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In Memoriam: Father John J. O'Neill

Posted on October 18, 2022 in: News, Vocations

Fr. John J. O'Neill, M.S., pastor of St. James Church in Danielson CT, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 11th at UMass Medical Center in Worcester, MA, after a short illness. With joy he served the people of the parish and many others throughout the area. He was pastor for thirty-one...

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Candidates Installed as Acolyte

Posted on October 05, 2022 in: Vocations

Bishop Cote confers the ministry of Acolyte on five men who are candidates for ordination to the permanent diaconate, on Sunday, October, 2, at the Church of the Holy Family, Hebron. The role of an acolyte is to aid the deacon and to minister to the priest. It is his duty to attend to the se...

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The Peace of Saint Francis

Posted on September 28, 2022 in: Vocations

On October 4, the Church commemorates the Feast of Saint Francis of Assisi. Francis, we know, is a very popular and beloved figure worldwide. He has inspired the hearts and minds of so many people, both religious and non-religious alike. Founder of the Franciscan Orders of t...

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Vocations - Reflections on Summer Assignments

Posted on September 13, 2022 in: Vocations

An integral part of a seminarian’s priestly formation is his summer assignment. Each summer, upon returning home from the seminary, our seminarians are assigned to different parishes in the Diocese for eight weeks of pastoral work and experience. This time in the parish is important for them. ...

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Diakonia - Prison Ministry

Posted on September 08, 2022 in: Vocations

Prison Ministry Having been a high school religion teacher for 18 years, I was in diaconal formation when my second high school was closed and I was jobless. At a retreat for deacon candidates and lay ministers on Ender’s Island, I was mulling over where I would do my six-week ministry r...

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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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To Walk in Their Footsteps: Honoring the 150th Anniversary of the Sisters of Mercy

Posted on August 17, 2022 in: School News, Vocations

As the final bell sounds at the end of a long school day, a committee of faculty, staff and administration gather to pray. They are dubbed the “Mercy Circle” in collective spirit of keeping the mission of the Sisters of Mercy thriving within their community. Several months later, after m...

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Diakonia: A Simple Cup of Coffee

Posted on August 13, 2022 in: Vocations

Toward the end of our first year of actual formation in 2004 (the previous year was the year as an aspirant) we were encouraged to ask our pastors for a role in some active ministry in our parishes or elsewhere where we could actively participate. Our formation was to be directed primarily to &ld...

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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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“It Was Like a Wedding”

Posted on August 02, 2022 in: Vocations

Cade Buckheit is a rising Senior at the University of Connecticut. He is an active member of the UCONN Catholic Community. He serves the student Mass at St. Thomas Aquinas Chapel on Sundays and participates in campus ministry events and activities. I invited Cade to serve the Ordination Mass of Fr. ...

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The Annual Convocation for Priests in the Diocese of Norwich - Dec. 2-4

Posted on November 25, 2024 in: Vocations

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The Annual Convocation for Priests in the Diocese of Norwich - Dec. 2-4

42nd Annual Convocation For the Priests in the Diocese of Norwich The Annual Convocation for Priests will be held December 2-4, 2024. It is an important event for the priests of the Diocese of Norwich who come together for spiritual renewal and continuing education/formation. This year we celebrate the 42nd year of gathering as a presbyterate for the Convocation.

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In Memoriam - Sr. Marie Gertrude Laliberté, DHS

Posted on November 08, 2024 in: News, Vocations

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In Memoriam - Sr. Marie Gertrude Laliberté, DHS

Sr. Marie Gertrude Laliberté, DHS September 14, 1927 ~ October 31, 2024 Sr. Marie Gertrude Laliberté, 97, a member of the Daughters of the Holy Spirit, passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 31, 2024, at St. Joseph Living Center in Windham, CT. Born in Upton, Quebec, Canada on September 14, 1927, Marie Pierrette Germaine was the 5th of 11 children of Raoul and Maria (Coté) Laliberté. The family immigrated to Connecticut in 1929. She entered religious life in 1947 and made her religious profession in August of 1948, taking the name Sr. Marie Gertrude. This name w...

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Diocesan Vocation Prayer

Posted on December 05, 2024 in: News, Vocations

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Heavenly Father, Through all generations, You have chosen men to serve You by sharing in the Holy Priesthood of Christ, Your Son. We beg You to call men from our diocese to serve as priests at the altar, and to send Your Holy Spirit to help them discern Your call. Give them understanding to know Your will and courage to follow it. Pour out, too, Your grace upon women from our parishes to serve You in religious life, formed after the model of our Blessed Mother. We ask this through our eternal High Priest and King, Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. &nbs...

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