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 [...]
Valerie St. Jean, archdiocesan coordinator of Adult & Family Life Ministries, poses outside of her office at the Pastoral Center in Bloomfield. Story and Photo by Shelley Wolf When Valerie St. Jean hears the word “vocation,” she thinks of every person’s call from God. Each of us is being called to service, [...]
Members of the Tabernacle Society at East Catholic High School spend some quiet time in adoration in front of the tabernacle in the school’s Notre Dame Chapel. Day and night, Our Eucharistic Lord waits for us in the tabernacle. He is a “Prisoner of Love” who is with us “always, until the end [...]
The Cathedral Schola Cantorum joins parishioners in singing prayers and hymns that feature the word “Alleluia” during last year’s Easter Mass at the Cathedral of St. Joseph in Hartford. Story by Shelley Wolf | Photos by Aaron Joseph Have you ever noticed that the liturgical seasons affect the use of the word “Alleluia”? [...]
The volunteers at St. Raphael Food Pantry in Milford received a Catholic Relief Services Rice Bowl grant, which is helping them to feed their hungry neighbors. Story and Photos by Shelley Wolf Every week, George Romer feels like he is witnessing a miracle. “I think of when Jesus fed thousands of people [...]
Last June, eight men were ordained permanent deacons in the Archdiocese of Hartford. They are, in the back row, left to right: James Marco, Gerald Maust, Louis Santiago, Larry Tiani, Keith Griffin, Ramón Guzmán, Jonathan Bruzas and Christopher Haddad. They are joined by Auxiliary Bishop Juan Miguel Betancourt, at left in the front row, and [...]
Connecticut Foodshare, which receives funds from the Archbishop’s Annual Appeal, distributes food to many local food banks and pantries. It also helps people directly through its Mobile Pantry, which stops in numerous locations in the Archdiocese of Hartford. (Photo by Tina Poet) Story by Shelley Wolf Every year, the Archbishop’s Annual Appeal [...]