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Bringing good news for Catholic schools across New Jersey, the state budget signed by Gov. Phil Murphy July 1 will restore full funding for nonpublic school transportation, technology and nursing and retain funding for security.

The annual “Senior Spirituality and So Much More” Day, is scheduled for July 18 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in St. Gregory the Great Church and parish hall, Hamilton Square. Sponsored by the diocesan Department of Pastoral Care, the event is intended for adults ages 55 and over and features speakers and musical entertainment designed with seniors in mind.

Our Lady of Perpetual Help, a preschool through eighth grade school in Maple Shade, NJ is seeking an enthusiastic and committed preschool teacher for the 2018-2019 school year

The Diocese of Trenton is seeking applications for the position of Director of the Department of Catechesis

We are witnesses to history in the making in the Diocese of Trenton. We hold in prayer the 14 former parish communities who, this past weekend, became seven new merged parishes as part of the Diocese's Faith in Our Future process. They are:

La Iglesia acaba de celebrar la Solemnidad de los Santos Pedro y Pablo el 29 de junio, conmemorando el martirio de los Apóstoles, San Pedro como el líder de los Apóstoles y San Pablo como el Apóstol a las Naciones. Cada año, se reconoce esta solemnidad como día feriado en Roma y suele marcar el principio de las vacaciones veraniegas para los oficiales del Vaticano después de una Misa pública celebrada por el Santo Padre en la Basílica San Pedro.

Our Lady of Perpetual Help School in Maple Shade is seeking an enthusiastic and committed first grade teacher for the 2018-2019 school ye

A message from Bishop David M. O'Connell, C.M. The Church just observed the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul on June 29, commemorating the martyrdom of the Apostles, St. Peter as Chief of the Apostles and St. Paul as the Apostle to the Nations. Each year, this solemnity is a national holiday in Rome and has traditionally marked the beginning of the summer vacation period for Vatican officials following a public Mass celebrated by the Holy Father in St. Peter’s Basilica.

Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M. reflected on the subject of joy after paying a visit to the Sisters of Life, June 23, at their Motherhouse in Suffern, New York. There, he celebrated Mass during which the renewal of vows for four of the sisters was conducted.

A message from Bishop David M. O'Connell, C.M. It is not often that I am surrounded by the experience of pure joy. My visit to the Motherhouse of the Sisters of Life in Suffern, New York, this past Saturday was such an occasion. Mother Agnes Mary Donovan, SV, Superior General, invited me late last year to celebrate Mass for her Sisters of Life during which four of the Sisters would renew their vows. The special attraction of her invitation was the opportunity to celebrate Mass for the Sisters on the altar I gave them from the chapel of the Bishop’s Mansion in Trenton along with a tabernacle for reservation of the Blessed Sacrament.

Five priests who have been assigned by Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M as first-time pastors or administrators gathered this week for a two-day orientation session. Based in Spring Lake, the June 20 and 21 event featured presentations by the Bishop and other diocesan leaders, clergy and laity, who provided insights and experience to benefit the new parish leaders in the months and years to come.

The Diocese of Trenton will join with sister dioceses around the nation to take up the annual Peter’s Pence Collection at all Masses during the weekend of June 30-July 1. Entitled “Be a Witness of Charity,” the collection assists the Holy Father to respond with emergency financial assistance to requests for aid to the neediest throughout the world – those who suffer as a result of war, oppression and natural disasters.

Hopes, expectations and achievements culminated in Baccalaureate Masses and commencement ceremonies throughout May and June in Catholic high schools across the Diocese of Trenton, as the Class of 2018 successfully completed their secondary education to embark on new journeys of faith. In a year that saw both triumph and adversity, more than 1,500 graduates from 11 high schools stepped forward to receive their diplomas and be celebrated by their proud loved ones and wider school communities.

La epidemia de violencia con armas de fuego ha golpeado una vez más, esta vez cerca de casa. El pueblo de Trenton se despertó esta mañana con la trágica noticia de que veinte de nuestros hermanos y hermanas, nuestras familias, vecinos y amigos, resultaron heridos durante un tiroteo masivo en la madrugada del domingo durante el festival de artes, “All Night Art Festival”. Uno de los sospechosos murió y se están investigando el motivo.

Como el obispo de la Diócesis de Trenton, yo establezco y decreto que celebraremos aquí en los cuatro condados de la Diócesis de Trenton un “Año Jubilar de la Juventud” del 1 de julio 2018 al 30 de junio 2019. Las razones y metas de este “Año Jubilar de la Juventud” serán:

A statement from Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., on the mass shooting in Trenton June 17, 2018 The epidemic of gun violence has struck once again, this time close to home. The people of Trenton awoke this morning to the tragic news that twenty of our brothers and sisters — our families, neighbors and friends —-were injured during a mass shooting in the early hours of Sunday morning at the city’s “All Night Art Festival.” One suspect has been killed and the motive is under investigation.

The epidemic of gun violence has struck once again, this time close to home. The people of Trenton awoke this morning to the tragic news that twenty of our brothers and sisters —- our families, neighbors and friends —- were injured during a mass shooting in the early hours of Sunday morning at the city’s “All Night Art Festival.” One suspect has been killed and the motive is under investigation.

Como muchos veteranos de la segunda Guerra Mundial que conocieron sus conflictos y la pérdida de vida, mi padre no hablaba mucho sobre lo que vio. Estaba orgulloso por su servicio naval como marinero en cinco naves de guerra en ambos océanos, Atlántico y Pacífico. De vez en cuando él mencionaba batallas en que se metían sus naves, como en la batalla del Guadalcanal.

Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M. reflects on Father’s Day this upcoming weekend. Bishop O’Connell shares that we can take this weekend as an opportunity to express our love and gratitude for the fathers in our life.

Like many veterans of World War II who lived through its conflicts and loss of life, my Dad didn’t talk a lot about what he witnessed. He was proud of his naval service as a boatswain’s mate on five battleships in both the Atlantic and Pacific theaters. Occasionally, he’d mention battles in which his ships were engaged, among them Guadalcanal.