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National Catholic Partnership on Disability Gives Update, Plans More Programs

Posted on June 04, 2020 in: News, Events, Disability Partnership

National Catholic Partnership on Disability Gives Update, Plans More Programs

Thank you to all who have supported National Catholic Partnership on Disability this year.

Your generous donations have helped to support persons with disabilities and their families during the COVID-19 pandemic. Here is what we have been working on:

 

 

Webinar: Theology and Disability

June 11 at 2 PM ET

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Dr. Miguel Romerois an assistant professor of Religious & Theological Studies at Salve Regina University (RI), and an NCPD Board member. Romero presented at the Vatican on sacramental catechesis during the "Catechesis & Persons with Disability Conference" in 2017 sponsored by the Pontifical Council for the Promotion of the New Evangelization.

 

CPD Live: Faith Formation in the Home

June 23 at 2 PM ET

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Erin Jeffries is the Coordinator of Ministry to Persons with Special Needs for the Archdiocese of Indianapolis. She has served as the Co-chair of the NCPD Council on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities and now serves on the NCPD Board.


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Posted on May 30, 2025 in: Events, Around the Diocese

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The Diocese of Norwich Emerges from Chapter 11 Bankruptcy with Confirmation of Reorganization Plan
Hartford, CT—On Wednesday, the United States Bankruptcy Court in Hartford confirmed the Diocese of Norwich’s Joint Plan of Reorganization, marking the official emergence of The Norwich Roman Catholic Diocesan Corporation from chapter 11 bankruptcy. The Honorable Judge James J. Tancredi presided over the confirmation hearing, held on Wednesday, May 21, 2025, at 10:00 a.m., and approved the plan on the record at the hearing, subject to entry of an order confirming the plan to be submitted by the parties. The confirmed Joint Plan was proposed by the Norwich Roma...

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Bishop Reidy Thanks the Faithful and Invites All to Pray a Pentecost Novena
My dear friends in Christ, Thank you all very much for your very warm welcome of me as your new Bishop.  As I meet with priests, deacons, and parishioners and make my way around the Diocese to parish Masses, Confirmations, school visits, Holy Hours, and dinner events, I am reminded how fortunate I am to be with you in our diocese.  Thank you for all you do. I am also acutely aware that all the good I hope to do together with you for God and His people depends utterly on God's grace. To that end, I am endeavoring to keep in mind the necessity of prayer...

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St. Rita of Cascia: Patroness of the Impossible- Feast Day May 22
St. Rita of Cascia: Patroness of the Impossible Feast Day: May 22 In the quiet hills of 14th-century Italy, a woman named Rita lived a life marked by hardship, heartbreak, and, ultimately, holiness. Born in the town of Roccaporena, Rita longed from an early age to enter religious life. But in obedience to her parents, she married a man known for his temper and violent tendencies. Her life as a wife and mother was not easy, but through prayer and patience, Rita brought peace to her home, even softening her husband’s heart before his tragic death. After losing bo...

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Pope Leo XIV’s Prayer Intention for the Month of June
Pope Leo XIV greets the faithful in St. Peter's Basilica, May 31, 2025. | Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA   In his first prayer intention video of his papacy, Pope Leo XIV has asked the faithful to pray that the world might grow in compassion during the month of June. “Let us pray that each one of us might find consolation in a personal relationship with Jesus, and from his heart, learn to have compassion on the world,” the pope said in a video released June 3. The video also includes an original prayer to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, to which the m...

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A Prayer for Memorial Day

Posted on May 20, 2025 in: News

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A Prayer for Memorial Day
God of power and mercy, you destroy war and put down earthly pride. Banish violence from our midst and wipe away our tears, that we may all deserve to be called your sons and daughters. Keep in your mercy those men and women who have died in the cause of freedom and bring them safely into your kingdom of justice and peace. We ask this through Jesus Christ our Lord. R/. Amen. Prayer provided by USCCB.

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