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Ratzinger's Ordination

Rome Reports did a great segment on the priestly ordination of Joseph Ratzinger, now Pope Benedict XVI. Watch below and pray for him on this 60th anniversary of his priestly ordination!  

Rollarblading Monk

 
Well if your a monk studying in Rome and you travel around on rollarblades you can bet people are going to notice - Brother Anthony Ariniello is that monk. Brother Ariniello is preparing for the priesthood with one of the newest Church communities, the Community of the Beatitudes. Read more about this modern monk from Catholic News Agency.

Twin Brothers Pass to Eternal Life

Every once in a while you hear an amazing life story - well Brother Julian Riester and Brother Adrian Riester are such a story. They were born twins and as they go older they both entered the same Franciscan Monastery. Well just recently, after 65 years of Religious Life, they both died on the same day. May they be rewarded with eternal life! Rear more from BuffaloNews.com.

New Priest's for Trenton Diocese!

 
This year 6 men will be ordained to the Sacred Priesthood for the Diocese of Trenton. The men to be ordained are (click on each name and you can read about them from TrentonMonitor): Rev. Mr. H. Todd Carter, Rev. Mr. Carlos Florez, Rev. Mr. Kevin Kimtis, Rev. Mr. Fernando Lopez, Rev. Mr. Christopher Picollo, and Rev. Mr. John Testa. Pray for them as they begin sacred ministry!

 

Bishop Smith's Priestly Anniversary

On May 22 at St. Mary's Cathedral in Trenton Bishop Smith gathered with family, friends and people of the great Diocese of Trenton to celebrate his 50th priestly anniversary. It was a fitting celebration to honor a man who has done so much for the Diocese of Trenton and the Church at large - read more from trentonmonitor.

Being a Priest Today

Fr. Barron, a prolific speaker, talks about being a priest today - enjoy his great insights!

A Parent's Perspective

The video below is about a mother and father who reflect on their son's vocations - great insights from a perspective don't usually hear about:

Women Religious

 
The U.S. bishops’ Secretariat of Clergy, Consecrated Life and Vocations recently had a survey conducted to look at trends of women who are entering religious life today. Of coarse not all congregations responded, but, overall some very interesting things were found. Women entering religious life today tend to be highly educated. Many pray the Rosary and/or took part in Euacharistic Adoration on a regular basis. And 87% said someone encouraged them to look into religious life to mention a few things.

Take a look at some basic stats about these couragous women in the world here or take a look at the whole report here.

Trenton Seminarians

 
The Diocese of Trenton continues to have a large number of men preparing for the priesthood - in fact this year alone 6 men will be ordained transitional deacons and 6 men will be ordained priests. To celebrate National Vocation Week the Monitor did a story on all the good news with the Office of Vocations in this Diocese. This website was highlighted to show how much this site has helped in getting the word out about being a priest in today's world. Take a look at the article here.

PNAC - Rome

 
Daniel Kirk, a seminarian for the Diocese of Trenton, is currently preparing for the priesthood at the Pontifical North American College (PNAC) in Rome. The PNAC is celebrating their 150th anniversary of preparing men for the priesthood and they have their highest enrollment in 40 years! Read a great article about some changes at PNAC and some things that always remain the same here.