PHOTO BY JOE PISANI - From left, Barbara Ciotti and Jackie Roe of St. Margaret Church and Sue Croce of St. George Church at the Little Miracles warehouse in North Branford. by Joe Pisani Little Miracles ministry provides assistance for families. At Christmastime, Barbara Ciotti called 20 families whose children probably wouldn’t find [...]
Pastoral Center- Bloomfield, CT FT, Monday-Friday Position Overview: The Archdiocese of Hartford has an opening for a HR Business Partner (HRBP). This role will collaborate across business units to support HR programs, benefits administration, recruitment, employee relations, and compliance. The HRBP will serve as a trusted advisor, ensuring HR strategies are implemented effectively to drive [...]
https://youtu.be/t4w-gvqUaYs?si=36EgUcDBfv18-4iD This second installment of this year's Lent with the Lord features Fr. Jeff Gubbiotti, Pastor of Our Lady Queen of Apostles in Derby, CT. He reflects on the second word, "Today you will be with me in Paradise." The words of Jesus to the good thief, St. Dismas, show that it is [...]
Nicholas Chapman, left, gives the thumbs up on his first day of classes at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, as Brendan Finnegan, far right, and the other seminarians enter. Photo courtesy of Father John Gancarz Story by Shelley Wolf Three men from the Archdiocese of Hartford, who are studying in Rome, are [...]
Choir Director Nelson Tamakloe plays the piano and leads the St. Martin de Porres Gospel Choir during the fourth and final Sunday celebration of Black History Month at St. Martin de Porres Church, part of Blessed Michael McGivney Parish, in New Haven. Photo by Shelley Wolf Story by Shelley Wolf There was [...]
by Joe Pisani I suppose I could sum up my childhood in a few pitchy sayings, which my mother and my father said to me from time to time. Correction: Which they said to me every day, and probably several times a day. In my mother’s memorable words, which I’ll have etched on my gravestone: [...]
Credit: ADOBE STOCK A painting of St. Jude Thaddeus hangs in St. Peter's Church in Vienna, Austria. The saint is often depicted in art holding a club or halberd, which are symbols of martyrdom. He is remembered as a loyal follower of Jesus Christ and as a man of great faith and courage. He [...]
Participants in the Alpha program gather in the parish hall at Our Lady of Mount Carmel to watch videos, talk about faith and enjoy fellowship. Story by Joe Pisani When she was a student at St. John the Evangelist School in Long Island, N.Y., Diane Dinehart knew her Catechism inside out. But it [...]
During a special Mass for archdiocesan employees and invited guests, Gabriel Löfvall plays the newly refurbished organ in the choir loft of St. Thomas Chapel at the Pastoral Center in Bloomfield. The organ, formerly in St. Adalbert Church in Enfield, was donated by St. Jeanne Jugan Parish. Photo by Shelley Wolf Story by [...]
Column by Joe Pisani About 10 years ago when I was working in Manhattan, I got off the train in Grand Central Terminal and made my way through crowds of commuters to Lexington Avenue and onto Fulton Sheen Place near the Church of St. Agnes. Suddenly, I found myself behind a young woman, walking and [...]