How to Pray During a Visit with the Eucharist
In today's National Eucharistic Revival update, Fr. Ruminski offers some helpful suggestions for how you can make a gift of yourself to our Lord by spending some time with Christ in the Eucharist.
Meet the New Delegate for Religious: Sister Barbara Mullen
Sister Barbara Mullen, CSJ, appointed in January as the archdiocese’s new Delegate for Religious, offers ongoing spiritual direction to Blaise Falbo, a hermit for the Archdiocese of Hartford. (Photo by Aaron Joseph) Story by Shelley Wolf Sister Barbara Mullen, CSJ, a Windsor Locks native who has spent 55 years in religious life, [...]
Help Your Children Face the Uncertainties of the New School Year
Story by Sheri Wohlfert When I was a little girl, a new school year came with some guarantees: a new dress, new shoes, new pencils and some excited sleepless nights. This new school year is teeming with uncertainty instead of familiar guarantees and expectations. In the face of this uncertainty, here are some strategies to [...]
Southington School Embraces Name of the Unified Parish
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, [...]
Take Time to Talk with Jesus
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, [...]
Spend Some Quality Time with God
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 [...]
Pope St. John Paul II Hiking Club Blends Faith, Friends and the Beauty of God’s Creation
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 [...]
Thanksgiving is at the Heart of the Eucharist
https://youtu.be/B_jFBXmqF3A?si=4mQxsIlJhQlCmOE0 In today's National Eucharistic Revival update, Fr. Ruminski reminds us how grateful thanksgiving is a way to acknowledge that all good things are only possible through God.
An Expression of Faith
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 [...]
On Aug. 27, Pray to St. Monica, Patron Saint of Married Women, Mothers
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, [...]