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Vocations Corner: A Seminarian Reflection by Mr. Jacob Ramos

Posted on May 13, 2020 in: Reflections, Vocations

As we all continue carrying on the directives given to us as a country trying to fight off this invisible enemy, COVID-19, I take this opportunity to let you know how the seminarians are doing. Below is a reflection from Jacob Ramos, who is finishing his second year of theology and next year is look...

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Vocations, Norwich, Catholic

'Hope and Faith' Video Series Week 6

Posted on May 12, 2020 in: Reflections, FaithSparks

As the Lenten Series has ended, the Office of Faith Events has decided to continue weekly videos focused on Hope and Faith during the pandemic. This week on the Hope and Faith Series, Marianne Nicholas, Administrative Assistant to the Office of Faith Events, speaks about Hope. The Good New...

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Norwich, Catholic, faith

Faith Sparks: Family Faith in Isolation

Posted on May 07, 2020 in: Reflections, FaithSparks

In a recent statement Pope Francis said, “I am thinking of the families under lockdown, children who aren’t going to school, parents who cannot leave the house, some who are in quarantine. May the Lord help them discover new ways, new expressions of love, of living together in this new s...

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Norwich, Catholic, faith, sparks

'Hope and Faith' Video Series Week 4

Posted on April 30, 2020 in: News, Reflections, FaithSparks

As the Lenten Series has ended, the Office of Faith Events has decided to continue weekly videos focused on Hope and Faith during the pandemic. This week on the Hope and Faith Series, Andrea Hoisl, Director of the Office of Faith Events, speaks about the Beatitudes in light of the coronavi...

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Norwich, Catholic, faith

Saints of Molokai Minister to Forgotten Exiles

Posted on April 24, 2020 in: News, Reflections

In February, my husband and I were blessed to vacation in Hawaii. The scenery everywhere was breathtaking, but there was a beauty and a peace on the island of Molokai that I didn’t experience on the other more populated islands we visited. Maybe it was the less-frantic pace of Molokai, which b...

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'Hope and Faith' Video Series Week 3

Posted on April 22, 2020 in: Reflections, FaithSparks

As the Lenten Series has ended, the Office of Faith Events has decided to continue weekly videos focused on Hope and Faith during the Pandemic. This week the Hope and Faith series is joined by national youth speaker Robert Feduccia. Robert reflects on what God wants us to focus on eac...

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Norwich, Catholic, faith

"Hope and Faith" Video Series Week 2

Posted on April 16, 2020 in: Reflections, FaithSparks

As the Lenten Series has ended, the Office of Faith Events has decided to continue weekly videos focused on Hope and Faith during the Pandemic. This week on the Hope and Faith Series, Mary-Jo McLaughlin, coordinator of Catholic Family Services in the Office of Faith Events, speaks about no...

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Norwich, Catholic, faith

The Divine Mercy Chaplet-Live-stream from Cathedral of St. Patrick

Posted on April 16, 2020 in: Events, Reflections

For the sake of His sorrowful passion, have mercy on us and on the whole world! Prayed on ordinary rosary beads, the chaplet of Divine Mercy is a spiritual devotion that extends the offering of the Eucharist, so it is especially appropriate to pray it after Mass. It is also appropriate ...

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Vocations Corner: A Seminarian Reflection

Posted on April 16, 2020 in: Reflections, Vocations

This month, Larry Barile presents us with a brief look at his journey as he prepares to be called to ordination as a Transitional Deacon. Please keep Larry in your prayers, Larry was ordained a transitional deacon, April 15, 2020 at Pope John XXIII National Seminary where he is presently in h...

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Vocations, Norwich, Catholic

Christ is Risen; He is Truly Risen! Alleluia!!

Posted on April 11, 2020 in: News, Reflections

Easter Message, 2020 "For they did not yet understand the Scripture that He had to rise from the dead." John 20:9 Dear brothers and sisters in the Risen Lord, The passage from the Gospel of John cited above is the last verse proclaimed in the Gospel for the Mass of Eas...

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Memorial Day and the Meaning of Sacrifice

Posted on May 24, 2023 in: Reflections

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Memorial Day and the Meaning of Sacrifice

“Alright, boys, let’s go on in there and set up these guns for firing … We have a job to do!” Those were the final words ever spoken by Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. John Basilone on Feb. 19, 1945, on the first day of the Battle of Iwo Jima. In May, we, as a nation, will observe Memorial Day, honoring the solemn sacrifice made by all those in uniform who perished defending our freedom. For Catholics, in particular, Memorial Day renders a unique opportunity to reflect upon the deeper meaning of sacrifice as it applies to both our daily lives and to...

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Why is June the Month of the Sacred Heart of Jesus?

Posted on May 31, 2023 in: Reflections

June is known as the month of the Sacred Heart of Jesus most simply because the solemnity of the Sacred Heart is celebrated during this month. This year, the solemnity falls on June 16. The date changes each year because it is celebrated on the Friday after the Corpus Christi octave, or the Friday after the second Sunday after Pentecost. However, other reasons exist as to why June is dedicated to the Sacred Heart. The feast dates back to 1673, when a French nun who belonged to the Order of the Visitation of Holy Mary (Visitandines) in eastern France began to receive v...

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