Dear Friends in Christ: THIS Third Sunday of Advent the word is JOY! Today is a JOYful Sunday…also known as Gaudete Sunday. Gaudete is a...

The Pastoral Staff has been looking for a resource for quite some time for our parishioners to use at home and for us to use in the...

Dear Friends in Christ: One of my favorite days of the year is here—the Saint Bridget of Sweden Annual Parish Picnic!!! I am even more...

Dear Friends in Christ: Every now and then in history, something happens which creates a lasting memory. There are historic events that...

Dear Friends in Christ: The Penitential Rite of Mass usually takes one of two forms common to the practice of the liturgy. We typically...

Dear Friends in Christ: This weekend we celebrate the FIRST-EVER World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly. Some of my fondest memories...

Dear Friends in Christ: Just days ago we received word from Archbishop Blair and the other bishops of Connecticut that we are reopening...

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ: HAPPY EASTER! With great joy in my heart I announce to you: Christ is Risen! He is risen indeed!...

Dear Friends in Christ: TODAY we celebrate PALM SUNDAY albeit a little different than perhaps we had planned. It will not be the normal...

Dear Friends in Christ: DON’T BELIEVE IT…or at least hear it all!!! I cannot go anywhere without this question, “So, Father, you are...

Dear Friends in Christ: As we continue our journey of Lent…we should ask ourselves: “how is it going?” Has your practice of the spiritual...

Dear Friends in Christ: A blessed First Sunday in Lent…did you come to Mass on Ash Wednesday and think you heard something missing? Did...

Dear Friends in Christ: This past week, the State of Connecticut announced some more changes to the COVID restrictions. One of those...

Dear Friends in Christ: Catholic Schools Week…as I wrote about last week, today we begin Catholic Schools Week throughout the Archdiocese...

Dear Friends in Christ: Next Sunday launches Catholic Schools Week across the nation! The National Catholic Educational Association began...

Dear Friends in Christ: Back to Ordinary Time…can I get an AMEN! Please don’t get me wrong. I do love all the preparation of Advent, the...

Dear Friends in Christ: Today is the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord. Each year I see this Feast as an opportunity to think about what...

Dear Friends in Christ: Today is the Feast of the Epiphany of the Lord...The very word Epiphany, comes from the Greek word epiphainein,...

Dear Friends in Christ: Today we gather to celebrate the Fourth Sunday in Advent. As we light the last candle of our Advent Wreath, as we...

Dear Friends in Christ: Third Sunday of Advent…Gaudete Sunday begins our Third Week of Advent. Gaudete is a Latin word which means to...