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Embracing Sacrificial Love When Romance Fades
While listening to a Barbara Streisand CD recently, her duet with Neil Diamond, “You Don’t Bring Me Flowers,” began to play.  You remember the song. The wife laments that her husband no longer brings her flowers or sings her love songs. The husband says she no longer talks to ...

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Award Winner Exudes Humility, Warmth and Holiness
Sitting with Lue Ann Watchus in her office at Sacred Heart Rectory in Norwichtown, one quickly becomes aware of being in the presence of holiness. Whether it is her quiet demeanor or the softness in her voice, or the way she ends a telephone call offering a blessing to the person on the other end, t...

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Lenten Mission: The Challenge of Holiness
  Join us for a powerful Lenten Mission with Fr. Tom Hoar, President of St. Edmund’s Retreat on Enders Island, as he explores The Challenge of Holiness. This inspiring afternoon will offer wisdom and reflection as we journey through Lent together. Sunday, March 23, 2025, from ...

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Celebrating 150 Years: St. Joseph School Honors Faith, Family, and Tradition
St. Joseph School in Baltic marked a significant milestone this year—its 150th anniversary. Since its founding in 1874, the school has remained a cornerstone of faith, education, and community, shaping generations of students to lead lives of service and integrity. The anniversary celebrations...

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Cor, a Knights of Columbus Effort

Posted on March 18, 2025 in: News

Cor, a Knights of Columbus Effort
Cor is part of a larger initiative by The Knights of Columbus called Evangelization and Faith Formation. Cor is meant to rekindle part of Blessed Michael McGivney’s original vision for the Knights—that being the formation of the faith of men of the parish.  Blessed McGivney had a re...

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From Ashes to Alleluia: Lent as a Measure of Spiritual Time
Each Lent I am reminded of what St. Peter wrote, “With the Lord, a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day” (2 Pt 3:8). St. Peter affirms that God's perspective on time is holistic and all-encompassing. God sees and acts within the entire scope of time at...

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Leading with Love: Mother Mary David Steps into New Role as Superior General
With a warm smile, a hearty laugh, and a matter-of-fact attitude, Mother Mary David Riquier, newly elected Superior General of the Sisters of Charity of Our Lady Mother of the Church (SCMC) in Baltic, said she has learned a key approach to navigating in her new position – delegating to others....

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Novena for the Solemnity of Saint Joseph
The spouse of Mary and the legal father of Jesus according to Jewish law, Joseph is a model of humility and obedience to God’s will. Today, St. Joseph’s Day is observed all over the world on March 19th with a feast. Celebrated as early as the ninth century, St. Joseph’s Day b...

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Monthly Pro-Life Mass to be Held April 5
The monthly Diocesan Pro-Life Mass will take place at the Cathedral of St. Patrick in Norwich on Saturday, April 5 at 8:30 A.M. Please join our celebrant Rev. Ray Introvigne at Mass as we pray to end abortion and for the healing for those who have had an abortion. Following the Mass,...

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Art that Embodies Catholicism  — Hope & Faith Series
This week on the Hope and Faith Series, Sandy Calabro from Holy Cross Community in Pawcatuck speaks about a piece of artwork that reminds her of an integral part of being Catholic. View previous videos or more articles on Faith by visiting NorwichDiocese.org/FaithSparks ...

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Posted on June 27, 2025 in: Events, Around the Diocese

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Join Bishop Reidy for a Youth Hike!

Posted on June 17, 2025 in: News, Events

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Join Bishop Reidy for a Youth Hike!
Middle School and High School youth are invited to a special hike with Bishop Reidy on Saturday, July 19th at 10:00 A.M. at Hurd State Park in East Hampton. Hurd State Park provides the perfect backdrop for a meaningful outdoor adventure, blending fun, exercise, scenic views, and moments of spiritual reflection. The park's flexible trails, peaceful riverside spots, and stunning overlooks make it an ideal place to connect with nature and one another. What to bring: Comfortable shoes, water, and a picnic lunch. Parents are welcome, and Youth Groups are encoura...

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Pope Leo XIV’s Prayer Intention for the Month of June
Pope Leo XIV greets the faithful in St. Peter's Basilica, May 31, 2025. | Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA   In his first prayer intention video of his papacy, Pope Leo XIV has asked the faithful to pray that the world might grow in compassion during the month of June. “Let us pray that each one of us might find consolation in a personal relationship with Jesus, and from his heart, learn to have compassion on the world,” the pope said in a video released June 3. The video also includes an original prayer to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, to which the m...

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June Belongs to the Sacred Heart

Posted on June 04, 2025 in: Reflections

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June Belongs to the Sacred Heart
The month of June is traditionally dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, a devotion that draws us into the tender, burning love of Christ for all humanity. As this month begins, we are invited not only to contemplate His pierced heart but also to allow our own hearts to be shaped by His mercy. The Sacred Heart is more than a symbol; it is the very center of our faith, offering consolation, healing, and renewal. In a world often marked by indifference and division, devotion to the Sacred Heart calls us to live with compassion. We are encouraged to see others through the...

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A Prayer for Father's Day

Posted on June 12, 2025 in: Reflections

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A Prayer for Father's Day
Dear God, Thank you for loving us with your perfect heart of a father. We ask you this Father's Day and always to guide and protect the hearts of all men in fatherly roles who are striving to love with your heart and do your work. Give them pure, chaste, courageous, and creative hearts like Saint Joseph. Give them hearts that never tire of serving those they are called to love. Give them hearts that seek out their loved ones and gently turn their gaze to see You, who is Love.  And we ask you, Father, to bless them abundantly today....

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Now Hiring: Faith Filled Educators

Posted on June 17, 2025 in: News, School News

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Now Hiring: Faith Filled Educators
There are several current job openings for educators in our diocese.  The positions are updated weekly, so be sure to bookmark this page in your browser-  NorwichDiocese.org/Employment Click Here to See the Current Open Positions  All candidates must complete the official professional application to be considered for a teaching position or principal position and submit it to the Diocesan School Office. Applications are available on the employment page of the website. Visit NorwichDiocese.org/Employment to view all of the open jobs in the di...

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