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"Be Not Afraid" - Hope & Faith During the Pandemic- OFE Launches New Video Series

Posted on April 09, 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, Liza Roach, Youth and Young Adult Minister for the Diocese of Norwich, kicks off the series during Holy Week speaking about the numerou...

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Bishop's Column: There is a Season

Posted on April 07, 2020 in: News, Reflections

April 2020 Four County Catholic There Is A Season My dear brothers and sisters in Christ, There was a song that I recall from my youth called Turn, Turn, Turn. The lyric will be familiar to you — To every thing, turn, turn, turn there is a seas...

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Bishop, Column, Norwich, Catholic

Bishop Cote Shares a Timely Palm Sunday Homily

Posted on April 05, 2020 in: News, Reflections, Lent

This morning, April 5th, the Most Reverend Michael R. Cote celebrated Palm Sunday Mass at the Cathedral of Saint Patrick. He could be heard on radio station WICH 1310 AM and viewed via live stream on the diocesan website-NorwichDiocese.org. In case you weren't one...

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Bishop, Catholic

Stations of the Cross from the Cathedral of Saint Patrick

Posted on April 05, 2020 in: News, Reflections, Lent

The Stations of the Cross began as the practice of pious pilgrims to Jerusalem who would retrace the final journey of Jesus Christ to Calvary. Later, for the many who wanted to pass along the same route, but could not make the trip to Jerusalem, a practice developed that eventually took the for...

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Lenten Video and Reflection- Week 6

Posted on April 02, 2020 in: Reflections, Lent

Here is a Video and a Reflection to help you on your journey this Lent. For more video's reflections, and resources visit NorwichDiocese.org/Lent Lenten Reflection: Week Six “Own It: Almsgiving” Alms (/ɑːmz/,) or almsgiving involves giving to others as ...

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Love, giving, lent, faith

Lenten Video and Reflection- Week 5

Posted on March 26, 2020 in: Reflections, Lent

Here is a Video and a Reflection to help you on your journey this Lent. For more video's reflections, and resources visit NorwichDiocese.org/Lent Lenten Reflection: Week Five “Own It: Prayer” Prayer is having a conversation with God, as well as develop...

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A Prayer in Times of a Pandemic

Posted on March 19, 2020 in: Reflections

The following prayer is being shared online as communities adapt to the affects of the coronavirus pandemic. Please share with your friends and loved ones. May we who are merely inconvenienced Remember those whose lives are at stake. May we who have no ris...

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Norwich, Catholic, Prayer

Lenten Video and Reflection: Week 4

Posted on March 18, 2020 in: Reflections, Lent

Here is a Video and a Reflection to help you on your journey this Lent.. For more video's reflections, and resources visit NorwichDiocese.org/Lent Lenten Reflection: Week Four “Own It: Service” “You, my brothers, were called to be free. But do not...

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Lenten Video and Reflection- Week 3

Posted on March 11, 2020 in: Reflections, Lent

Here is a Video and a Reflection to help you on your journey this Lent.. For more video's reflections, and resources visit NorwichDiocese.org/Lent Lenten Reflection: Week Three “Own It: Penance” Penance is a term we use to describe the outward...

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Lenten Reflection and Video

Posted on March 05, 2020 in: Reflections, Lent

Here is a Video and a Reflection to help you on your journey this Lent.. For more video's reflections, and resources visit NorwichDiocese.org/Lent Lenten Reflection “Own It!” We began this Lenten Season on Ash Wednesday where w...

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Norwich, Catholic, lent

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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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