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A Veterans Day Prayer

Posted on November 10, 2022 in: Reflections

The Return “The Return,” an emotional depiction of a World War I soldier kneeling before a crucifix inside the Church of the Holy Innocents on West 37th and Broadway in lower Manhattan built in 1866. Both the crucifix and the church are still in place today. God of peace, we pray f...

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Bringing Christ to the Infirm

Posted on November 07, 2022 in: Reflections, Vocations

When my wife was an Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion at Mass, she would also bring Holy Communion to residents at our local convalescent home. Often, she would tell me stories about the people there and how they loved having someone visit them and bring them our Lord....

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Bishop's Column: Go into the Whole World and Proclaim the Gospel

Posted on October 06, 2022 in: Reflections

October/November 2022 Four County Catholic Go into the Whole World and Proclaim the Gospel My dear brothers and sisters in Christ, We are fortunate to live in New England. One of the highlights of living in New England is the change of seasons. Each season offers us something uniq...

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Bishop's Column-I Was a Stranger and You Welcomed Me

Posted on September 01, 2022 in: Reflections, Vocations

September 2022 Four County Catholic I Was a Stranger and You Welcomed Me My dear brothers and sisters in Christ, Maintaining the dignity of life through its entire earthly journey is one of the essential callings of our beliefs. At the core, it defines our Catholic faith and who we are &nda...

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Bishop's Column: Sowing Seeds

Posted on August 04, 2022 in: Reflections, Vocations

August 2022 Four County Catholic Sowing Seeds “So shall my word be that goes forth from my mouth; It shall not return to me empty, but shall do what pleases me, achieving the end for which I sent it.” Isaiah 55:11 My dear brothers and sisters in Christ, Many ...

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Bishop's Column: The Catholic School Tradition

Posted on June 08, 2022 in: Reflections

June/July 2022 Four County Catholic The Catholic School Tradition My dear brothers and sisters in Christ, As another school year comes to a close, I find myself reflecting with deep concern and hope. Concern, because there is an assault on education around the world.&nb...

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Bishop's Column: 'Peace be with You'

Posted on May 08, 2022 in: Reflections

May 2022 Four County Catholic "Peace be with You" My dear brothers and sisters in the risen Lord: One of the greatest and most meaningful signs of Jesus’ Resurrection is His empty tomb. Tombs are meant for the dead; they are not places where the living reside. However,...

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'He Has Risen' - Bishop Cote's Easter Message

Posted on April 17, 2022 in: News, Reflections

Easter Message 2022 “There is no need for alarm. You are looking for Jesus of Nazareth who was crucified. He has risen, he is not here. See, here is the place where they laid him.” Mark 16:6 My dear brothers and sisters in the risen Lord: One of the greatest and mos...

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Are We Living Easter Joy? Hope & Faith Video Series

Posted on April 13, 2022 in: Reflections, FaithSparks

This week on the Hope and Faith Series, Nina Romero-Caron speaks about her Easter Joy. View previous videos or more articles on Faith by visiting NorwichDiocese.org/FaithSparks

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Spread Easter Joy - Hope & Faith Video Series

Posted on April 06, 2022 in: Reflections, FaithSparks

This week on the Hope and Faith Series, Alex Soucy speaks about the three places he finds Easter Joy. View previous videos or more articles on Faith by visiting NorwichDiocese.org/FaithSparks

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A Prayer for Father's Day

Posted on June 12, 2025 in: Reflections

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Dear God, Thank you for loving us with your perfect heart of a father. We ask you this Father's Day and always to guide and protect the hearts of all men in fatherly roles who are striving to love with your heart and do your work. Give them pure, chaste, courageous, and creative hearts like Saint Joseph. Give them hearts that never tire of serving those they are called to love. Give them hearts that seek out their loved ones and gently turn their gaze to see You, who is Love. And we ask you, Father, to bless them abundantly today....

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Bishop Reidy's Pastoral on the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ

Posted on June 18, 2025 in: Reflections

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Bishop Reidy's Pastoral on the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ

June 16, 2025 My dear friends in Christ, This weekend we observe the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi). This day reminds us in a particular way of the great gift of the Holy Eucharist. The Eucharist has been called God’s gift par excellence because it is the gift of Jesus Himself and of His saving work. Jesus is present to us in many ways---- in the Scriptures, in all the sacraments, in the assembly of the faithful gathered to pray at Mass, and in the prie...

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