Men gather in the stands for the Connecticut Catholic Men’s Conference in September 2020 at New Britain Stadium, where they listened to dynamic speakers, participated in the Mass, and shared a day of faith and fraternity. Photo by Aaron Joseph Story by Shelley Wolf NEW BRITAIN – Last year, when [...]
Reverend James Francis Leary, Class of 1968, died Tuesday, September 21, 2021. Fr. Leary served in various parishes and assignments in the Archdiocese prior to his retirement, most recently as the Pastor of Saint Peter Claver Church in West Hartford. We extend our deepest sympathy to Fr. Leary’s loved ones at this time [...]
Archbishop Leonard P. Blair announced today the appointment of Valerie Mara as Superintendent of the Archdiocese’s Catholic schools. Mrs. Mara has held the post of interim superintendent since February and previously served as Adjunct to the Vicar for Education, Research, and Policy. “For the past six months, Mrs. Mara has led our schools admirably, [...]
Beginning on Saturday, September 4th, men, women, and children from around the Archdiocese of Hartford will be uniting in prayer, joining together virtually to take part in a 33-Day Consecration to Jesus through Mary. Groups from our Catholic schools, faith formation programs, and parishes are planning to take part in this Consecration, which [...]
Deacon Carmelo A. Guzzardi, ordained a deacon in 1994, died on Monday, August 23, 2021. During his active ministry, Deacon Guzzardi served at Saint Paul Church in Kensington. We ask you to keep his wife Linda and all his family in your prayers. A visitation will be held prior to the funeral at Saint [...]
Archbishop Leonard P. Blair, accompanied onstage by concelebrating priests, leads local Catholics in the liturgy on Aug. 13 during the Synod 2020 Closing Mass at the Oakdale Theatre in Wallingford. A relic of Blessed Michael McGivney, contained in the cross-shaped reliquary on the right, was present to mark his first liturgical memorial, or [...]
Deacon Stephen Savarese, ordained a deacon in 2012, died on Wednesday, August 11, 2021. Deacon Savarese served at Saint John of the Cross Church in Middlebury. We ask you to keep his wife Margaret and all his family in your prayers. A Wake will be held at Saint John of the Cross Church (part [...]
Reverend Nicholas John Cesaro, Class of 1954, died Tuesday, August 10, 2021. We extend our deepest sympathy to Fr. Cesaro’s family and friends at this time of loss and offer them our prayerful support. The Most Reverend Leonard P. Blair will be the principal celebrant at a Mass of Christian Burial at Saint Augustine Church, 10 Campfield Avenue, Hartford, [...]
Parishioners in the parish hall at St. Lawrence O’Toole Church, part of Maria Reina de la Paz Parish in Hartford, participate in animated small group discussions during a Neocatechumenal Way catechesis session. Photo by Aaron Joseph Father Justino Cornejo along with David and Michelle Rak are part of a Neocatechumenal Way Itinerant [...]