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'They are like clean windows...' - A Young Person's View of Vocations

Posted on December 17, 2021 in: Vocations

On October 28, 2021, Sister Mary Grace of the Sisters of Life came to the Chapel of St. Thomas Aquinas in Storrs for a talk on religious vocation and a panel discussion on discernment with Sister Mary Loreta of the Sisters of Life and Fathers Gabriel and Immanuel of the Franciscan Friars of the Rene...

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Rest in Peace - Monsignor Michael T. Donohue

Posted on December 14, 2021 in: News, Vocations

Reverend Monsignor Michael T. Donohue Reverend Monsignor Michael T. Donohue retired priest of the Diocese of Norwich died Sunday, December 12, 2021, at Lawrence & Memorial Hospital in New London. Obituary and arrangements are below. East Lyme - Monsignor Michael T. Donohue,...

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Father Larry Barile Ordained to the Priesthood

Posted on December 08, 2021 in: News, Vocations

A celebration of the ordination to the priesthood of Reverend Lawrence Barile for service as a priest in the Diocese of Norwich took place on December 8, 2021. The Ritual Mass for the Conferral of Holy Orders took place at the Cathedral of St. Patrick in Norwich, with the Most Reverend ...

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Ordination to Holy Priesthood: Lawrence J. Barile

Posted on December 02, 2021 in: Vocations

Please join us for the Ordination to Holy Priesthood of Reverend Mr. Lawrence J. Barile - Wednesday, December 8, 2021, 10:30 a.m. Cathedral of St. Patrick, Norwich Below is what he wrote in April 2020 about his journey as he prepared to be called to ordination as a Transitional De...

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National Vocations Awareness Week: November 7-13

Posted on November 11, 2021 in: Vocations

My dear brothers and sisters in Christ, On Nov. 1 we celebrated the feast of All Saints. This solemnity on the Church’s calendar is a day to honor all the saints, known and unknown. This week is National Vocations Awareness Week, a fitting reminder to all of us of our need for saints in ...

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Permanent Diaconate Candidates Complete Summer Pastoral Ministries

Posted on October 13, 2021 in: Vocations

To be ordained as a Permanent Deacon in our diocese requires the completion of a five-year program comprising the four dimensions of formation: human, spiritual, intellectual, and pastoral. Candidates are formed in the human and spiritual dimensions by ordained deacons from the diocese. For their in...

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New 'Metanoia' Lecture Series Comes to UConn

Posted on October 07, 2021 in: Vocations

By the time you read this, radio personality and Catholic commentator Gloria Purvis will have already offered her lecture, “Discovering Your Gifts and Mission” at the St. Thomas Aquinas Chapel in Storrs to UConn students and young adults of our diocesan community. Her talk is the first o...

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Reflecting on Summer Assignments

Posted on September 07, 2021 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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Vocations: 'Thank You, Father Greg'

Posted on July 28, 2021 in: Vocations

I remember meeting Father Greg Galvin for the first time over lunch at Willington Pizza. It was October of 2007. I was a senior at UConn and Fr. Greg had just been named vocations director for the Diocese of Norwich. We met to discuss my vocational discernment. I had finally decided, with the hel...

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Vocations Corner: Serving as Vocations Director Was an Honor

Posted on June 09, 2021 in: Vocations

Back in July of 2007, Bishop Cote met with me in the Chancery and said he had given much thought to who he wanted to become the next Director of Vocations for the Diocese of Norwich. He looked me in the eye and said that throughout the process, he continued to come back to me. He offered me a cha...

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Posted on September 20, 2023 in: News, Vocations

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September 20, 2023 The Most Reverend Michael R. Cote, D. D., Bishop of Norwich, has made the following clergy and diocesan appointment in the Diocese of Norwich Reverend Marvin Bearis, OFM Cap., to Saint Pius X Parish, Middletown, Pastor. Effective: September 1, 2023. Reverend Peter J. Langevin, Chancellor

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