Holy Family Retreat Center in West Hartford will offer its annual Priests’ Retreat from Sept. 23-27. The retreat, on companionship with Jesus Christ, will be structured around scriptures and prayer experiences from “The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius Loyola.” Presented by Father Michael F. Tunney, SJ, it will include conferences, liturgies, reconciliation and meals. For [...]
The Pro-Life Ministry of the Archdiocese of Hartford is joining the national and now-international 40 Days for Life campaign to pray for an end to abortion. This year’s campaign is running from Sept. 25 to Nov. 3. The group will also hold a 40 Days for Life closing ceremony at the Cathedral of St. Joseph [...]
The Parish of Mary, Gate of Heaven (St. Mary and St. Robert Bellarmine Church) will be holding its annual charity fundraiser tag sale Sept. 27 to 28, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., each day, in Father Farrell Hall at St. Robert Bellarmine Church, 52 South Elm St., Windsor Locks. Proceeds will go toward the parish [...]
The faith community of Saint Raphael Parish invites anyone in need of healing to a Healing Mass on Sunday afternoon, September 29 at 2 o’clock at Saint Ann Church, 501 Naugatuck Avenue, Milford. The Mass will include the opportunity to receive the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick. The parish welcomes to this special [...]
Courage International is a Catholic network of confidential support groups for men and women who experience same-sex attraction and seek to live chaste lives in Christ. Courage International also sponsors separate confidential support groups (called “EnCourage”) for those who seek to gain greater understanding and acceptance of their loved-one’s same-sex attraction, while honoring chastity. For [...]
The Cathedral of St. Joseph in Hartford will once again host a pilgrimage for Latinos on Oct. 5. Like the previous ones, this pilgrimage is sponsored by the Knights of Malta. The pilgrimage is offered as an opportunity to pray together for hope and healing of our own spiritual or temporal needs and those of [...]
Date: Saturday, October 5, 2019, 9:00 a.m. - 12 noon Place: Double Tree by Hilton, 42 Century Drive, Bristol, CT Cost: $25.00 Speaker - Laila Bravo Laila was born in Columbia and was a cradle Catholic. She received all her sacraments but in her teens turned away from the church and was not practicing her [...]
What is a Rosary Congress? It is: • Seven days of around-the-clock Eucharistic Adoration and Hourly Rosary in response to Our Lady of Fatima’s call to conversion, consecration and prayer; • A Catholic call to help establish peace in our cities, nation, and world and to console the hearts of Jesus and Mary in a [...]
The Pro-Life Ministry invites you to attend the Annual Respect Life Mass at the Cathedral of St. Joseph with Archbishop Leonard P. Blair, principal celebrant. Parish Pro-Life Representatives, Pro-Life Advocates, and all who are dedicated to the dignity of the human person and reverence for every life are invited to attend. Each year during the [...]
The 30th annual Diocesan Rosary Rally will take place Oct. 6, 2 to 3:30 p.m., at the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, Waterbury. The event will feature a procession, rosary, talk and benediction. Auxiliary Bishop Juan Miguel Betancourt will speak about Mary’s role in salvation history. The event is free and open to the public. [...]