Decree Concerning the Relegation to Profane but not Sordid Use of Saint Joan of Arc Church Building in Hamden, Connecticut
From Archbishop Blair on the Feast Day of Pope Saint John Paul
Today, October 22, is the feast day of Pope Saint John Paul in the Church’s liturgical calendar, and in the midst of the great moral challenges confronting both society and the Church, I am inspired in my ministry as a bishop by the following words of the late great pontiff in [...]
Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship
“The Catholic bishops of the United States are pleased to offer once again to the Catholic faithful Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship, our teaching document on the political responsibility of Catholics. This statement represents our guidance for Catholics in the exercise of their rights and duties as participants in our democracy. We urge our [...]
Profiles in Faith: Vietnamese Refugee Credits Mary and the Rosary for Safe Passage
Toan Nguyen holds the rosary he carried in 1980 during his escape from Vietnam. Photo by Shelley Wolf By Shelley Wolf WEST HARTFORD - It was 1980 – five years after the Fall of Saigon – when Toan Nguyen (pronounced Twon Nwuyen) passed by his “grand aunt’s” house in Saigon. [...]
Reverend George Frank Lauretti
Reverend George Frank Lauretti, Class of 1956, died Wednesday, September 30, 2020. We extend our deepest sympathy to Fr. Lauretti’s family and friends at this time of loss and offer them our prayerful support. The Most Reverend Juan Miguel Betancourt will be the principal celebrant of the Mass of Christian Burial at Saint Anthony [...]
Reverend John Patrick McHugh
Reverend John Patrick McHugh, Class of 1991, died Friday, September 25, 2020. We extend our deepest sympathy to Fr. McHugh’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 of the Mass of Christian Burial at the Chapel [...]
Deacon Reginald Roy
Deacon Reginald Roy, ordained a deacon in 1980, died on Saturday, September 19, 2020. Though he was most recently living in Florida, Deacon Roy remained a Deacon of the Archdiocese of Hartford. Please keep all of his family in your prayers. Visitation will take place at Saint Jerome Church (of Saint Katherine Drexel Parish), [...]