Rody Bazzano, librarian at the Archbishop O’Brien Library in the Pastoral Center in Bloomfield, enjoys a biography of St. John of the Cross. Story and Photo by Shelley Wolf With one month of summer remaining, there’s still time to squeeze in some spiritual reading. Parishioners around the Archdiocese of Hartford are currently digging [...]
In this 2024 photo, Deacon James McCormack, who was inspired by his grandfather to become a deacon, blesses his own grandchild, Darcy Mary Manning, during her baptism, while his daughter Meghan and son-in-law Chris look on. (Photo by Aaron Joseph) Story by Shelley Wolf When Father Diego Jimenez was a boy, his grandmother, [...]
Statues of several saints and relics are on display in St. Andrew Chapel. Photo credit AARON JOSEPH Story by Karen A. Avitabile David Kelley says he was raised in an Italian household in New Haven that preserved “Italian food, traditions and the Catholic faith.” Most of his Italian relatives were parishioners [...]
Dan Mathews, pastoral associate at Immaculate Conception Parish in Waterbury, holds up relics of St. Monica and St. Augustine. The relics are brought out at prayer time during St. Monica Ministry meetings. In this article, Mathews offers a few tips to help parents deal with adult children who don’t share their faith. Story [...]
by ARCHBISHOP CHRISTOPHER J. COYNE As I write this first column to you as Archbishop, I want to begin by thanking the bishops, the priests, deacons and their wives, religious, staff, volunteers, and lay men and women for the incredible welcome I have received since I first arrived here in the Archdiocese of Hartford seven [...]
Leah Schatz, left, and Joanne Levesque, members of the Social Action Ministry of Our Lady of Hope Parish in Harwinton and New Hartford, participate in a clothing delivery to benefit Friendly Hands Food Bank in Torrington. Story and Photos by Karen A. Avitabile “AND DO NOT FORGET TO DO GOOD AND TO SHARE [...]
Story by Joe Pisani Whenever I’m lying in bed at 2 a.m., staring at the ceiling in my insomnia, I get caught up in a nocturnal routine, thinking about a lot of annoying things that go round and round in my head and keep me from falling back to sleep. What I should have told [...]
The new priests and transitional deacons for the Archdiocese of Hartford pose with their bishops at the Cathedral of St. Joseph after a combined ordination. From left to right, they are Father Daniel Hackenjos, Father Colin Lane, Auxiliary Bishop Juan Miguel Betancourt, Archbishop Christopher J. Coyne, Deacon Martin Chouinard, and Deacon Mitchell Kendrioski. [...]
In the parish hall of St. Francis of Assisi Church in New Haven, Father Hector Rangel leads parishioners of Blessed Michael McGivney Parish in the New England Catholic Biblical School’s first-ever Spanish-language Bible study program. These students are on their way to earning a two-year certificate. (Photo by Judy Kostelni) Story by Shelley [...]
Story by Joe Pisani Every semester at the start of my public speaking class, I assign a two-minute speech to help college students overcome their absolute terror of getting in front of their classmates and opening their mouths. Public speaking is a requirement they’d prefer not to take. It’s odd, but talking can be [...]