In the last 15 years, Trenton Catholic Academy’s Upper and Lower Schools in Hamilton Township have built a strong legacy in the areas of academics, athletics, faith formation and service to the community. With limited funding and resources, the pre-K3 through 12th grade school has successfully served tens of thousands of students from diverse ethnic,[…]

Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., has asked the faithful of the Diocese to join him in praying for an end to violence. He stated, “Our nation must seek to end violence and injustice wherever, whenever it occurs. We should reflect on the words of the Psalmist (Psalm 34): ‘Turn from evil and do good; seek[…]

Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., has set out a plan for “spiritual battle” throughout January in response to the anniversary of the legalization of abortion in the United States and the growing concern for the sanctity of the child in the womb. Through private prayer and virtual Masses, the faithful are asked to support the[…]

 In the earliest centuries of the Church, the “Christmas feasts” occurring after Christmas Day were all celebrated on January 6. By the fourth century, some dioceses began to celebrate the feast of Christmas and the feast of the Epiphany separately, on December 25 and January 6 respectively, creating the “twelve days of Christmas” as the[…]

Joining Catholic churches in the Archdioceses of Boston, New York and Philadelphia along with the Diocese of Brooklyn and numerous dioceses throughout the country, many parishes in the Diocese of Trenton rang their church bells at noon Dec. 30 to honor the almost 339,000 people who have died from the coronavirus since the pandemic began[…]

Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., shared prayers released at the Vatican for the newly-established Year of St. Joseph.  The special declaration took place Dec. 8, 2020 to mark the 150th anniversary of St. Joseph’s title as “Patron of the Universal Church,” Pope Francis encouraged Catholics throughout the world to join him in prayer, including the[…]

The “Christmas Season” in the Catholic Church lasts from Christmas Eve until the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord and includes Christmas; the Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph (December 27, 2020); the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God (January 1, 2021); the Solemnity of the Epiphany (January 3, 2021);[…]

Catholic parishes across the Diocese of Trenton are preparing to welcome hundreds of thousands of the faithful to in-person and virtual Christmas Masses in commemoration of the birth of Jesus Christ this year. Pandemic restrictions and protocols limiting in-person Mass attendance and requiring sanitizing measures between each Mass will impact schedules on Christmas Eve and[…]

Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M. shares the following message on solitude during this Christmas season. “Sometimes, when you’re all alone – as we have often been throughout these many months of pandemic – you hear things differently, more clearly than when you’re surrounded by others in a crowded room, in a class, in an office[…]

Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., continues his Advent series with a focus on Week 4, “For your reflection, meditation and prayer, drawn from the Church’s rich spiritual history.” In the newest compilation, the Bishop begins with Scripture: The Holy Spirit will come upon you,and the power of the Most High will overshadow you.Therefore the child to[…]