Deacon Terence M. Nolan died on Wednesday, January 18, 2023, at the age of 77. Deacon Terence was ordained to the permanent diaconate on June 23, 2001 by the Most Reverend Daniel A. Cronin. Deacon Terence served at both St. Vincent Ferrer Parish in Naugatuck and St. Teresa of Avila (now Prince of Peace) Parish [...]
Deacon Gerard J. Probulis died on Thursday, January 12, 2023, at the age of 83. Deacon Gerard was ordained to the permanent diaconate on December 11, 1981 by the Most Reverend John F. Whealon. Deacon Gerard served at both St. Patrick Parish in Farmington and at St. Mary Church (St. Joachim Parish) in New Britain. [...]
Father Kevin Dillon, pastor of St. George Parish in Guilford, enjoys greeting his parishioners after the 10 a.m. Mass on Sunday. Photo by Shelley Wolf Story by Shelley Wolf When the churches of the Archdiocese of Hartford were all closed during the early days of the pandemic, the [...]
Archbishop Leonard P. Blair I wish everyone a happy and healthy Year of Our Lord 2023. “All time belongs to Him,” we pro-claim at Easter, “and all the ages. To him be glory and power through every age and forever. Amen.” Pope Francis says that we are not living in an “age [...]
Story by Douglas Culp Our God is a Trinitarian communion: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Wondrously, the Father created us to share in this eternal communion. We know this as the plan of salvation. Of course, it might be better termed the drama of salvation. The two paths In the story of the Garden of [...]
Story by Bishop Earl Boyea The Eucharist! It is a great “thanksgiving.” When Jesus told us to do this in memory of him, he wanted us to repeat his own sacrificial offering to the Father. Jesus’ sacrificial offering was a thanksgiving to the Father. Jesus was giving thanks for the Father’s will being done, even [...]
Story by Douglas Culp No one exists in isolation. Our very existence necessarily means that we are in relationship with the God who holds us in being – whether or not we want to acknowledge this. We are not solely victims of impersonal forces acting apart from us, but we are actually agents that help [...]
Story by Mike Frieseman Jack W. Chan of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Lansing, Mich., is a natural-born, tried-and-true missionary pilgrim if there ever was one. Jack would most likely shy away from calling himself a “missionary,” but considering his past service and current function as the scheduling coordinator of the Holy [...]
Story by Veronica Szczygiel After weeks spent quarantining and parishes planning appropriate safety measures, it’s now time to return to Mass, if you haven’t already! The long absence from the Eucharist we experienced made us feel a deep yearning for Jesus’ presence in his most precious body and blood. Let us view this opportunity to [...]
Story by Joe Pisani The New Year is upon us, and if you’re like me, you’re too old to believe in New Year’s resolutions. However, lately I’ve met several people, including some of my students, who told me their goal is to become “the best version of myself.” You’ve probably heard that term before because [...]