The Archbishop's Desk Stewards for tomorrow This month, I am happy to share with you the following homily, which I delivered at a service in the Cathedral of St. Joseph on Sunday, April 17, for the conferral of the St. Joseph Medal of Appreciation on 188 distinguished parishioners from throughout the Archdiocese, nominated by their [...]
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Jacqueline Ann ‘Jackie’ Lembo died on April 13, 2016. Jackie was the Sister of Reverend Francis X. Callahan, Pastor of Saint Agnes Parish in Milford. [list type="bullet"] The Wake will be held at Clancy-Palumbo Funeral Home, 43 Kirkham Avenue, East Haven, Connecticut, on Sunday, April 17, 2016, from 12:00-3:00 pm. The Mass of Christian Burial [...]
Ann Marie LaCava Murasso died on Friday, April 1, 2016. She was the mother of Reverend Jeremiah N. Murasso, Pastor of Blessed Sacrament Parish and the Shrine of Saint Anne for Mothers, Waterbury. The Wake will be held at the D’Esopo Funeral Home, 277 Folly Brook Boulevard, Wethersfield, on Monday, April 4, 2016, from 4:00 [...]
The Reverend John S. Sledziona, C.M., died Thursday, March 31, 2016. The Wake will be held in Saint Patrick Church, 12 Main Street, Pelham, New Hampshire, Monday, April 4, 2016, from 9:30-10:50 a.m., followed by a Memorial Mass celebrated by Most Reverend Peter Libasci, Bishop of Manchester at 11:00 a.m. Father Sledziona will lie in [...]
The Reverend Francis T. Kerwan, Class of 1943, died Tuesday, March 22, 2016. We extend our deep sympathy to Father Kerwan’s family, former parishioners and friends at this time of sorrow and offer them our prayerful support. A Wake will be held on Monday, March 28, 2016, from 2:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m., at Holy [...]
The Reverend George P. Burnett, Class of 1961, died Tuesday, March 22, 2016. We extend our deep sympathy to Father Burnett’s family, former parishioners and friends at this time of sorrow and offer them our prayerful support. A Wake will be held on Thursday, March 31, 2016, from 3:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m., at Assumption [...]
The Reverend Eugene M. Kilbride, Class of 1959, died Thursday, March 17, 2016. We extend our deep sympathy to Father Kilbride’s family, former parishioners and friends at this time of sorrow and offer them our prayerful support. A Wake will be held at Saint Helena Church, 30 Echo Lane, West Hartford, on Sunday, March 20, [...]
The Archbishop's Desk Most Reverend Leonard P. Blair In announcing the Year of Mercy, Pope Francis wrote that “a Jubilee also entails the granting of indulgences. … The mercy of God … becomes indulgence on the part of the Father who through … his Church reaches the pardoned sinner and frees him from every residue [...]
The Reverend Monsignor Charles William Daly, Class of 1951, died Friday, February 26, 2016. We extend our deep sympathy to Monsignor Daly’s family, former parishioners and friends at this time of sorrow and offer them our prayerful support. There will be calling hours from 10:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. prior to the Mass of Christian [...]