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Posted on November 23, 2020 in: News

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Calendar of Parish Events from Around the Diocese

Posted on August 22, 2026 in: Around the Diocese

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Calendar of Parish Events from Around the Diocese

Do you have an upcoming parish or school event that would be of interest to others in the Diocese? These folks do! Around the Diocese Submissions Please provide your event details to your parish administrator for submission. Email submissions are NOT accepted. Descriptions are limited to 30 words. Parish Admin Log-In Calendar of Events Here's what's happening Around the Diocese! Upcoming Events For events with additional information, click the blue event title to view the complete announcement. ...

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A Question of Faith- Father, What Does Beatification Mean?

Posted on August 23, 2026 in: A Question of Faith

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A Question of Faith- Father, What Does Beatification Mean?

Father, What Does Beatification Mean? Every so often, the Church announces that a holy man or woman has been declared “Blessed.” When Catholics hear the word beatification, many wonder what it actually means. Is the person already a saint? What changes? Why is it important? Beatification is one of the final steps on the road to canonization. It is the Church’s official declaration that a deceased person lived a life of heroic virtue and is now enjoying the presence of God in Heaven. Through beatification, the Church permits public veneration of ...

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Still Time to Join the Our Lady of Sorrows Pilgrimage

Posted on August 23, 2026 in: Events, Around the Diocese

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Still Time to Join the Our Lady of Sorrows Pilgrimage

The faithful of the Diocese of Norwich are invited to join Bishop Reidy on Tuesday, September 15, 2026, for a day of prayer, pilgrimage and fellowship at St. Anne Shrine in Sturbridge, Massachusetts. The pilgrimage will take place on the Memorial of Our Lady of Sorrows and will offer participants a special opportunity for devotion to St. Anne and the Blessed Virgin Mary. For more than 100 years, pilgrims have traveled to St. Anne Shrine seeking healing, peace and the unfailing love of Christ through the intercession of St. Anne and her daughter, Mary. Prayer at St....

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Honor a Leader. Support a Mission. Join Us Sept. 16

Posted on August 21, 2026 in: Catholic Charities News

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Honor a Leader. Support a Mission. Join Us Sept. 16

Catholic Charities to Honor Tony Sheridan at Appreciation Dinner Catholic Charities will honor Tony Sheridan, President of the Chamber of Commerce of Eastern Connecticut, at a special Appreciation Dinner on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, from 5 to 8 p.m. at La Luna Ristorante, 35 Governor Winthrop Blvd., New London. The event will recognize Sheridan for his many years of dedicated service to the businesses, communities and families of Eastern Connecticut. Throughout his distinguished career, Sheridan has built a reputation as a collaborative leader who brings together...

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Hike at Wolf Den at Mashamoquet Brook State Park with Bishop Reidy

Posted on August 26, 2026 in: Events

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Hike at Wolf Den at Mashamoquet Brook State Park with Bishop Reidy

A Youth and Family Event with Bishop Reidy hosted by Deanery I: A Hike to the Wolf Den at Mashamoquet Brook State Park, 276 Mashamoquet Road, Pomfret, CT. Friday, September 11th 2026, from 4-8pm: Families are invited to pack a picnic dinner to enjoy in the stone pavilion and any lawn games they enjoy. The Bishop arrives for 5 p.m., and around 5:30 p.m., we will then be read the story of Israel Putnam hunting the last she-wolf in CT by a LaSalette parishioner. The group will next embark on a hike to the wolf den completing a loop about 3 miles (some moderately challenging...

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Did I Really Meet a Saint?

Posted on August 24, 2026 in: Reflections

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My friend Greg and I were walking down 5th Avenue in Manhattan, I was nineteen years old. We were near St. Patrick’s Cathedral, when walking past us in the opposite direction was a clergyman wearing a violet zucchetto. Greg and I turned to each other and said simultaneously, “Was that”? Just then the clergyman turned the corner and we ran after him, pursued by a NYC policeman. We caught up with him, and I said, “Bishop Sheen”? He smiled, acknowledged it was him, and the cop backed off. I was immediately struck by his stature. On televisio...

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