On July 29, 2019, Sacred Heart Church, located at 24 Ely Street, Heart, Hartford, Connecticut, will be relegated to profane but not sordid use in accordance with canon 1222 §2. On June 21, 2019, Archbishop Leonard P. Blair issued a decree effecting the relegation that Sacred Heart Church is no longer a sacred place for [...]
As the school year drew to a close, St. Mary School students were able to celebrate by taking some fun and educational field trips in May. Our 1st grade took a trip to the Eli Whitney Museum in Hamden. Our 3rd grade enjoyed their time at the Peabody Museum in New Haven. Our 5th grade took a trip to [...]
St. Mary School Milford's Class of 2019 graduated on June 5th at 6pm with a Mass at St. Mary Church. This year's graduating class of 32 has students heading to St. Joseph High School, Lauralton Hall, Notre Dame West Haven, Fairfield Prep, Sacred Heart Academy, Jonathan Law, Foran High and Platt Technical School.
An old friend of mine, who spent her career in the FBI — but had absolutely nothing to do with James Comey, Donald Trump, or J. Edgar Hoover for that matter — once told me there was a prayer she said every day on her way to the office. A prayer that would change my [...]
Archbishop Leonard P. Blair THIS MONTH’S FEATURE STORY on the work of the Connecticut Catholic Conference highlights an important aspect of our engagement in the world as people of faith. According to the social teaching of the Church, responsible citizenship is a virtue and participation in the political process is a moral obligation. [...]
To coincide with the 175th anniversary of the Archdiocese of Hartford, the Office of the Archdiocesan Archives is preparing a time capsule that will contain memorabilia from each of the 128 parishes of the archdiocese as well as from various Catholic organizations. Parish representatives were asked to bring two sets of parish memorabilia to the [...]
With more than 11,000 students attending Central Connecticut State University (CCSU) in New Britain, Father Michael Casey, pastor of St. Francis of Assisi, estimates there are some 2,000 self-identified Catholics right in his back yard. He wants to reach out to them. Since becoming both pastor of St. Francis and chaplain of Catholic campus ministry [...]
It’s Monday morning and Donna Finneran is already doing what she does most days of the week — passing out Brian Bags from the trunk of her car to homeless people on the streets. “Hey ... Hi. How are you?” she calls out in her upbeat, Bronx accent. “Can I give you a Brian Bag?” [...]
Protecting Our Children: A Family’s Response, a new video produced by the Knights of Columbus, offers families a deeply personal – and profoundly practical – account of how one Knight and his family addressed their son’s abuse by a close family friend. The video presents parents with the scope and scale of the risks [...]
Press release for immediate publication. For further information please contact Mrs. Karen Ciarleglio, Director of Advancement at (203) 753-1605, ext. 306 June, 2019 Sacred Heart High School Names Top Students Alvin DeLeon, son of Arnel & Anna DeLeon of Watertown, has been named Valedictorian and Hannah Dombroski daughter of Kevin [...]