Feeding the Body and Spirit

A statue of St. Joseph the Worker stands in the community garden. Fresh produce is donated to the St. Bernadette of Lourdes Food Pantry. SUBMITTED PHOTO Story by Joe Pisani A community garden in New Haven is inspired by Pope Francis’ encyclical Laudato Si’. Liam Fama still remembers growing up in the [...]

2025-04-23T07:40:31-04:00April 23rd, 2025|

The Seven Last Words? HAPPY EASTER!

https://youtu.be/951-JN-q7ws?si=jDdmW3HENDa1dYYD The Seven Last Words of Christ, are in fact not the last. For He is Risen, Alleluia! Thank you for journeying with us during this Lent with the Lord. Happy Easter from all of us here at the Archdiocese of Hartford!

2025-04-22T15:26:47-04:00April 20th, 2025|

The Seven Last Words: 6. “It is Finished”

https://youtu.be/CyAMmjyLmms?si=HIFtu_DUgkZZw7wT In this penultimate episode of Lent with the Lord we join Fr. Shawn Daly, Pastor of Saint Damien of Molokai Parish in Windsor, CT. He reflects on the words, "It is finished" and explains what these words really mean in these final moments of Christ's passion and death - not a resignation, but [...]

2025-04-14T14:55:54-04:00April 14th, 2025|

Helpers of God’s Work

The Domestic Monastery in Avon features a variety of items for sale that reflect the Catholic faith. Photo by Karen A. Avitabile Story by Karen A. Avitabile Dolores “Dee-dee" Mihaliak learns more about the Catholic faith when she goes to work in an old horse stall and tack room transformed into a [...]

2025-04-09T16:20:25-04:00April 9th, 2025|

The Seven Last Words: 5. “I Thirst”

https://youtu.be/kChbWYjzafY?si=XWp7BAfyMOVYvQx_ Lent with the Lord continues in this fifth week with Msgr. Joe DiSciacca, a Senior Priest of the Archdiocese of Hartford. He reflects on the shortest of Jesus' seven last words. What sounds like Jesus calling out to have a human need met, He is in fact imploring for us to be [...]

2025-04-14T12:06:10-04:00April 4th, 2025|

Jubilee Year of Hope Beckons All Catholics

Father Michael Ruminski, director of Divine Worship for the Archdiocese of Hartford, discusses the current “Jubilee Year of Hope” during a Theology on Tap event hosted by St. Bridget of Sweden Parish at a local restaurant in Cheshire. Photo by Bob Falcetti Story by Shelley Wolf The “2025 Jubilee Year: Pilgrims of Hope,” [...]

2025-04-02T08:29:40-04:00April 2nd, 2025|

A Family Ritual Worth Remembering

Story by Joseph Pisani If you travel north on Route 3 in New Hampshire, you’ll pass the tourist attractions in the Lakes Region and then head into the White Mountains. Along that long and winding state road is a small cemetery in a town of 800 people called Twin Mountain. Perhaps the most famous grave [...]

2025-03-28T18:34:00-04:00March 28th, 2025|