Sr. Jewel Renna, CND, founder and first director of the Hartford Biblical School, long-time employee of the old Office of Religious Education and long-time teacher at Notre Dame Academy in Waterbury (now closed), died on December 22, 2019 at the age of 91. Her obituary can be viewed here: https://www.tributearchive.com/obituaries/10027545/Sr-Jewel-Renna-CND A Memorial Service will [...]
Fourth Sunday of Advent Reading 1: Is 7:10-14 The LORD spoke to Ahaz, saying: Ask for a sign from the LORD, your God; let it be deep as the netherworld, or high as the sky! But Ahaz answered, "I will not ask! I will not tempt the LORD!" Then Isaiah said: Listen, O house [...]
This morning at roughly 9:00 AM, a targeted shooting occurred outside of the Catholic Academy of New Haven, located at 351 McKinley Ave. Of the ten shots fired, seven hit the school building, with one bullet entering a pre-kindergarten classroom. No students were harmed. The target of the shooting, an adult male who was [...]
Third Sunday of Advent Reading 1, Is 35:1-6a, 10 The desert and the parched land will exult; the steppe will rejoice and bloom. They will bloom with abundant flowers, and rejoice with joyful song. The glory of Lebanon will be given to them, the splendor of Carmel and Sharon; they will [...]
On the First Sunday of Advent, December 1, 2019, Pope Francis presented to all the faithful an Apostolic Letter on the meaning and importance of the nativity scene. The title is "Admirabile signum" (The enchanting image"). He begins, "The enchanting image of the Christmas crèche, so dear to the Christian people, never ceases to [...]
Reverend Robert B. Vargo died on Friday, November 8, 2019. We extend our deepest sympathy to Father Vargo’s family, former parishioners and friends at this time of sorrow and offer them our prayerful support. A wake will be held on Thursday, November 14, 9:30-10:45 a.m., followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m., [...]
Archbishop Leonard P. Blair At every Mass, one of the prayers proclaims that those present are “in communion with Francis our pope and Leonard our bishop.” Full communion with the pope and the Diocesan Bishop are an essential element of our Catholic faith. One way of expressing the spiritual bond between the [...]
Deacon Raymond Fugere died Sunday, October 27, 2019. He had most recently served at St. Gianna Parish, West Hartford. The Wake will be held at Molloy Funeral Home, West Hartford, Tuesday, October 29, from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. The Mass of Christian Burial will be held at Saint Mark Church, West Hartford, on [...]
"If you want to know my principal hope for this Synod, it is that the Synod will help transform us from an archdiocese that is managing decline into an archdiocese that is disrupting the decline." - Archbishop Blair
The Archbishop of Hartford, the Most Reverend Leonard P. Blair, has entrusted St. Patrick’s in Waterbury to the pastoral care of clergy from the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest. As of October 27, St. Patrick’s will once again become a territorial Parish and also the home of a new Oratory which will [...]