Our shepherd, Archbishop Leonard P. Blair continue his practice of visiting his flock around the archdiocese, meeting parishioners in their own local churches. This month, Archbishop Blair celebrated the Sunday liturgy at St. Mary Magdalen Parish in Oakville on February 2; at Holy Apostles Parish, New Britain, on February 9; and at Our Lady [...]
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Dr. Lenard Kelley, Director Office of Family Life The Office of Family Life will offer training in February for clergy and clergy-designated lay ministers and volunteers in how to administer a marriage preparation program specifically designed for parishes in the Archdiocese of Hartford. While large-group regional workshops such as Engaged Encounter will [...]
This week is Catholic Schools Week! To get this special week off to a great start, the Catholic schools in Bristol, St. Joseph and St. Matthew Elementary Schools and St. Paul Catholic High School, participated in a morning Mass at St. Gregory the Great Church. The St. John’s Bible from the Mass on Sunday [...]
There is a lot to celebrate within our Catholic schools which offer students an outstanding educational experience infused with developing lifelong faith-filled disciples. To mark Catholic schools’ successes, the Archdiocese of Hartford will observe National Catholic Schools Week from Jan. 26 to Feb. 1 with assemblies, Masses and other activities for students, families, parishioners [...]
Respect Life group of 240 pro-lifers at the March for Life! Follow on Facebook. Five buses left the Franciscan Life Center in Meriden early Thursday morning to head to Washington, D.C. for the 47th March for Life. St. Paul Catholic High School students numbered 150 of the 240 pro-lifers on [...]
The annual Week of Prayer for Christian Unity takes place from January 18-25. Christian denominations throughout the world pray for a greater unity among the various churches, focusing on what is shared in common, rather than what divides. The theme for 2020, "They Showed Us Unusual Kindness" is taken from St. Paul's account [...]
An Epiphany Gathering of Delegates of Synod 2020 was held yesterday at the Archdiocesan Pastoral Center in Bloomfield. It began with introductions by Archbishop Leonard P. Blair, Archbishop of Hartford, and Sister Mary Grace Walsh, Provost for Education, Evangelization and Catechesis, and a presentation by Kelly Henderschedt, Archdiocesan Director of Catechesis, on the “Pathway [...]
And Mary kept all these things, reflecting on them in her heart. As we begin a new year, may we, like Mary, keep in our hearts and reflect on all our grace-filled experiences of the season. Happy New Year! Gospel Luke 2:16-21 The shepherds went in haste to Bethlehem and found Mary and [...]