Every year, the entire world pauses on December 25 to remember the birth of a Child —- not just any child but the Christ Child, the Chosen One of God, the Messiah who had been prophesied and foretold from the beginning of human history.
Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M. and the state’s seven other Catholic bishops released a statement regarding the 10th anniversary of New Jersey’s abolition of the death penalty.
For the second year, Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., released his Christmas message as a podcast for the Diocese of Trenton’s audio series, “Catching the Word,” and in its traditional print and video formats.
The Diocese of Trenton released a statement Dec. 13 regarding the closing of Holy Cross Academy, Delran, as a diocesan high school at the end of the 2017-18 school year.
For 60 years, Holy Cross High School/Academy in Delran has been both a blessing and an important resource in the Diocese of Trenton, providing a quality Catholic education to families in Burlington County and beyond.
By Christina Leslie | Trenton Monitor Correspondent Olympic Victory • Students of St. Paul School, Princeton, took home top honors for the fourth year in a row at the 36th annual TCA Scholastic Olympics Nov. 9. Courtesy photo Once, twice, thrice…. frice? The folks at Oxford will have to invent a new word for their dictionary to describe the fourth consecutive victory of a team from St. Paul School in the 36th TCA Scholastic Olympics. The annual contest pitted the Princeton competitors against six other Catholic schools of the Diocese as they vied for individual and team honors Nov. 9 in Trenton Catholic Academy, Hamilton...
Since Advent began Dec. 3, Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., has been busy visiting the faithful across the Diocese of Trenton and snapping photos along the way.
Every once in a while, at parties or dinners before Christmas, I’ve asked adults about their holiday plans only to hear some lament “Oh, Christmas is for children.” I must confess that such a comment saddens me a bit.
By Christina Leslie | Trenton Monitor Correspondent Two-Time Winners • Students of Our Lady of Perpetual Help School, Maple Shade, scored first place for the second consecutive year in the Nov. 8 Camden Catholic High School Academic Olympics. Courtesy photo For the second consecutive year, students from Our Lady of Perpetual Help School, Maple Shade, took home top honors in the annual Camden Catholic High School Academic Olympics, held Nov. 8 in the school’s Hocker Information Commons, Cherry Hill.
A special collection to benefit the Retirement Fund for Religious was taken up during Masses in parishes across the Diocese of Trenton on Dec. 9 and 10.
The Diocese of Trenton will join faithful throughout the country in supporting retired sisters, brothers and religious order priests with a collection to be held in all parishes the weekend of Dec. 9-10. The 30th annual appeal for the Retirement Fund for Religious is coordinated by the National Religious Retirement Office and benefits some 32,000 aging Catholic sisters, brothers and priests in religious orders across the country.
In his message for the Solemn Feast of the Immaculate Conception, celebrated by the Church on Dec. 8, Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., reminds the faithful of the Diocese that the grace bestowed upon Mary in her own conception was the pathway to the birth of Jesus -- the best evidence that "nothing is impossible with God."
Never had our world heard better news than that spoken by the Angel Gabriel to an innocent Jewish maiden, barely a teenager, in the Gospel from St. Luke proclaimed on the Solemn Feast of the Immaculate Conception.
An estimated thousand faithful from across the Diocese of Trenton gathered Dec. 2 in Trenton for a 3.8-mile pilgrimage in honor of Our Lady of Guadalupe that culminated with Mass celebrated in Spanish and English by Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., in St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral.