Statement from Connecticut Catholic Bishops Regarding COVID-19 Vaccines
Wethersfield Parish Converts CRS Grant into Bags for Homeless
Standing outside of Corpus Christi Church, Mary Jane Densmore, left, and Nora Uricchio, right, display one of 500 personal care and goodie bags their team from Christ the King Parish in Wethersfield created for homeless individuals. The bags will be distributed through ImmaCare outreach in Hartford. (Photo by Shelley Wolf/Archdiocese of [...]
Reverend John Joseph Daly
Reverend John Joseph Daly, Class of 1958, died Friday, February 26, 2021. We extend our deepest sympathy to Fr. Daly’s loved ones 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 the Chapel of the Archdiocesan Pastoral Center, 467 [...]
From Death to Life
Archbishop Leonard P. Blair The Lenten season always challenges us to step back and take stock of our lives in light of the two admonitions we heard when we receive ashes on Ash Wednesday: “Remember that you are dust and to dust you shall return” and “Repent and believe in the Gospel.” [...]
Outdoor Adoration Offers Peace in Pandemic
The Blessed Sacrament appears daily in the rectory window of All Saints – Todos los Santos Parish in Waterbury. The rectory parking lot is located on the campus of Our Lady of Lourdes Church, where parishioners are welcome to park and pray in their cars for eucharistic adoration. Photo by Aaron Joseph/Archdiocese of Hartford [...]
Reverend George G. Laliberte
Reverend George G. Laliberte, ordained for the Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament in 1956 and incardinated into the Archdiocese of Hartford in 1980, died Tuesday, February 9, 2021. We extend our deepest sympathy to Fr. Laliberte’s family and friends at this time of loss and offer them our prayerful support. The Most Reverend Leonard P. Blair will [...]
Deacon Modesto A. Rosello
Deacon Modesto A. Rosello, ordained a deacon in 1977, died on Tuesday, February 9, 2021. Deacon Rosello previously served as a Deacon at Saint Bridget Church in Cheshire and Saint Leo the Great Church (now part of Mary, Mother of the Church Parish) in Waterbury. Please keep his family in your prayers. Private funeral [...]
Local Catholic Promotes Devotion to St. Joseph
By Shelley Wolf ENFIELD – Pope Francis has proclaimed Dec. 8, 2020 to Dec. 8, 2021 as a “Year of St. Joseph” to celebrate the 150th anniversary of St. Joseph as Patron of the Universal Church. There are many who are happy to take the opportunity to honor this sometimes overlooked saint, especially right [...]