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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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Rest in Peace, Sr. Rita Johnson, SSND

Posted on July 28, 2022 in: News, Vocations

Sr. Rita K. Johnson, SSND, Diocesan Director of Ministry to the Sick died on Thursday, July 21, 2022, at W.W. Backus Hospital in Norwich. Born in Roxbury, Massachusetts on May 10, 1942, she was the daughter of the late Rita K. (Craven) Johnson and John Johnson. Sister Rita was bo...

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Monthly Hour Hour for Vocations

Posted on July 25, 2022 in: Vocations

Join us August 11, at 6 p.m. at St. john Church, Old Saybrook, as we pray for men to answer the call to be instruments of God’s grace as priests and for women to answer the call to consecrated life. The Most Reverend Michael R. Cote, D.D., Bishop of Norwich, leads the Holy Hour. ...

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Clergy Appointments

Posted on July 20, 2022 in: News, Vocations

July 5, 2022 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 Jacob Ramos, newly ordained, to Parochial Vicar, Our Lady Queen of Peace Parish - Coventry and Storrs. Effective: Ju...

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Updated "Program of Priestly Formation in the United States of America" is Released

Posted on July 11, 2022 in: Vocations

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has announced the release of the updated Program of Priestly Formation in the United States of America (PPF). The sixth edition of this document which was promulgated on the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus on June 24, is particular law in the Ch...

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New Employment Opportunities in the Diocese of Norwich

Posted on July 07, 2022 in: News, School News, Vocations

Looking for a job? There are more than a dozen open positions listed on our website. Here are just a few of the opportunities. More are being added weekly. Bookmark the link below NorwichDiocese.org/Employment. Be sure to keep the link to Norwi...

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The Hidden Vocation: The Generous Single Life

Posted on March 13, 2025 in: Vocations

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The Hidden Vocation: The Generous Single Life

Everyone has a God-given vocation. Yet, not everyone realizes their calling. When the Lord created you, He envisioned a beautiful path for your life—a way for you to bring His love into the world and serve Him in building up His Church. For many, this vocation is marriage. For a few, it is religious life or the priesthood. Others are called to a vocation that is often overlooked or misunderstood—the most hidden of all: the Generous Single Life. It might be hard to grasp that this is a vocation. After all, don’t we all start out single? There is no sa...

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