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,
Thank you to everyone who donated to our Giving Tuesday fundraiser that went to our Catholic Schools Have it All Annual Fund this past December 2! Giving Tuesday follows Black Friday and Cyber Monday as a way to promote charitable giving at the beginning of the holiday season. This year’s campaign saw the highest total
Suzanne Casey, department head/technology coordinator in Our Lady of Good Counsel School, Moorestown, has been named New Jersey’s Nonpublic School Teacher of the Year for 2020. The annual competition is sponsored by the New Jersey Council for American Private Education. Casey will receive the award during an online presentation Dec. 15. “Nonpublic schoolteachers play a
The annual #Giving Tuesday campaign is taking on a sense of urgency this pandemic year – particularly for Catholic schools in the Diocese of Trenton. Set annually for the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, #Giving Tuesday falls on Dec. 1. Donations are being accepted now at www.leadinfaith.org, where donors can find more information and search for a particular Catholic school in the
Fifth-grader Joseph Duarte is proud that his school has a new co-patron in Blessed Carlo Acutis. “He followed God, and he can teach other young people to follow Christ,” said Duarte, of Our Lady of Sorrows School, Hamilton, one of a handful of students and staff to attend in-person Mass Nov. 6 as it was
Even before Catholic schools around the Diocese began returning to in-person classes, Brian Hill and Arturo Scaramuzzino knew they could use their years of professional work experience to help keep local students safe during the pandemic. The two parents from the St. James School community in Red Bank worked on building desk and cafeteria glass
On the day in which faithful around the world were called to remember the works of those serving in mission territories, Father Peter James Alindogan asked the congregants gathered to ban together. “World Mission Sunday is about the message of all of us being together and facing the pandemic together,” Father Alindogan said, referring to
Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., celebrated the annual Catholic Schools Mass via video recording this year, which was posted for viewing at midnight Oct. 15. “Here in our Diocese we have a saying, ‘Catholic Schools Have It All,’” he preached in the homily. “We say that and we believe that because of all the blessings
Catholic high schools around the Diocese are hosting open houses for eighth grade students and their families.Catholic high schools in the Diocese of Trenton have been working diligently to ensure that their annual open houses – whether in person or online – convey a crucial message. “We want parents to see the hard work our
“It feels amazing to actually be able to play this year,” Notre Dame senior field hockey goalie Brennan Pinto says of the fall season. Staff photo After months of uncertainty, Catholic high school athletes who play fall sports in the Diocese of Trenton are taking the field again. Countless students lost their spring campaigns and
Students begin returning to schools across Diocese Students sit behind plexiglass shields during the first day of classes of St. Ann School, Lawrenceville. As in-person classes are beginning this week in many Catholic schools across the Diocese of Trenton as well as their public school counterparts, we ask our community to pray for all students,
