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CRS Rice Bowl Grant Is Feeding the Hungry in Milford

The volunteers at St. Raphael Food Pantry in Milford received a Catholic Relief Services Rice Bowl grant, which is helping them to feed their hungry neighbors. Story and Photos by Shelley Wolf Every week, George Romer feels like he is witnessing a miracle. “I think of when Jesus fed thousands of people [...]

2024-03-20T10:32:27-04:00March 20th, 2024|

Men: Are You Being Called to be a Permanent Deacon?

Last June, eight men were ordained permanent deacons in the Archdiocese of Hartford. They are, in the back row, left to right: James Marco, Gerald Maust, Louis Santiago, Larry Tiani, Keith Griffin, Ramón Guzmán, Jonathan Bruzas and Christopher Haddad. They are joined by Auxiliary Bishop Juan Miguel Betancourt, at left in the front row, and [...]

2024-03-06T07:29:12-05:00March 6th, 2024|

What Is the Vicariate Outreach Program?

Connecticut Foodshare, which receives funds from the Archbishop’s Annual Appeal, distributes food to many local food banks and pantries. It also helps people directly through its Mobile Pantry, which stops in numerous locations in the Archdiocese of Hartford. (Photo by Tina Poet) Story by Shelley Wolf Every year, the Archbishop’s Annual Appeal [...]

2024-02-28T07:26:53-05:00February 28th, 2024|

The Elderly Can Save the World

Story by Joe Pisani Over the past year, I’ve met a fair number of “nonagenarians,” who are more commonly known as people in their 90s. Where do I meet them? Usually at church because, I’ve discovered, their day centers on morning Mass. It’s right at the top of their To Do lists, followed by the [...]

2024-02-28T07:17:24-05:00February 28th, 2024|

A “Modern” Twist on the Stations of the Cross

PHOTO BY AARON JOSEPHDeacon Ernie Scrivani proclaims the Gospel in St. Mary Church, part of Blessed Michael McGivney Parish in New Haven. He has written his own reflections, meditations and prayers for the stations of the cross. Archdiocesan deacon produces his own reflections, meditations and prayers for each devotion. Story by Karen [...]

2024-03-05T10:54:30-05:00February 21st, 2024|

2024 Archbishop’s Annual Appeal Beer Tasting Focuses on Future of Faith

Archbishop Leonard P. Blair chats with Simon Rees and Madeline Smith, missionaries for the Fellowship of Catholic University Students, or FOCUS, from Central Connecticut State University in New Britain, during the 2024 Archbishop’s Annual Appeal Beer Testing and Cocktail Reception at the Aqua Turf in Plantsville. (Photo by Aaron Joseph) Story By [...]

2024-02-14T10:34:17-05:00February 14th, 2024|

Catholic Conference Ready To Fight Legalization Of Physician-Assisted Suicide 

PHOTO BY AARON JOSEPHConnecticut Catholic Conference Executive Director Chris Healy, second from left, and Deacon David Reynolds, associate director for the Conference, far right, discuss bills in the Legislative Office Building in Hartford last year, with Rep. Cara Pavlock, R-Bristol, and Rep. Mark Anderson, R-Granby. Healy says the Conference with the assistance of others [...]

2024-02-13T18:48:55-05:00February 7th, 2024|

FOCUS Missionaries and Students Return from SEEK24 Energized in Spirit

Fellowship of Catholic University Students, or FOCUS, from Central Connecticut State University and other Connecticut colleges visit the iconic Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Mo., while at the SEEK24 Conference earlier this month. (Photo courtesy FOCUS CCSU) Story by Shelley Wolf Eliza Harris, a biology major at Central Connecticut State University, has [...]

2024-01-17T09:17:18-05:00January 17th, 2024|