Dear Parishioners, Ever since I announced that our Catholic School is closing, people have been asking me what we plan to do with the school building. Some people assumed that…
10Mar
03Mar
Week of March 3, 2019
Dear Parishioners, Lent is approaching. Lent is the liturgical season in which we prepare for Easter. It commemorates the forty days that Jesus spent in the desert to prepare for…
24Feb
Week of February 24, 2019
Dear Parishioners, Last week, Our Bishop David O’Connell released (along with all the bishops of NJ) the list of all priests who were credibly accused of sexual misconduct with a…
17Feb
Week of February 17, 2019
Dear Parishioners, This week we will be having our Annual Catholic Appeal. This Appeal raises money for the many programs the Diocese of Trenton provides: assistance to the poor, Catholic…
10Feb
Week of February 10, 2019
Dear Parishioners, As you may know, one of the things I love about the priesthood is being able to share the faith. Having a robust knowledge of the faith is…
03Feb
Week of February 3, 2019
Dear Parishioners, In these past two weeks, we have lost two great men of the Church and I want to take a moment to reflect on their lives. Bishop John…
27Jan
Week of January 27, 2019
Dear Parishioners, I was recently visiting another parish and I found something quite disturbing there. Someone had dropped part of the Eucharist in one of the pews. When I asked…
20Jan
Week of January 20, 2019
Dear Parishioners, I would like to talk about the Diocesan Youth Conference (DYC) today. According to their promotional material, The Diocesan Youth Conference is, “our yearly gathering for the youth…
13Jan
Week of January 13, 2018
Dear Parishioners, It is very common during the New Year to take on a resolution as a way to improve oneself and to build virtue. In case anyone wanted to…
06Jan
Week of January 6, 2019
Dear Parishioners, Today we celebrate the feast of the Epiphany. Normally, throughout the whole world we celebrate this day on January 6 (which is literally the 12th day of Christmas,…