese are prayerfully ushering in the Lenten season with special programs designed to educate and rejuvenate their members by hosting mission retreats.
Operation Rice Bowl program seeking parish volunteers
The Diocese of Trenton is looking for volunteers to serve as parish liaisons for the annual Operation Rice Bowl program, designed by Catholic Relief Services to aid poor and hungry both worldwide and close to home.
Tidings of Great Joy
As the calendar flips to December, the excitement Catholics feel awaiting the Savior’s Birth can be muted by society’s insistence that they strive for a storybook perfection of happy home, happy hearth, happy life
Guadalupe pilgrimage lights the streets of Trenton with faith, love
Trenton can be pretty quiet on Saturdays, when state offices are closed. But on Dec. 7, the streets in a four-mile radius around St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral were bursting with energy, music, dancing, floats and, above all, prayer.
Christmas affects every other moment of the year
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Christmas could be different this year
It happens more often than we’d like to admit … our Christmas to-do lists grow longer, while the time available to address these tasks grows shorte
The Nativity reminds us that love was born at Christmas
When my sons were young, I told them the story of Patrick, the penguin ...
Christmas giving that conveys God’s love for us
Many people know the short story by O. Henry titled “The Gift of the Magi.” The story is a classic piece of comic irony, but more importantly, it underscores the moral dimension of gift-giving.
A baby! Making room for the child at Christmas
Dec. 28 – that date will be engraved on my heart until I die. Advent had always been a special time of awe and anticipation, until the year 2007, when that holy season of preparation and lights became all too real.
Keeping your heart on Christ can lessen the strain of sadness, loss during holiday season
Mittened hands clutch cups of hot cocoa, Christmas carols are on every dial and the smell of gingerbread is in the air. But instead of excited happiness at every turn, you see only your difficulties and losses.
Advent activities can bring families closer together
Crafts during Advent not only encourage service and faith learning, but family bonding, too.
Bishop blesses anniversary couples with prayers for never-ending love, faith
Charles Nixon smiled as he considered what he would tell couples who are preparing for marriage. “Just love one another," the 99-year-old said.
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