Story by Karen A. Avitabile The new logo of St. Luke Catholic School in Southington incorporates the school’s mission. On the first day of school last week, Principal Jim Messina greeted all the students by their first name and welcomed them into the Southington school – embraced with a new name, logo, [...]
Story by Joe Pisani Research shows 95 percent of people have an interior dialogue with themselves and 25 percent talk to themselves out loud. I confess. I’m one of the 95 percent … and, I hesitate to say this, I’m one of the 25 percent. While I was wandering through the supermarket the other day, [...]
Story by Candace Bryant-Lester In a previous column titled “Got time to pray?” we discussed a few ideas for people who are short on time but recognize the need for prayer. But perhaps you’ve finally reached a place where you’re able to dedicate more time to prayer or even participate in a retreat. How blessed [...]
Story by Shelley Wolf Pope St. John Paul II, who had a passion for the great outdoors and used it to evangelize the Catholic faith, is inspiring others locally to do the same. Suzi Porter, leader of a women’s Bible study group at the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Waterbury, was driving to [...]
Discover a unique selection of religious items at All Saints Gift Shop in Waterbury. Story by Karen A. Avitabile A gift shop at a Waterbury parish is selling an assortment of merchandise that is nostalgic to its parishioners and their homelands. “We are helping our parishioners purchase religious items that they may remember from [...]
Story by Elizabeth Johnson If there were a poster child for the power of prayer, it would be St. Monica, whose feast day we celebrate on Aug. 27. Through her unceasing prayers and unfailing example of how to live a Christ-like life, St. Monica brought about the conversion of both her husband, Patricius, and her son, [...]
Teens and young adults from St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish in Bristol view the relics of Blessed Carlo Acutis at the Basilica of the Martyrs in Lisbon, Portugal. (Photo courtesy Debbie Sousa) Story by Shelley Wolf Pilgrims from the Archdiocese of Hartford recently returned home from World Youth Day Lisbon 2023, where they [...]
Story by Joe Pisani One of the most familiar parts of Mass is the Penitential Act, when we pray, “I confess to almighty God and to you, my brothers and sisters, that I have greatly sinned, in my thoughts and in my words, in what I have done and in what I have failed to [...]
Story by Karen A. Avitabile A Meriden parish and local Knights of Columbus organization recently honored a popular Connecticut priest, on his way to sainthood, through a garden that bears his name. The Blessed Michael J. McGivney Prayer Garden honors Michael J. McGivney, who founded the Knights of Columbus in 1882. The new garden [...]
Story by Karen A. Avitabile A new plaque honoring the late Archbishop Henry J. O’Brien was recently re-installed in the Mandell Jewish Community Center of West Hartford as a tribute to his generosity and commitment to interfaith collaboration and goodwill more than 60 years ago. In 1960, the Jewish community was in the process [...]