Fr. Carter

Dear Parishioners, During Lent we practice abstinence from meat on Fridays and fasting on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. Practicing these days of penance are considered so important by the…

Dear Parishioners, In order to prepare myself for this Jubilee Year whose theme is “Pilgrims of Hope,” I have been reading Pope Benedict’s encyclical “Spe Salvi” (Saved by Hope). In…

Dear Parishioners: This Wednesday is Ash Wednesday which begins the holy season of Lent. One thing I find amazing about this day is that so many people come back to…

Dear Parishioners, A couple weeks ago, we transitioned to a new Marian Antiphon after Mass titled Ave Reinga Caelorum. This Antiphon will be sung from after February 2nd until Wednesday…

Dear Parishioners, This week is the Pledge Sunday for the Annual Catholic Appeal throughout the Diocese of Trenton. Each year, the Bishop seeks the support of the members of every…

Dear Parishioners, Lent is coming up quicker than you think and it will be over even more quickly. In order to get the most out of Lent, we ought to…

Dear Parishioners, Today I would like to share with you some wisdom from the late Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI. He wrote an encyclical called “Saved by Hope” (Spe Salvi)…

Dear Parishioners, Next week February 2nd is the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord. This feast day does not normally fall on a Sunday. But, this year we have…

Dear Parishioners, This upcoming Wednesday, January 22nd, is the Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children. As the General Instructions states: In all the Dioceses of the…

Dear Parishioners, Since the year 1300 the Church has inaugurat- ed Jubilee years every twenty-five years. A Jubilee Year is when the Church focuses on the divine life given to…