Father Joseph Benicewicz, a member of the Order of Friars Minor Conventual, poses in St. Paul Church in Kensington, where he was the pastor until his death on Sept. 6, 2024. PHOTO COURTESY OF ST. PAUL SCHOOL Father Joseph Benicewicz Remembered with Memorial Scholarship, Run and Walk Story by Shelley Wolf Father Joseph [...]
A case of canned food is carried in by volunteers of Mother Teresa Food Pantry which operates from St. Ann Church in Bristol. PHOTO BY KAREN A. AVITABILE Guided by St. Teresa’s Example, Food Pantry Nourishes Bristol Community Story by Karen A. Avitabile For more than 25 years, parishioners of St. Francis de [...]
Story by Joe Pisani The composing room foreman on my first newspaper always told me, “It’s a brand new day in a brand new way” … at least until things started going crazy and we were missing deadlines. Then, the brand new day turned old fast. Monday morning, as I stepped out my front door, [...]
Archbishop Christopher J. Coyne addresses the Felician Sisters in Enfield during a Mass marking the 150th anniversary of their arrival in North America from Poland. PHOTO BY AARON JOSEPH Felician Sisters in Enfield Have a Lot to Celebrate in 2025 Story by Shelley Wolf This year has been a year of significant anniversaries [...]
James Gentile is a lector at the Cathedral of St. Joseph, Hartford. PHOTO BY AARON JOSEPH Enriching the Word, Sharing the Body Spiritual renewal evenings set for lectors, extraordinary ministers of Holy Communion. Story by Joe Pisani As part of a continuing formation program, the Office of Worship for the Archdiocese of Hartford [...]