Sr. Giselle Brouillard November 20, 1932 – May 6, 2023 Sr. Giselle Brouillard, 90, a member of the Daughters of the Holy Spirit, died on May 6, 2023 at St. Joseph Living Center in Windham, CT. Born Giselle Béatrice Brouillard in Waterbury, CT on November 20, 1932, the child of the lat...

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April 20, 2023 My Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, As we prepare to support our annual diocesan Seminary Education Fund Collection, I would like to thank you for your constant generosity to the formation of those young men discerning and preparing to serve our Diocese of Norwich for years ...

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Vocations

On December 20, 2022, Bishop Cote appointed me as vocation director for the Diocese of Norwich. Since that appointment, I have been busy trying to get up to speed with the details of our men in formation, with particular emphasis on those three men who are approaching the end of their Third Theology...

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The annual Chrism Mass took place Tuesday morning, April 4, at the Cathedral of St. Patrick in Norwich. Hundreds of faithful communicants continued the celebration of Holy Week leading up to Easter.  The Most Rev. Michael R. Cote, D.D., Bishop of the Diocese of Norwich, blessed the sacr...

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Here is the video of how a misplaced homily created ripples that went on to work a miracle of God's grace for at least one family. Hopefully, sharing this will lead to more people realizing that life is too short to not forgive. If you haven't read the article in the Winter 2023 is...

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Join us each month to pray a Eucharistic Holy Hour for vocations led by Bishop Cote. These hours of adoration are a wonderful opportunity to pray for vocations to the priesthood and religious life, to pray for our seminarians, and for our priests and religious already serving our diocese. The first ...

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Catholic

Mount St. Mary Seminary has a tradition of allowing seminarians to act as sports chaplains for the university’s sports teams. Thanks to the work of now-Father Jacob Ramos, who was head chaplain at the time, I was asked to act as sports chaplain for the women’s rugby team —– a...

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I had first heard of the Camino de Santiago while studying Spanish as an undergraduate at the University of Connecticut. I learned about the exchange of cultures, ideas and material goods along this historical route starting from southern France to northwestern Spain. While in Spain for a semeste...

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Led by the Most Reverend Michael R. Cote, D.D. , priests, deacons, religious, and laypeople from around the Diocese of Norwich gathered at the Cathedral of Saint Patrick to honor the late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. View Bishop Cote's remarks below.  

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Bishop Michael R. Cote was born in Sanford, ME. He first attended Our Lady of Lourdes Seminary in Cassadaga, NY, then went to Assumption College in Worcester, MA, later graduated from St. Mary's Seminary College in Baltimore, MD, where he received a Bachelor of Philosophy. Bishop Cote was ordain...

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