At the direction of Archbishop Christopher J. Coyne, the Archbishop’s Annual Appeal has issued three emergency grants totaling $75,000 to food banks serving areas impacted by Sunday’s flooding. $25,000 each has been granted to the Seymour – Oxford Food Bank, Southbury Food Bank, and Ecumenical Food Bank in Naugatuck. Robert Farnum, Treasurer of the Seymour [...]
Wedding photos have been posted on a wedding album website for Our Lady Queen of the Apostles Parish website. Story by Karen A. Avitabile Since June, Our Lady Queen of the Apostles Parish in Derby has been building a foundation of faith through wedding and anniversary photos posted on its website. The photos, [...]
Teens from Our Lady of the Assumption Parish in Woodbridge and Bethany nail new siding onto a building that stores items for the food pantry at St. Stephen Parish in Cumberland, Ky. (Photo Courtesy of Father Glen Dmytryszyn) Story by Shelley Wolf For Father Glen Dmytryszyn, the summer brings not only sunshine [...]
The authors of A Father’s Heart hope young readers will develop a devotion to Blessed Michael G. McGivney, a parish priest from the Archdiocese of Hartford who founded the Knights of Columbus and was beatified in 2020. The book is more than a historical account. Through colorful, eye-catching pictures and appealing storytelling, the book [...]
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 [...]