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St. Anthony principal is doubly honored
Written by Lenora Sumsky   
Friday, 27 January 2012 11:37

WINSTED – More than 350 people gathered to congratulate and honor Patricia Devanney, principal of St. Anthony School, who was named Distinguished Principal by both the Archdiocese of Hartford and the National Catholic Educational Association. (See photo gallery by clicking here.)

Dale R. Hoyt, superintendent of schools in the archdiocese, and Maria Maynard, assistant superintendant, presented 2011-12 Distinguished Catholic School Administrator Award to Mrs. Devanney during a Mass celebrated Jan. 22 at St. Joseph Church in Winsted.

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Standing up for life in Washington
Written by administrator   
Thursday, 26 January 2012 13:16

Janice-march_1557 A group represents the Pro-Life Ministry of the Archdiocese of Hartford at the March for Life in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 23. Before the march, Archbishop Henry J. Mansell of Hartford celebrated Mass for about 200 people at the Washington Plaza Hotel. The Mass was followed by a breakfast at the hotel at which Msgr. James Moroney, professor of liturgy at St. John's Seminary in Brighton, Mass., and rector-elect of the seminary, was the keynote speaker. The pro-life demonstration marks the anniversary of the 1973 Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion across the nation. (Photo by Janice Hunter)

 

 
Witnesses for life
Written by administrator   
Friday, 20 January 2012 11:05

prolife_nh Archbishop Henry J. Mansell greets the Dietz family, who belong to St. Mary Parish in Baltic, on Jan. 15 following the Pro-Life Mass at St. Mary Church in New Haven that is sponsored annually by the Connecticut Council of the Knights of Columbus.

Daughter Felicitas stands next to Archbishop Mansell, who celebrated the Mass. Dad Bryce holds baby Joachim. Looking on are mom Dinah and children Zelie and Augustine in front and Tzietel and Xavier in back.

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Parish tackles technology as means to deepen faith
Written by Lenora Sumsy   
Thursday, 05 January 2012 10:16

SPClaver-web WEST HARTFORD – Members of St. Peter Claver Parish are connecting to their church and to each other in ways some might call miraculous. It is the first parish in the Archdiocese of Hartford to implement a private interactive social network.

Greg O’Connell, who chairs the parish technology committee, explained the interactive network to the Parish Council and ministry leaders at an introductory meeting last fall. Parish representatives also described St. Peter Claver’s use of technology at the 2011 Priests’ Convocation in November, which focused on new approaches to evangelization.

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Supreme Court upholds church school's exception to laws against firing
Written by Catholic News Service   
Thursday, 12 January 2012 11:05

WASHINGTON (CNS) – The Supreme Court Jan. 11 upheld the idea that a "ministerial exception" to anti-discrimination laws means the Church can't be sued for firing an employee who the Church classified as a minister.

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Three-year study of U.S. women religious completed
Written by Dennis Sadowski/Catholic News Service   
Tuesday, 10 January 2012 16:18

WASHINGTON (CNS) – A three-year study of U.S. women religious called for by the Vatican has been completed with the final comprehensive report recently sent to Rome.

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For those struggling with same-sex attractions: Courage
Written by Jack Sheedy   
Tuesday, 03 January 2012 15:53

Courage_Logo-ONLY BLOOMFIELD – Men and women living with same-sex attraction often feel neglected and despised – by their families, their heterosexual friends, even the Catholic Church.

Deacon Robert Pallotti, director of the Office of the Permanent Diaconate of the Archdiocese of Hartford, wants to do something about that.

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