Story by Shelley Wolf Pope St. John Paul II, who had a passion for the great outdoors and used it to evangelize the Catholic faith, is inspiring others locally to do the same. Suzi Porter, leader of a women’s Bible study group at the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Waterbury, was driving to [...]
Discover a unique selection of religious items at All Saints Gift Shop in Waterbury. Story by Karen A. Avitabile A gift shop at a Waterbury parish is selling an assortment of merchandise that is nostalgic to its parishioners and their homelands. “We are helping our parishioners purchase religious items that they may remember from [...]
Story by Elizabeth Johnson If there were a poster child for the power of prayer, it would be St. Monica, whose feast day we celebrate on Aug. 27. Through her unceasing prayers and unfailing example of how to live a Christ-like life, St. Monica brought about the conversion of both her husband, Patricius, and her son, [...]
Teens and young adults from St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish in Bristol view the relics of Blessed Carlo Acutis at the Basilica of the Martyrs in Lisbon, Portugal. (Photo courtesy Debbie Sousa) Story by Shelley Wolf Pilgrims from the Archdiocese of Hartford recently returned home from World Youth Day Lisbon 2023, where they [...]
Story by Joe Pisani One of the most familiar parts of Mass is the Penitential Act, when we pray, “I confess to almighty God and to you, my brothers and sisters, that I have greatly sinned, in my thoughts and in my words, in what I have done and in what I have failed to [...]
Story by Karen A. Avitabile A Meriden parish and local Knights of Columbus organization recently honored a popular Connecticut priest, on his way to sainthood, through a garden that bears his name. The Blessed Michael J. McGivney Prayer Garden honors Michael J. McGivney, who founded the Knights of Columbus in 1882. The new garden [...]
St. Joseph Roman Catholic in Winsted reopens its doors with a new look and a bright future. Story and Photos by Karen A. Avitabile Parishioners of St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church in Connecticut’s northwest corner is experiencing a renewal and rebirth of the Holy Spirit after a six-year plan to renovate the church was [...]
Story by Richard Budd The other day, I was home with my family after Sunday Mass and, while sitting around the table for our traditional Sunday brunch, the thought crossed my mind: “I hope my kids hold on to their Catholic faith when they’re adults.” Right now, they’re young and they do what my wife [...]
Story by Michelle DiFranco In January, I attended a prayer service for Sanctity of Human Life Sunday at my church. The entire evening was quite beautiful. What really set the tone was what I saw driving up to the church before the service. In the darkness of the night were hundreds of luminaria lining [...]
Seen here wearing their traditional African Sunday best, parishioners from St. Isaac Jogues Ghanaian Catholic Quasi Parish in East Hartford will join Archbishop Leonard P. Blair later this week at the Fourth African National Eucharistic Congress in Washington, D.C. Photo by Aaron Joseph Story by Shelley Wolf Archbishop [...]