The pageantry and symbolism of the elevation of St. Robert Bellarmine Co-Cathedral in Freehold, Feb. 19 has been commemorated in a multimedia collection produced by the Diocese of Trenton’s Office of Communications and Media.
The Holy Season of Lent arrives once more with its invitation to “repent and believe the Good News.” Those very words are used as ashes are imposed upon our foreheads to mark the beginning of Lent on Ash Wednesday.
From St. Mary Cathedral, the Mother Church in Trenton, north to St. Joseph Parish in Keyport, south to St. Theresa Parish in Little Egg Harbor, west to St. George Parish in Titusville along the Delaware River, east to the parishes along the Jersey shore, the Diocese of Trenton rejoices in the elevation of St. Robert Bellarmine Church in Freehold to the dignity of a Co-Cathedral for our Diocese!
The 15-year-old church that has served as the place of worship for the community of St. Robert Bellarmine Parish in Freehold will be formally elevated to the status of a co-cathedral for the Diocese of Trenton during a Mass set for Feb. 19 at 11:30 a.m.
Those who work in parish ministry from across the Diocese of Trenton’s four counties attended a workshop Feb. 15 titled “Loss, Change and Resilience in Communities of Faith.”
Faithful of the Diocese of Trenton are invited to witness the historic elevation of St. Robert Bellarmine Church to the status of Co-Cathedral via live stream beginning at 11:30 a.m. Feb. 19. The live stream of the Mass will be available by clicking the player above, as well as at DioceseofTrenton.org and TrentonMonitor.com, or by visiting our YouTube channel.
Now that Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., has announced his decisions regarding parish planning and strengthening, the diocesan-led Faith in Our Future process is moving into its next phase – implementation.
In his message for the Annual “World Day of the Sick 2017,” our Holy Father Pope Francis explained that this commemoration “is an opportunity to reflect … on the needs of the sick and … of all those who suffer.
The following is an Action Alert from the New Jersey Catholic Conference: The BRIDGE (Bar Removal of Individuals who Dream and Grow our Economy) Act, S.128/H.R. 496, was recently introduced in Congress as a bipartisan effort to sustain the temporary relief from deportation and employment eligibility offered to youth through the Department of Homeland Security’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. – A journalism series on the experience of poverty in Central New Jersey and the many ways the Catholic Church is responding was recently sent to nearly 200 elected officials serving in the Diocese of Trenton.
Growing up and going to our parish Catholic school, I loved “the nuns” who taught us, the Sister Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (IHM). While some people seem to enjoy telling “horror stories” about their experiences in Catholic school, I for one consider myself very lucky to have been taught by wonderful religious women.