IN OBSERVANCE OF VETERANS DAY, the Diocese of Trenton Chancery offices in Lawrenceville will be closed Wednesday, Nov. 11. Regular office hours will resume Thursday, Nov. 12.
“WE REMEMBER THOSE WHO WERE CALLED UPON to give all a person can give, and we remember those who were prepared to make that sacrifice if it were demanded of them in the line of duty, though it never was. Most of all, we remember the devotion and gallantry with which all of them ennobled their nation as they became champions of a noble cause (Ronald Reagan, 40th President of the United States).
“We remember those who were called upon to give all a person can give, and we remember those who were prepared to make that sacrifice if it were demanded of them in the line of duty, though it never was. Most of all, we remember the devotion and gallantry with which all of them ennobled their nation as they became champions of a noble cause (Ronald Reagan, 40th President of the United States).
The New Jersey Catholic Conference, public policy arm of the bishops of New Jersey, launched an advocacy campaign Oct. 5, featuring dedicated web pages, an Action Alert and a packet of digital and social media graphics and bulletin inserts to be shared throughout the state via Catholic schools, parishes and media outlets. The campaign urges voters to reach out to Governor Sherrill and ask her to say “yes” to New Jersey’s participation in the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit.
Use your nursing skills to bring care, comfort, and dignity to older adults who need it most. Mount Carmel Guild of Trenton seeks a compassionate nurse leader committed to serving neighbors in need and helping them remain safely at home.
THE MONITOR, NEWS MAGAZINE AND WEBSITE OF THE DIOCESE OF TRENTON, seeks a seasoned journalist and proven publishing leader to serve as EXECUTIVE EDITOR/GENERAL MANAGER for its editorial, production and business operations.
Working with a small professional staff and a corps of freelance journalists, this senior executive will be responsible for the daily operations of news coverage, and content creation and curation about the Diocese and its local parishes, schools and agencies, as well as the wider Church in the United States and around the globe. He or she will take a leading role in publishing well written and edited news coverage via the monthly magazine (print and digital), the publication website, electronic newsletters and social media sites.
The Monitor, news magazine and website of the Diocese of Trenton, seeks a seasoned journalist and proven publishing leader to serve as EXECUTIVE EDITOR/GENERAL MANAGER for its editorial, production and business operations.
THERE IS SOMETHING ABOUT NOVEMBER that invites us, as Catholics, to reflect more deeply on life, death, and eternity. As autumn leaves fall and the days grow shorter, nature itself reminds us that our earthly lives are passing. But for those who believe in Jesus Christ, death is not the end of the story. Death does not have the final word. God does. And God's word is life!
There is something about November that invites us, as Catholics, to reflect more deeply on life, death, and eternity. As autumn leaves fall and the days grow shorter, nature itself reminds us that our earthly lives are passing. But for those who believe in Jesus Christ, death is not the end of the story. Death does not have the final word. God does. And God's word is life!
Those Catholic couples or Catholic parties contemplating marriage in the Catholic Church must follow the canonical form for a valid marriage: that is, under Catholic Church law (Canon 1108) it is a requirement that a baptized Catholic must exchange vows in the presence of the local bishop, parish priest, or a delegated priest or deacon with the faculties of the diocese concerned, along with at least two witnesses present, for the marriage to be valid.
THOSE CATHOLIC COUPLES OR CATHOLIC PARTIES contemplating marriage in the Catholic Church must follow the canonical form for a valid marriage: that is, under Catholic Church law (Canon 1108) it is a requirement that a baptized Catholic must exchange vows in the presence of the local bishop, parish priest, or a delegated priest or deacon with the faculties of the diocese concerned, along with at least two witnesses present, for the marriage to be valid.
BAPTIZED CATHOLIC CITIZENS of the United States of America have a “dual citizenship,” one within the nation and one within the Catholic Church. Although distinct, they exist jointly in each baptized American Catholic citizen.
Baptized Catholic citizens of the United States of America have a “dual citizenship,” one within the nation and one within the Catholic Church. Although distinct, they exist jointly in each baptized American Catholic citizen.
EVENTS ACROSS THE DIOCESE ARE SET FOR NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER marking of The Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, starting with a traveling torch-lighting tradition known as “Las Antorchas Guadalupanas,” or Torches of Our Lady of Guadalupe. The annual celebration is now in its 11th year and takes place at the 5 p.m. Mass Oct. 24 in St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral, Trenton.
THE RESPECT LIFE COMMITTEE IN ST. MARY PARISH, BARNEGAT, WILL HOST A PRESENTATION, “The Last Things: Living the Fourth Quarter Well: The Spiritual, the Medical, the Funeral” Oct. 31.
Today, as we celebrate World Mission Sunday, I want to speak to you personally about something very close to the heart of the Church–and very close to my heart as your Bishop: our responsibility to share Jesus Christ with the world.
AS THE CATHOLIC CHURCH MARKS THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF WORLD MISSION SUNDAY on Oct. 18, The Monitor Magazine presents a special section highlighting the Diocese of Trenton’s commitment to supporting the Church’s missionary work around the world.
Students from 33 elementary and secondary schools located in Burlington, Mercer, Monmouth and Ocean Counties joined the Bishop, along with 20 of the Diocese’s priests, for the annual Catholic Schools Mass in St. Robert Bellarmine Co-Cathedral, Freehold.