by ARCHBISHOP CHRISTOPHER J. COYNE Over the past year, the vocations effort within the Archdiocese of Hartford has born great fruit with over 60 men coming forward to say they are considering priesthood. The initial prayer and discern-ment from this group has led to the largest number of applicants for entrance into seminary formation than [...]
PHOTO BY KAREN A. AVITABILE The exhibit “Watershed Journeys” was most recently on display in the Clare Gallery. The exhibit included paintings by Diana Rogers, an artist from Connecticut. “The waterways connect all who live in New England,” she said in the artist statement. “I feel a deep kinship with the Connecticut River [...]
Linda and Bob McGurn, left, facilitate the Spiritual Gifts Ministry at St. Mary Parish in Simsbury, while Michael LeConche, right, is a graduate of their course. The ministry helps people discover their spiritual gifts and use them in personal ministry. Story and Photos by Shelley Wolf Though Michael LeConche attended Mass at [...]
Kindergarteners worked together to create a statue of Jesus the Redeemer to represent Brazil. On the left of the statue in the back row is classroom teacher Deborah Pisciotti. She is assisted by Karen Leon, standing on right of the statue. “Each student made a book and their own artwork for Brazil,” Pisciotti [...]
PHOTO BY AARON JOSEPH Christopher Healy, executive director of the Connecticut Catholic Conference, meets with constituents in the Legislative Office Building. Story by Karen A. Avitabile It was a busy legislative session but the Connecticut Catholic Conference, the public policy and advocacy arm of the Catholic Church, scored what it calls “victories” to [...]
Jared Campbell of Northwest Catholic High School in West Hartford is surrounded by his family and teacher, Kristina Gillespie in blue, during the 2024 Archdiocesan Summa Scholars Award Ceremony and Reception held at the Pastoral Center in Bloomfield. Story and Photos by Shelley Wolf Jared Campbell, a senior at Northwest Catholic High [...]
by ARCHBISHOP CHRISTOPHER J. COYNE In 1986, I was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Boston. I served there for 25 years. My last pastoral assignment in the Archdiocese was as the pastor of a local parish. Just before Christmas in 2010, I was in the parish office getting ready to run to a [...]
The Charismatic Prayer Group at St. John XXIII Parish in West Haven meets weekly on Wednesdays in the church hall of St. John Vianney Church for silent meditation, praise, worship Scripture reading, sharing and fellowship. Dolores Libow, left, facilitates the group. Other members are Gail Belanger, center, and Lena Carbone. “We are doing [...]
Father Diego Jimenez, far right, and his parishioners from All Saints-Todos los Santos Parish in Waterbury discuss their parish’s vision during the “Unlocked” event held last week at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, part of St. Paul VI Parish, in Hamden. During this Divine Renovation ministry workshop, 15 parishes gathered to learn more about [...]
PHOTO BY KAREN A. AVITABILEEach Wednesday, the Men’s Fellowship Group at Annunciation Parish in Newington meets for Scripture reading, fellowship and prayer from 6:30 to 8 p.m., in Holy Spirit Church Hall. Men’s Fellowship Group at Annunciation Parish learns from each other then evangelizes. A group of men at Annunciation Parish in [...]