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“I Will Give You Shepherds”- Understanding Priestly Formation Today

Posted on January 08, 2026 in: Vocations

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Faith, Friendship, and Forever: UConn Missionaries Discern Vocation Together

Posted on December 16, 2025 in: Vocations

Ethan and Julie Roberts are two of the FOCUS missionaries at UConn, bringing students on campus to Christ through evangelization, outreach, and discipleship. In August, they united in the sacrament of Holy Matrimony. I recently sat down with them to discuss their discernment of their vocation to mar...

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Marian Discernment Retreat for Young Women

Posted on October 23, 2025 in: Vocations

The Sisters of Charity of Our Lady, Mother of the Church invite young women to a Marian Discernment Retreat at their Motherhouse in Baltic from October 31 to November 2, 2025. This peaceful weekend retreat offers participants an opportunity to step away from the busyness of daily life a...

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“Come & See” Retreat for Young Women

Posted on October 14, 2025 in: Vocations

HIGGANUM, Conn.— For all young women discerning a possible call to religious life, the Apostles of the Sacred Heart of Jesus invite you to a Come & See Retreat, taking place November 7–9, 2025, at Sacred Heart on the Lake Retreat Center in Higganum. This special weekend retre...

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Why Celibacy?

Posted on July 28, 2025 in: Vocations

Understanding the Spiritual and Practical Purpose of Priestly Celibacy Once in a while, a well-meaning parishioner will suggest to me, “Father, don’t you think we would have more priests if we eliminated the requirement for priestly celibacy?” I very much understand the idea beh...

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In Memoriam—Sr. Priscilla Blais, DHS (1930~2025)

Posted on July 25, 2025 in: News, Vocations

Sr. Priscilla Blais January 14, 1930 - July 21, 2025 Sr. Priscilla Blais (95), a member of the Daughters of the Holy Spirit, died on Monday, July 21, 2025 at St Joseph Living Center in Windham, CT. Born on J...

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Clergy Appointments

Posted on July 09, 2025 in: News, Vocations

July 3, 2025 The Most Reverend Richard F. Reidy, Bishop of Norwich, has made the following clergy and diocesan appointments in the Diocese of Norwich DIOCESAN APPOINTMENT Rev. Msgr. Leszek T. Janik, JCL, Vicar General of the Diocese of Norwich, while continuing as Pastor of Sacr...

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Annual Report Finds There Are ‘Not Enough’ Deacons Being Ordained in the U.S.

Posted on June 24, 2025 in: News, Vocations

The number of ordinations of permanent deacons in the United States has decreased by nearly 200 from 2023 to 2024, according to a recent survey. The Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA) at Georgetown University published the survey results in its 2025 report “A Portrait...

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A Moment of Grace: Bishop Reidy’s Mass of Thanksgiving Following the Election of Pope Leo XIV

Posted on May 09, 2025 in: News, Vocations

On Friday, May 9—just one day after the election of Pope Leo XIV and ten days after his ordination as the sixth Bishop of Norwich—the Most Reverend Richard F. Reidy quietly marked the occasion with a noon Mass of Thanksgiving at the Cathedral of Saint Patrick. Though it was a regularl...

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Bishop Reidy Welcomes Pope Leo XIV with Prayer and Gratitude

Posted on May 08, 2025 in: News, Vocations

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“I Will Give You Shepherds”- Understanding Priestly Formation Today

Posted on January 08, 2026 in: Vocations

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When the Lord first called me to the priesthood, I had no idea how one got ready. I knew that priests studied at a seminary, but I had no concept of what that would entail. Only through searching the internet did I first learn what priestly preparation looked like. One of the most important documents to come from the Vatican in recent memory is Pastores Dabo Vobis. Pope St. John Paul II released this apostolic exhortation in 1992, at the conclusion of a synod where the bishops had been discussing the formation of priests. Recognizing that the universal Church did not hav...

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