Story by Karen A. Avitabile For Christopher Healy, discovering that his great-grand-uncle helped to form the Knights of Columbus alongside Father Michael J. McGivney, an up-and-coming-saint, was like “finding out you are related to Abraham Lincoln,” he says. “It’s hard to get your head around this,” says Healy, executive director of the Connecticut Catholic [...]
“The Gospel of life is at the heart of Jesus' message. Lovingly received day after day by the Church, it is to be preached with dauntless fidelity as ‘good news’ to the people of every age and culture.” (Evangelium Vitae 1) Every October in the United States, the Church celebrates Respect Life Month, and asks us [...]
Kate Terricciano and her son Anthony prepare to accept the 2023 St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Award for advancing a Catholic school at this year’s HOPES Dinner at the Aqua Turf Club in Plantsville. Photo by Shelley Wolf Story by Shelley Wolf Nine years ago, Kate Terricciano’s son Anthony was born as a [...]
During Rosary Month, the faithful are invited to recite the rosary in Wallingford on Oct. 13. Story by Karen A. Avitabile For more than 20 years, a meditation and rosary garden at SS. Peter & Paul Church in Wallingford has been a mainstay for anyone who has a devotion to Mary. On the 13th [...]
Story by Candace Bryant-Lester Since the Church celebrates the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary on October 7, the entire month is dedicated to celebrating the Holy Rosary. But how did this extra-liturgical devotion become the most popular Catholic devotion? A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE ROSARY According to legend, St. Dominic was given this prayer by [...]
Father Anthony Federico, the new director of Vocations for the Archdiocese of Hartford, jests with a life-size cardboard cutout of Blessed Michael McGivney that he carries along whenever he addresses young people. Blessed McGivney was beatified in the Archdiocese of Hartford on Oct. 31, 2020. (Photo by Shelley Wolf) Story by Shelley [...]
Story by Elizabeth Johnson If you think angels are chubby cheeked, bare-bottomed tots with wings, or maybe golden-haired ladies in white nightgowns playing harps, it’s time to take a look at St. Michael the Archangel, commander of the heavenly army. Leader of Heavenly Forces: Michael, who shares his Sept. 29 feast day with fellow archangels [...]
Torrington Societies share friendship and faith. Story by Karen A. Avitabile Three separate organizations at a Torrington parish are sharing their devotions with one another in a social but spiritual setting. “Our purpose is spiritual,” says Jacqueline Stefurak-Harms, president of St. Anne, Mother Cabrini & The Franciscan Societies at St. John Paul the Great [...]
Sister Barbara Mullen, CSJ, appointed in January as the archdiocese’s new Delegate for Religious, offers ongoing spiritual direction to Blaise Falbo, a hermit for the Archdiocese of Hartford. (Photo by Aaron Joseph) Story by Shelley Wolf Sister Barbara Mullen, CSJ, a Windsor Locks native who has spent 55 years in religious life, [...]
Story by Sheri Wohlfert When I was a little girl, a new school year came with some guarantees: a new dress, new shoes, new pencils and some excited sleepless nights. This new school year is teeming with uncertainty instead of familiar guarantees and expectations. In the face of this uncertainty, here are some strategies to [...]