Shrine of Saint Joseph — Local services in Long Hill Township

The Shrine of Saint Joseph is a beautiful place for those looking to spend sometime surrounded by nature. The chapel has a wide view of the gardens and while seating for a regular mass schedule, the view is simple breathtaking. The huge glass panels connect the visitor with a vivid sky image. This is a perfect place to meditate and pray. Masses are held in Spanish, English, and some other languages. There are some rooms on the lower lever, a big one for events, the souvenir store where you can find all those gifts or books you want for your friends.

But visiting this marvelous place without walking around the gardens is a big mistake. Everything was created with a perfect design. There are statues of our Lady of Fatima with the three little shepherds, a Crucifix can be easily seen displaying the memory of the love of the Lord for humanity. A 911 Memorial can also be found within the gardens. This is a great place to spend the day with your...

Very modern and that 60-ish, hippie-ish new age post Vatican II decor (especially the statue of St Joseph and the Stations of the Cross, and even the tabernacle itself) is not appreciated, by faithful Catholics or probably St Jospeh Himself. Highly recommend St Jospeh's Church in Newton, New Jersey instead. That's what a "Catholic" Church should look like. On the plus side, excellent upbeat staff in giftshop with great gifts to choose from. They also run day long retreats, but they are very Protestant themed and lean towards individualism rather than...

Markymark was being too kind. The crowd in charge of that Shrine is modernist to the core. Their "traditional" mass (according to their calendar) is the Modernist mass of 1969 celebrated very loosely. The later masses are even more of a side show.

The priests love Francis, because Francis thinks 1960 years of Catholicism never happened, and the church started after Vatican 2. The priests that work there sound like the aging hippies of V2, clinging to their desire to be more like the Protestants. If you are actually Catholic, you will want to...