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Sept. 19 is Deadline to Register for Anniversary Mass

Posted on September 14, 2022 in: Events, Marriage

The September 19 deadline for registering for the 2022 Silver and Golden Jubilee Anniversary Mass is fast approaching. This is a firm date, so please register soon if you plan to attend. The Mass, which will take place October 16 at the Cathedral of St. Patrick in Norwich, is open to all couples ...

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Help is Available for Challenged Marriages

Posted on July 27, 2022 in: Marriage

You Can Help Your Marriage Do you feel alone in your marriage? Are you frustrated or angry with your spouse? Do you and your spouse argue, or have you just stopped talking to each other? Does talking about your relationship make it worse? If you answered ‘yes’ to any of these qu...

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Register by Feb. 1: Marriage Enrichment Celebrates the Joy of Love

Posted on January 19, 2022 in: Events, Marriage

For Valentine’s Day this year, give your spouse the gift of your time and re-energize your marriage by attending a virtual marriage enrichment entitled The Joy of Love from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 12. This enrichment will coincide with National Marriage Week, celebrated Fe...

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One Quick Kiss Leads to an Enduring Love Story

Posted on October 26, 2021 in: Marriage

The chorus of a well-known 1960’s song goes, “If you want to know if he loves you so, it’s in his kiss.” After 74 years of marriage, those words are still ringing true for Anna Karrenberg of Colchester. On New Year’s Eve, 1925, when Anna was 15, she and a girlfriend ...

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Couples Attend Special Mass to Celebrate the Enduring Sacrament of Marriage

Posted on October 07, 2021 in: News, Marriage

Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles Robert Barron once said that, “in marriage we do not only administer the sacrament to each other, but we also become a sacrament.” Loving husbands and wives married for 25, 50 and even 65 years joined hands w...

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The Diocese's Anniversary Mass is Coming Up - Register by September 10th

Posted on September 02, 2021 in: Events, Marriage

Sunday, October 3 at 2 p.m. is the date set for the annual Silver and Golden Wedding Anniversary Mass at the Cathedral of Saint Patrick in Norwich. The registration deadline is September 10, 2021. Bishop Michael Cote will be the main celebrant for this year’s Mass, which will honor the endu...

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Worldwide Marriage Encounter Seeks Longest Married Couple

Posted on August 18, 2021 in: Marriage

Worldwide Marriage Encounter (WWME) is sponsoring its 11th annual search for the longest married couple in the United States. Nominations, which are open to all husband and wife couples regardless of religious affiliation, may be submitted through Sept. 10. They may be submitted online at l...

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Save the Date: Diocese to Recognize Anniversary Couples

Posted on June 11, 2021 in: Events, Marriage

Sunday, October 3 is the date set for the annual Silver and Golden Wedding Anniversary Mass at the Cathedral of Saint Patrick in Norwich. Bishop Michael Cote will be the main celebrant for this year’s Mass, which will honor the enduring love of married couples. The Mass will begin at 2 p.m....

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Marriage Encounter Helped Me Find My Best Friend Again

Posted on June 04, 2021 in: Marriage

I found my best friend again 12 years ago during a Worldwide Marriage Encounter experience. I married him on June 2, 1990, but somewhere during those first 19 years of marriage, raising children, changing careers and caring for an elderly parent, I woke up one day to realize my best friend was gone....

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Virtual Marriage Enrichment: May 15

Posted on April 15, 2021 in: Events, Marriage

Virtual Marriage Enrichment Come away for a day and re-energize and deepen your marriage and your faith with practical insights from Pope Francis’ wisdom on marriage and family life. Join other married couples for a virtual enrichment entitled “The Joy of Love” on Saturday, M...

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Pope Leo XIV’s Marriage Advice? Keep Calm and Pray the Rosary

Posted on July 02, 2025 in: Marriage

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Pope Leo XIV’s Marriage Advice? Keep Calm and Pray the Rosary

Newlyweds Anna and Cole Stevens meet Pope Leo XIV at the general audience in Rome on Wednesday, June 11, 2025. | Credit: Courtesy of Anna and Cole Stevens Pope Leo XIV recently offered marriage advice to a young American couple days after their wedding, sharing how he was blessed by the example of his own parents who prayed the rosary together every day. Newlyweds Cole and Anna Stevens received Pope Leo’s personal blessing for their marriage during one of the pope’s first general audiences under the hot Roman summer sun on June 11, just four days...

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Reconnect and Renew at the Worldwide Marriage Encounter Experience

Posted on June 25, 2025 in: Marriage

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Reconnect and Renew at the Worldwide Marriage Encounter Experience

Couples, priests, and religious are invited to take part in the Worldwide Marriage Encounter Experience, a weekend retreat focused on strengthening relationships through reflection, dialogue, and spiritual renewal. Rooted in faith, the program is centered on the real-life experiences and challenges shared by all committed partners. Event Details: August 15–17, 2025 Holy Family Retreat Center, West Hartford, CT This residential weekend offers a peaceful setting to pause, reconnect with one another, and grow in your shared journey. Apply now: wwme.org/apply ...

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Marriage Encounter Experience- August 15-17

Posted on June 30, 2025 in: Events, Marriage

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Marriage Encounter Experience- August 15-17

This summer, give your spouse the gift of your time and discover the secrets to a lasting, supportive, transformational marriage! Consider attending a Worldwide Marriage Encounter Experience. The next one scheduled in Connecticut is August 15-17 at the Holy Family Retreat Center in West Hartford. There’s no group discussion. It’s just about the two of you learning to be the best, most loving and thriving couple you can be. Over the course of the experience, three couples and a priest provide new tools, using examples from their own lives, to help coupl...

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