Julia Kudewicz takes a break from her studies at the Catholic Center at Central Connecticut State University, located near St. Francis of Assisi Church in New Britain. Julia was awarded the 2021 St. Joseph Archdiocesan Medal of Appreciation for helping St. Francis of Assisi Parish live stream the Mass during the early days of [...]
By Fr. Dwight Ezop In just a few short weeks, we will mark the start of spring. As the days continue to grow warmer and longer, our thoughts will turn to getting gardens cleaned up and ready for planting, lawns will be raked and readied for their first spring haircut, and grills will be [...]
Recipe idea courtesy of Heika Scheitler 2 cans chickpeas, drained and rinsed 2-3 tablespoons olive oil 1 teaspoon garlic powder 1 teaspoon smoked paprika 1 teaspoon cumin 1 teaspoon onion powder ¼ teaspoon chili flakes (optional) 1 teaspoon oregano 1 teaspoon dry dill Salt and pepper to taste Dash lemon juice Greek pita bread (about [...]
By Sister Ann Shields "Yet even now,” says the Lord, “return to me with all your heart, with fasting, with weeping and with mourning; and rend your hearts, not your garments. Return to the Lord, your God for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love…” Lent is a time of conversion [...]
By Sheri Wohlfert Lent is upon us. Welcome to that time of year when we set out with all our hearts to grow in holiness. For me, it’s easy to look at the road to holiness and feel a little overwhelmed because I get so off track. It’s easy for me to look at Lent [...]
By Veronica Szczygiel We've all had to make sacrifices. We couldn’t do the things we normally do, see the people we wanted to see and visit the places we planned to travel to. We’ve given these up in order to ensure the health and well-being of ourselves and our loved ones. In this sense, the [...]
FEAST DAY: MARCH 15 Orphaned as a teen and rejected by one religious order, St. Louise de Marillac persevered and eventually became the co-founder of the Daughters of Charity in 17th-century France – the first congregation of non-cloistered women dedicated to charitable service. Her talents for inviting, teaching and organizing were essential to making the [...]
Story by Joe Pisani Let me be honest. I miss the good ole days. The days when Sister would walk up and down the aisles of our catechism class and interrogate each of us with the query: “What are you giving up for Lent?” I suspect that many of my classmates did some quick thinking, [...]
By Nancy Rosebush Schertzing Kishore’s Journey From Hindu to Catholic The details of Kishore Jayabalan’s life read like a novel. A Chicago-born son of Indian immigrants attends Catholic schools in Flint. While doing graduate work in Canada, he is baptized by a sainted pope and ends up working in the Vatican and living in Rome [...]