by Joe Pisani Several years ago when I was rushing to work, weaving in and out of commuters leaving Grand Central, I raced across Lexington Avenue and almost plowed into a young woman with a cellphone pressed to her ear, who was stumbling in a daze around the corner. Just as I was about to [...]
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Archbishop Leonard P. Blair Soon, the season of goodwill and peace on earth will be upon us, and it will be celebrated at many levels, some profoundly religious, and some not religious at all. I’d like to propose something simple. Each of us sets aside 15 minutes of complete peace and quiet [...]
by Joe Pisani I’ve often believed — please forgive this absolutely despicable thought — that the holiday season brings out the worst in us. Now that I got that out, let me explain what I’m talking about.For me, it has always seemed that the time from Thanksgiving to Christmas to New Year’s is sort of [...]
By Michelle DiFranco For several Advents now, I have felt that I should observe the tradition of using an Advent wreath outside of church and in my own home. I keep meaning to do it. It keeps not happening. There is some psychological barrier that has me dragging my feet when it comes to putting [...]
By Father Joe Krupp Dear Fr. Joe: I heard that Christmas is simply a pagan feast that Christians took and made about Jesus. Is that true? Does that mean Jesus wasn’t born on Christmas Day? If he wasn’t, what are we celebrating? It’s a great time for these questions – with all the information out [...]
HECHO EN MÉXICO Celebrate the Feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe with this delicious Mexican chocolate cake There are three Mexican imports that I love: the cuisine, Our Lady of Guadalupe and chocolate. And December is that time of year for the Mexican people when all three are featured [...]
St. Mary School in Milford welcomed special guest visitors to their fourth grade! Dr. Deirdre Yeater, her colleague Dr. Pierce, and a group of her students from Sacred Heart University did a presentation about the importance of bees. Students learned all about bees, made their own bee habitats to bring home, were given honey to [...]
St. Mary School's third grade kept the tradition alive when they walked over to the Milford Historical Society grounds and spent the morning learning about our town's history. They played with old fashioned toys, learned about life in Milford during the colonial times, wrote with quill pens and enjoyed lunch on the lawn. [...]