• Christ the Redeemer Parish to close in May
    Christ the Redeemer Parish to close in May
    March 23, 2021
    Christ the Redeemer Parish in Mount Holly, which has experienced declining attendance and growing financial struggles over the last decade, will close its church and undergo canonical suppression, it was announced March 20 and 21. 
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  • Toward Holy Week 2021: Some Things to Think and Pray About
    Toward Holy Week 2021: Some Things to Think and Pray About
    March 22, 2021
    by Bishop David M. O'Connell, C.M.
    As the Holy Season of Lent draws to a close and Holy Week begins, it is time for all Catholics to prepare deeply for the Church’s annual commemoration of the Lord Jesus’ Passion, Death and Resurrection.
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  • Homily for the Solemnity of Joseph, Husband of Mary
    Homily for the Solemnity of Joseph, Husband of Mary
    March 19, 2021
    Some of you may remember seeing the classic romantic­comedy film from the early fifties, "The Quiet Man" starring screen legends John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara and Barry Fitzgerald. Some of you may not remember either the film or the actors but it took place in Ireland, where John Wayne had returned after a boxing career in the US to find some peace and quiet, hence the film's title "The Quiet Man." Ironically, he fell in love and found just the opposite.
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  • St. Joseph: Guardian of the Redeemer and His Church
    St. Joseph: Guardian of the Redeemer and His Church
    March 18, 2021
    by Bishop David M. O'Connell, C.M.
    If it were not for the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Lord Jesus Christ, and her “yes” to God, the world would have never heard of Joseph, the “carpenter of Nazareth.” And, yet, this man of whom the Holy Scriptures say so very little is the Universal Patron of the Catholic Church.
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  • Obispo pide oraciones al observar un año de pandemia
    Obispo pide oraciones al observar un año de pandemia
    March 11, 2021
    by Obispo David M. O'Connell, C.M.
    En este primer aniversario de la declaración de la Organización Mundial de la Salud del COVID-19 como pandemia por el mundo, seguimos afrontando los desafíos que nos ha impuesto. Pido al clérigo, religiosos y fieles de la Diócesis de Trenton orar por todos que han fallecido por el COVID-19 durante este año pasado y sus familias y queridos; orar por quienes aun sufren de la pandemia y por quienes los cuidan; orar por todos los profesionales trabajando en el cuidado médico, personal de apoyo y los primeros servidores que han sido y siguen siendo verdaderamente heroicos de por todo este tiempo difícil; orar por quienes trabajan para prevenir mayor contagio del COVID-19. Que Dios nos ayude a todos nosotros a mantenernos sanos y seguros.
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  • Bishop O'Connell calls for prayer as one-year mark of pandemic is observed
    Bishop O'Connell calls for prayer as one-year mark of pandemic is observed
    March 11, 2021
    by Bishop David O'Connell C.M.
    On this first anniversary of the World Health Organization’s March 11, 2020, declaration of COVID-19 as a world-wide pandemic, we continue to confront the challenges it has imposed.   I ask the clergy, religious and faithful of the Diocese of Trenton to pray for all those who have died from COVID-19 this past year and their families and loved ones; to pray for all those who still suffer from the pandemic and those caring for them; to pray for all health care professionals, support staff and first responders who have been and continue to be truly heroic throughout this difficult time; to pray for all those who are working to prevent COVID-19 from spreading further.  May God help us all remain healthy and safe.
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  • Bishop O'Connell calls for prayer as one-year mark of pandemic is observed
    Bishop O'Connell calls for prayer as one-year mark of pandemic is observed
    March 11, 2021
    by Bishop David O'Connell C.M.
    On this first anniversary of the World Health Organization’s March 11, 2020, declaration of COVID-19 as a world-wide pandemic, we continue to confront the challenges it has imposed.   I ask the clergy, religious and faithful of the Diocese of Trenton to pray for all those who have died from COVID-19 this past year and their families and loved ones; to pray for all those who still suffer from the pandemic and those caring for them; to pray for all health care professionals, support staff and first responders who have been and continue to be truly heroic throughout this difficult time; to pray for all those who are working to prevent COVID-19 from spreading further.  May God help us all remain healthy and safe.
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  • Llegamos a la mitad de la Cuaresma: Nos mantengamos en el carril
    Llegamos a la mitad de la Cuaresma: Nos mantengamos en el carril
    March 10, 2021
    by Obispo David M. O'Connell, C.M.
    Nos encontramos en la mitad de nuestro camino cuaresmal con el final en la vista. ¿Cómo nos ha ido?
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  • Lent at the midpoint: Stay in your lane
    Lent at the midpoint: Stay in your lane
    March 10, 2021
    by Bishop David O'Connell C.M.
    Here we are at the midpoint of our Lenten journey with the finish line now in sight.  How has it been going? Living our Catholic faith takes practice all the time, even more so with the challenges imposed upon us by the COVID-19 pandemic.  But when we trip or fall, the true believer picks himself/herself up, dusts himself/herself off and carries on where he/she left off. 
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  • Nombramientos episcopales
    Nombramientos episcopales
    March 8, 2021
    El obispo David M. O'Connell, C.M., ha anunciado los siguientes nombramientos episcopales:
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  • COMUNICADO: Dispensa de abstinencia cuaresmal para 19 de marzo
    COMUNICADO: Dispensa de abstinencia cuaresmal para 19 de marzo
    March 4, 2021
    El obispo O’Connell ha declarado una dispensa para los fieles de la Diócesis de Trenton de la obligación de abstener de comer carne el viernes, 19 de marzo, 2021, en honor de la Fiesta Solemne de San José, Esposo de María, durante este “Año de San José”. El obispo pide al Pueblo que desea aprovechar de esta dispensa, si sea posible, transferir la abstinencia cuaresmal de comer carne a otro día de esa semana, asistir a Misa el 19 de marzo O hacer algún acto de penitencia especial.
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  • Business Manager: St. Catharine Parish, Holmdel
    March 3, 2021
    We have an immediate opening for a Business Manager. This position reports directly to the Pastor. See below for more information. Applicants should respond via email to kcarson@stcatharine.net or USPS at 108 Middletown Rd., Holmdel NJ 07733
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  • U.S. Bishop Chairmen for Doctrine Address the Use of the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 Vaccine
    U.S. Bishop Chairmen for Doctrine Address the Use of the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 Vaccine
    March 2, 2021
    On March 2, Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades of Fort Wayne-South Bend, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Committee on Doctrine, and Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann of Kansas City in Kansas, chairman of the USCCB’s Committee
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  • 'Y les aseguro que estaré con ustedes siempre'
    'Y les aseguro que estaré con ustedes siempre'
    March 2, 2021
    by Obispo David M. O'Connell, C.M.
    Nuestra experiencia de la pandemia el año pasado y este año nos ha dado una frase nueva para nuestro vocabulario cotidiano: “distanciamiento social”. Como se lo entiende, el distanciamiento social es al acto de crear más espacio físico entre individuos y disminuir la frecuencia del contacto físico para reducir el riesgo de propagar el COVID-19. Estamos promoviendo, defendiendo y requiriendo el distanciamiento social en casi cada lugar donde la gente suele reunirse, incluyendo en las iglesias.
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  • 'Behold, I Am with You Always'
    'Behold, I Am with You Always'
    March 1, 2021
    by Bishop David M. O'Connell, C.M.
    Our experience of the pandemic this past and current year has introduced a new phrase into our everyday vocabulary: “social distancing.” As it is commonly understood, social distancing is the practice of increasing the physical space between individuals and decreasing the frequency of physical contact to reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19. Social distancing is being promoted, advocated and even required at virtually every place people are accustomed to gathering together, including churches.
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  • Bishop’s pastoral letter offers hope in the presence of God
    Bishop’s pastoral letter offers hope in the presence of God
    March 1, 2021
    As the pandemic passes the one-year mark and continues to stretch into 2021, a profound side-effect has emerged: isolation.  The experience not only leaves people separated from each other through illness, social distancing and quarantining, but often leaves them, “wondering where God is,” writes Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., in his new release: “‘Behold, I Am with You Always,’  A Pastoral Letter on the Presence of God.”
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  • Parish accountant: St. Paul Parish, Princeton
    February 22, 2021
    St. Paul Parish in Princeton is seeking a Parish Accountant to become a team member of our faith-based team.
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  • Prayer and support for relief from winter storm disasters in Texas
    Prayer and support for relief from winter storm disasters in Texas
    February 21, 2021
    Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., has shared the following prayer request with the faithful of the Diocese of Trenton: Please pray for all those who have died or have been injured in the recent winter storms, especially in Texas. We pray especially for those whose homes have been destroyed or who are without power and heat and for first responders who are offering assistance to those with urgent needs. In our Lenten almsgiving, let us find concrete ways to help our brothers and sisters. Let us entrust them in prayer to Our Blessed Mother Mary and St. Joseph.
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  • Homily for Diocesan Youth Conference Mass 2021
    Homily for Diocesan Youth Conference Mass 2021
    February 6, 2021
    After the Readings that we hear at Mass, the reader says, “The Word of the Lord, the Gospel of the Lord,” and we respond, “Thanks be to God, praise to you Lord Jesus Christ.” Although we might not think about it too much, that is a very important dialogue. We are expressing our belief as Catholics that the Scriptures we hear and read are THE WORD OF THE LORD. Pretty awesome, don’t you think?
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  • Homily for Catholic Schools Week Mass 2021
    Homily for Catholic Schools Week Mass 2021
    February 1, 2021
    Just a little over one month ago, all Catholics and Christians celebrated the Birth of Jesus in Bethlehem on Christmas Day. 
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