Story by Joe Pisani It took a lifetime for me to realize one of the greatest gifts my mother gave me was my faith. Every Sunday, she took me to church … by herself. She taught me my prayers, and she told me to turn to God when things got bad. Looking back, we [...]
PHOTO BY AARON JOSEPH Christopher Healy, executive director of the Connecticut Catholic Conference, meets with constituents in the Legislative Office Building. Story by Karen A. Avitabile It was a busy legislative session but the Connecticut Catholic Conference, the public policy and advocacy arm of the Catholic Church, scored what it calls “victories” to [...]
Jared Campbell of Northwest Catholic High School in West Hartford is surrounded by his family and teacher, Kristina Gillespie in blue, during the 2024 Archdiocesan Summa Scholars Award Ceremony and Reception held at the Pastoral Center in Bloomfield. Story and Photos by Shelley Wolf Jared Campbell, a senior at Northwest Catholic High [...]
Rev. Henry A. Balchunas, 87, ordained May 27, 1965, died in Florida on May 6, 2024. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated by the Most Rev. Christopher J. Coyne, Archbishop of Hartford, on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, at 11:00 AM at the Cathedral of Saint Joseph (at his request: where he [...]
Archbishop Coyne extends his gratitude for everyone's well wishes on his first official day as Archbishop, and invites all to his inaugural Mass at the Cathedral of Saint Joseph this Sunday, May 5th, at 11 AM.
Auxiliary Bishop Juan Miguel Betancourt, SEMV offers his message of Welcome to Archbishop Coyne.
by ARCHBISHOP CHRISTOPHER J. COYNE In 1986, I was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Boston. I served there for 25 years. My last pastoral assignment in the Archdiocese was as the pastor of a local parish. Just before Christmas in 2010, I was in the parish office getting ready to run to a [...]
The Charismatic Prayer Group at St. John XXIII Parish in West Haven meets weekly on Wednesdays in the church hall of St. John Vianney Church for silent meditation, praise, worship Scripture reading, sharing and fellowship. Dolores Libow, left, facilitates the group. Other members are Gail Belanger, center, and Lena Carbone. “We are doing [...]
