Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), and Bishop Frank J. Dewane of Venice, Florida, Chairman of the USCCB’s Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development, issued the following statement in response to the tragic shooting at the Cielo Vista Mall in El Paso, Texas.

Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), and Bishop Frank J. Dewane of Venice, Florida, Chairman of the USCCB’s Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development, issued the following statement in response to the tragic shooting at the Cielo Vista Mall in El Paso, Texas.

Como el Obispo de una Diócesis, frecuentemente personas me piden escribir o declararme sobre una variedad de asuntos y, a menudo, eso lo hago. Intento tener mucho cuidado con lo que escribo y predico, evitando temas políticas, manteniendo siempre en mente mi responsabilidad de usar las oportunidades que tengo para dirigirme y enseñar a los fieles sobre asuntos de la fe y los morales. Prefiero calificar lo que escribo como “reflexiones” o “mensajes”, escrituras más homiléticas en cuanto su perspectiva y contenido, diseñadas para animar a los creyentes a seguir los Evangelios de Jesucristo y aplicar las enseñanzas de la Iglesia a los asuntos o eventos relevantes contemporáneos para los católicos en nuestra Diócesis.

Bishop David M. O'Connell, C.M. shares a reflection about the "Aid in Dying" Law

Bishop David M. O'Connell, C.M. shares a reflection about the "Aid in Dying" Law

Due to a power outage in St. Robert Bellarmine Co-Cathedral, the Senior Spirituality Day, will be moved to St. Dominic Parish, Brick; This fall, speaker and author Jeff Cavins will visit St. Isaac Jogues Parish, Marlton, to offer his presentation “When You Suffer: Biblical Keys for Hope and Understanding", and Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M. paid a visit to the students enrolled in the summer religious education programs of St. Joesph Parish, Toms River July 11 and St. Benedict Parish, Holmdel July 18.

Sunday, July 21 kicked off National Natural Family Planning (NFP) Awareness Week 2019 in the Diocese of Trenton and in dioceses across the United States.

The Diocese of Trenton’s Catholic Spanish-language television show, Cristo Para Todos, will be premiering a new episode on Saturday, July 20 at 11:30 a.m. and the annual magazine supplement, LIVES OF FAITH 2019, will be included in the July 25 print edition of The Monitor.

St. Catharine School, a PreK-8th Catholic Elementary school located in Spring Lake, NJ is now accepting applications for anticipated openings for the 2018-2019 school year.

The Diocese of Trenton has an opportunity for a dynamic leader with proven management skills to assume a leadership role as Director of Finance reporting to the Chief Fiscal Officer.

The life of St. Dominic Savio is the focus of the bonus installment in Bishop David M. O’Connell’s #YoungSaint Series.

Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., has announced that Father John (Jay) V. Bowden, a retired priest of the Diocese and assistant in St. Gregory the Great Parish, Hamilton Square, died July 3 in Morris Hall, Lawrenceville, after an extended illness.

Catholic Charities USA is accepting donations online to help its agencies along the U.S. border with Mexico meet basic needs and ensure that migrant children "are being treated with care and kindness" as the humanitarian crisis there grows, the agency said in an announcement.

Dominic Savio, the second of 11 children born to a peasant family in Riva, Italy, was only 15 years old when he died. But his brief life is a powerful example for young people to always be confident in who they are and to realize holiness is achieved by fulfilling the ordinary demands of life in an extraordinary way, always with faith in God.

The Diocese of Trenton will join with dioceses across the nation to take up the annual Peter’s Pence Collection at all Masses the weekend of June 29-30.

Rayanne Bennett, associate publisher of The Monitor, has announced that major changes are in store for The Monitor and two students in the Diocese of Trenton are named as winners in the 2018-2019 National Christmas Artwork Contest sponsored by The Society for the Propagation of the Faith and the Missionary Childhood Association.

The 2019 Religious Freedom Week, celebrated in the Diocese of Trenton and worldwide June 22-29, has embraced the theme “Strength in Hope.”

This latest installment concludes Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M.’s Young Saint Series, a special project for the Year of Youth. In this series, Bishop O’Connell shares about the life of Laura del Carmen Vicuna.

Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., issued a brief summer message to his flock June 21.

Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., issued a brief summer message to his flock June 21: “As summer begins, I offer my best wishes to all the clergy, religious and faithful of the Diocese. May the summer season be a time of well-deserved relaxation, enjoyable times with family and friends and more opportunities for growing closer to the Lord Jesus. Don’t forget to get to Mass and Holy Communion throughout the summer months. Life is always happier and better when we include the Lord Jesus in our plans. God bless you all!”