In Focus
Passing Down
the
Faith
Students head for their classrooms on the first day of school Aug. 31 in St. Gregory the Great Academy, Hamilton Square. Catholic school communities and parish religious education programs are embracing the mission at hand: imparting the teachings of Jesus Christ while continuing to stand out as institutions of excellence and integrity. Schools in the Diocese of Trenton continue to thrive and, like their counterparts across the nation, are holding strong on enrollment. Mike Ehrmann photo
IN THIS SECTION: Messages from superintendent Dr. Vincent de Paul Schmidt and Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-14 National Catholic school report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 New Catholic school principals, Mass with Bishop . . . . 18-19 Back to Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-21 Diocesan PTA scholarship winners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Catechetical Sunday overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Opportunities for catechetical formation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Message from Denise Contino, director of catechesis . . . . 29 New parish catechetical leaders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30-32
September 2023
THE MONITOR MAGAZINE 11