Jackie LePine poses in front of a painting, depicting Jesus and the apostles during the storm on the Sea of Galilee, which hangs in the entryway of the parish office at Prince of Peace Parish in Woodbury. Photo by Shelley Wolf By Shelley Wolf WOODBURY – Jackie LePine’s life is [...]
Everyone applauds as a tapestry of the now Blessed Michael McGivney is unveiled on Oct. 31 as part of the Mass and Beatification ceremony at the Cathedral of St. Joseph in Hartford. Photo by Aaron Joseph By Shelley Wolf HARTFORD – On the eve of All Saints and All Souls, [...]
Toan Nguyen holds the rosary he carried in 1980 during his escape from Vietnam. Photo by Shelley Wolf By Shelley Wolf WEST HARTFORD - It was 1980 – five years after the Fall of Saigon – when Toan Nguyen (pronounced Twon Nwuyen) passed by his “grand aunt’s” house in Saigon. [...]
Father Michael Whyte is the new vicar for education, evangelization and catechesis for the Archdiocese of Hartford, overseeing its Catholic schools. Photo by Aaron Joseph By Shelley Wolf BLOOMFIELD – Father Michael Whyte has stepped in as the new head of Catholic schools for the Archdiocese of Hartford in the middle of [...]
Even in the midst of the difficulties imposed by the coronavirus, members of the Catholic schools and parishes of the Archdiocese of Hartford have been making headlines and doing incredible work to support their communities. Here are a few of the stories covered recently by local news outlets: The Bright Spot: Local priest uniquely [...]
Sister Diane Mastroianni, ASCJ
By Shelley Wolf As director of Campus Ministry and teacher of Theology and Spanish, Sister Elizabeth Doyle, ASCJ, checks in with Sacred Heart Academy students on Microsoft Teams. HAMDEN – To boost the morale of stay-at-home students, Sacred Heart Academy in Hamden is trying a host of interesting new ideas remotely, in [...]
Savannah Jeffrey and her mom, Esther Jeffrey, collect donations on April 23 at a drive-by food drive at East Catholic High School in Manchester. Principal Ryan Hinton, in the school mascot eagle costume, waves to donors. Photos courtesy of East Catholic High School. By Shelley Wolf MANCHESTER – Students and [...]
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