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Past News Items
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July 2010
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St. Francis, Weston, Welcomes New Pastor• July 12, 2010
Bishop William E. Lori has announced the new pastor for St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Weston. Fr. Michael Dunn, parochial vicar of St. Theresa Parish in Trumbull, succeeds St. Francis’ retiring pastor, Msgr. Nicholas Grieco. Read More
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Newtown Student Surpasses Expectations• July 8, 2010
Four years ago Kara Fitzgerald, a Newtown resident, and Jonathan Jerome met in their first Spanish class at the Catholic University of America. They immediately hit it off and became best friends. Read More
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June 2010
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Catholic Charities Aetna Golf Classic• June 21, 2010
The event raised more than $75,000 for Catholic Charities family programs including its adoption services. More than 100 golfers and friends turned out for the annual event. Read More
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Inspired by the life of Mother Teresa• June 14, 2010
More than 2,500 people turned out on Tuesday (June 15) to venerate the relics of Mother Teresa that were brought to St. Pius X Church in Fairfield. Read More
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Thanking Priest, Deacons and Religious• June, 2010
The Cursillo Community of Fairfield County held a special Ultreya for the "Year for Priests" on June 1 to thank the priests, deacons, religious sisters, and a deacon in formation for all their work to help the Cursillo Movement in our Diocese. Read More
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A Stormy Eucharistic Procession• June 9, 2010
NORWALK— The sudden and powerful thunderstorms of last weekend added some fireworks but didn’t dim the reverence or joy in the recent Eucharistic Procession in Norwalk to commemorate the ending of The Year for Priests. Read More
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Priests Forever• June 8, 2010
BRIDGEPORT— On a beautiful June Saturday Bishop William E. Lori ordained four men to the priesthood at St. Augustine Cathedral in downtown Bridgeport. Read More
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Trinity Catholic Mourns Sudden Death Of Principal• June 6, 2010
STAMFORD— Trinity Catholic High School Principal Robert D'Aquila died suddenly Saturday morning, leaving behind a wife, two children and hundreds of students, faculty and alumni mourning his loss. Read More
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Long Island Sound, Picture Perfect• June 1, 2010
Congratulations to four St. Mark School students for submitting winning drawings into the Long Island Sound and Its Watershed drawing contest. Read More
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May 2010
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Tax Credit Amendment Fails in House of Representatives• May 7, 2010
HARTFORD— Bishop William E. Lori has announced the new pastor for St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Westport. Fr. Michael Dunn, parochial vicar of St. Theresa Parish in Trumbull, succeeds St. Francis’ retiring pastor, Msgr. Nicholas Grieco. The appointment was effective July 1. Read More
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Luke Suarez to be Ordained a Transitional Deacon• May 10, 2010
BRIDGEPORT— Deacon Suarez will assist at his first Mass as deacon at St. Rose on May 16 at 12 noon. Msgr. Robert Weiss, St. Rose’s pastor, will be the principal celebrant. Deacon Suarez will deliver the homily. Read More
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Stag Coach Ed Cooley set to headline Merton Breakfast• May 4, 2010
BRIDGEPORT— Fairfield University Men’s Basketball Coach Ed Cooley will be the featured speaker at The Thomas Merton Center Celebrity Breakfast on Thursday June 3, 7:30 to 9 am at the Holiday Inn in downtown Bridgeport. Read More
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April 2010
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Blessing of Homes in Saint Matthew Parish• April 10, 2010
NORWALK – Bringing the “Good News” of the Gospels home to parishioners of St. Matthew Parish in Norwalk has taken on an active, new meaning through the successful Home Blessings Program. Launched in 2007, the Home Blessings Program set a goal to bless the home of every family in the parish by one of the clergy over a three year period. Read More
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Bravo VIANNEY!• April 23, 2010
Noted actor and director Leonardo Defilippis met with Carol Pinard,
Director of Religious Education, and Msgr. Kevin Royal, Director of
Clergy Personnel of the Diocese of Bridgeport, after the Stamford
production of VIANNEY, held recently at Trinity Catholic High School.
Hundreds of people throughout the Diocese turned out to see one of the
three productions staged in Newtown, Fairfield and Stamford. Defilippis
is best known for his popular feature film Therese, now in DVD release.
VIANNEY offered a moving insight into the life of St. John Vianney, the
patron saint of parish priests. It was sponsored by the Diocese to
celebrate the Year for Priests.
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A Non-Catholic Defends the Church • April 19, 2010
Sam Miller, prominent Cleveland businessman – Jewish, not Catholic – is fighting mad about & concentrated effort by the media to denigrate the Catholic Church in this country.
I’m going to say things here today that many Catholics should have said 18 months ago. Maybe it’s easier for me to say because I am not Catholic, but I have had enough, more than enough, disgustingly enough.
During my entire life I’ve never seen a greater vindictive, more scurrilous, biased campaign against the Catholic Church as I have seen in the last 18 months, and the strangest thing is that it is in a country like the United States where there is supposed to be mutual respect and freedom for all religions. Read More
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Running Dialogue with His Father • April 8, 2010
In the eight years since my father’s death, I find him closest to me through movement. Memory needs a dance partner. It must be led, and given rhythm.
After my cardiologist challenged me to make major life changes, I took to the road and listened for Dad’s encouragement. Running is not simply a way for me to be fit. Running is a confrontation with mortality and Dad’s death. Read More |
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The Pope and the New York Times • April 8, 2010
Unlike the Roman papacy, in certain circles the New York Times still enjoys the presumption of authority. So when the front page carries a story headlined "Vatican Declined to Defrock U.S. Priest Who Abused Deaf Boys," people notice. Written by Laurie Goodstein and published March 25, the thrust is twofold. First, that the Rev. Lawrence Murphy, a priest who abused children at St. John's School for the Deaf in Milwaukee from the 1950s to the 1970s, went unpunished. Father Murphy, she wrote categorically, "was never tried or disciplined by the church's own justice system." Read More at online.wsj.com |
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A Priestly Renewal of Commitment and Blessing of Sacred Oil
• April 1, 2010
More than 700 priests, parishioners, elementary and high school students packed St. Augustine Cathedral in downtown Bridgeport for this year's Chrism Mass in which the sacred oils are blessed and priests renew their commitment to ministry.
"What happens at this Mass today affects every parish and touches the lives of people from birth to death throughout the Diocese," said Bishop Lori at the Chrism Mass held on March 31 at St. Augustine Cathedral. The Bishop was referring to the consecration of the Holy Oils that are used in liturgical services including Baptism, Confirmation, Holy Orders and anointing the sick throughout the year.
Bishop Lori concelebrated the Mass in which priests make their renewal of commitment to priestly service. In his homily, the Bishop praised the priests for their service in parishes and for the sacrifices they make in their daily ministry to others. During this "Year for Priests", the Bishop also spoke in defense of the Holy Father and asked all in attendance to pray for him and the Church.
After being blessed by the Bishop in the presence of Diocesan priests at the Chrism Mass, the holy oils are distributed to priests for use in their parishes.
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March 2010
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The Holy Father That I Know • March 31, 2010
It is Holy Week, that time out of time, when we remember the most important events of all time: Jesus’ suffering, His crucifixion, and His conquest of death. The world, of course, is filled with distractions. In this holy season some, especially the news media, want us to focus instead on the supposed failures of our Pope, Benedict XVI.
The New York Times is again leading the attack, now accusing the Holy Father himself of being complicit in “the widening sex abuse scandal in the Catholic Church.” I want to share with you my reflections about this subject. Read More
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Teens Explore Richness of Faith• March 31, 2010
As a nor’easter pounded Fairfield County, Christ’s light shone brightly inside Sacred Heart University where more than 200 young people gathered for Convivio, an international congress for high school students. Although Convivio (the name means sharing-friendship in Christ) has been held annually in Europe and Latin America since 1977, this is the first time it took place in the United States. Read More |
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Benefit Concert for Haiti: Choir of the Basilica of St. John & Stamford Symphony to perform Mozart Requiem • March 26, 2010
The City of Stamford will come together to commemorate the 3-month anniversary of the tragic earthquake in Haiti with a benefit concert performance of Mozart’s Requiem on Sunday, April 11 at 7:30 pm at the Basilica of St. John the Evangelist in Stamford. Led by musicians of the Stamford Symphony and conducted by Eckart Preu, the performance will feature the choir of the Basilica of St. John the Evangelist, its director Scott Turkington on organ, soprano Rachel Rosales and tenor David Vanderwal. Read More |
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Cardinal Praises Expanded Health Care but Fears Remain on Abortion • March 24, 2010
By Nancy Frazier O'Brien of the CNS
The president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops praised new health reform legislation for expanding health care to more Americans but said the bishops and the Catholic community will be watching closely to ensure that the new law does not expand federal funding of abortion.
"We are apprehensive as we look to the future, even as we applaud much of the increased care that will be available," Cardinal Francis E. George of Chicago told Catholic News Service March 23, shortly after U.S. President Barack Obama signed into law the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Read More |
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Vatican Statement on "Murphy Case"
• March 25, 2010
The following is the statement released by the Vatican Press Office regarding the events connected to the case of Father Lawrence Murphy, which was the subject of a New York Times story today.
"The tragic case of Fr. Lawrence Murphy, a priest of the archdiocese of Milwaukee, involved particularly vulnerable victims who suffered terribly from what he did. By sexually abusing children who were hearing-impaired, Fr. Murphy violated the law and, more importantly, the sacred trust that his victims had placed in him."
"During the mid-1970s, some of Fr. Murphy's victims reported his abuse to civil authorities, who investigated him at that time; however, according to news reports, that investigation was dropped. The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith was not informed of the matter until some twenty years later." Read More
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Cardinal George on Senate Health Bill: 'The Cost is too High; the Loss is too Great'
• March 20, 2010
WASHINGTON—Cardinal Francis George of Chicago, President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, issued the following statement on the state of health care reform:
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The Catholic Bishops of the United States have long and consistently advocated for the reform of the American health care system. Their experience in health care and in Catholic parishes has acquainted them with the anguish of mothers who are unable to afford prenatal care, of families unable to ensure quality care for their children, and of those who cannot obtain insurance because of preexisting conditions.
Throughout the discussion on health care over the last year, the bishops have advocated a bipartisan approach to solving our national health care needs. They have urged that all who are sick, injured or in need receive necessary and appropriate medical assistance, and that no one be deliberately killed through an expansion of federal funding of abortion itself or of insurance plans that cover abortion. These are the provisions of the long standing Hyde amendment, passed annually in every federal bill appropriating funds for health care. Read full statement
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Noted Attorneys Join Connecticut Catholic Public Affairs Conference in Opposition to Statute of Limitation Bill (Raised Bill No. 5473)
• March 19, 2010
HARTFORD, CT — Legal experts and social workers testified Wednesday on behalf of the Connecticut Catholic Public Affairs Conference in opposition to Raised Bill No. 5473.
The proposed Bill would eliminate time limits to file civil lawsuits for sexual abuse of a minor against Catholic and other non-public institutions. Similar lawsuits against government entities are now barred by a doctrine called sovereign immunity. The Bill would do nothing to change this. The current law for Catholic and other non-governmental institutions permits claimants to delay until their 48th birthday before filing suit. Click here to read a summary of the full testimony.
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U.S. Bishops Provide Resources Explaining Flaws in Senate Health Care Bill
March 18, 2010
WASHINGTON--The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has made available several new resources explaining its calls for essential changes to the Senate health care reform bill. In a March 15 statement, Cardinal Francis George of Chicago, President of the USCCB, said that the U.S. bishops would, regretfully, have to oppose the final bill if these changes were not made.
The resources are available at: www.usccb.org/healthcare.
Among them is an analysis of the abortion funding provisions of the Senate health care bill that highlights the bishops' objections (www.usccb.org/healthcare/030410facts.pdf). Two pieces respond to recent criticisms of the bishops' position on the health care bill, namely criticisms from Timothy Stoltzfus Jost of Washington and Lee University Law School (www.usccb.org/healthcare/
jost-response.pdf) and the other regarding the funding of abortion at community health centers (www.usccb.org/healthcare/
communityhealthcenters.pdf).
With so much of the health care debate focusing on the nature of the legal "status quo" of federal abortion funding, the page also features a backgrounder on current federal policy on abortion funding (www.usccb.org/prolife/issues/healthcare/abortion_funding_102309.pdf) and an analysis of the House health care bill's Stupak Amendment (www.usccb.org/healthcare/StupakAmendmentFactsheet.pdf).
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Bishop Visits Immaculate High
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March 15, 2010
Bishop Lori visited Immaculate High School in Danbury recently to celebrate Mass with students and faculty, meet with members of the IHS Student Council, and tour classrooms at Immaculate. (Left to right) Members of Mrs. Lynn Lemme’s Math Class Nicolette Nakano, John Musumeci, Laura Richards, Sean McVey, Amy Loya, Andrea Westervelt, and Robert Kenny chatted with Bishop Lori during his tour.
99% of Immaculate High School’s Class of 2009 went on to further education and were offered scholarships and grants totaling more than $7.2 million. Immaculate High School is located on 73 Southern Boulevard in Danbury.
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St. Rose is Best Middle School Delegation at United Nations "Global Classrooms" Conference
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March 12, 2010
The Secretary-General's Award for the Best Middle School Delegation was awarded to the entire St. Rose of Lima School delegation at the Model United Nations Global Classrooms Conference held recently at the City College of New York. The Model U.N Conference is sponsored by the United Nations Association of the United States of America (UNA-USA).
99% of Immaculate High School’s Class of 2009 went on to further education and were offered scholarships and grants totaling more than $7.2 million. Immaculate High School is located on 73 Southern Boulevard in Danbury.
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Building a Culture of Life
• March 12, 2010
FAIRFIELD — Modern science projects certitude in many fields of study but can offer no complete and ultimate explanation of the mystery of human being, said the Most Reverend Jean Laffitte, Secretary of the Vatican Pontifical Council for the Family at the 17th Annual White Mass.
Bishop Laffitte spoke to a gathering of 170 physicians, nurses and health care administrators at the breakfast held at the Country Club of Fairfield following the mass celebrated by Bishop Lori at St. Augustine Cathedral.
In his talk, “The Role of the Healthcare Professional in Building a Culture of Life,” Bishop Laffitte said that during the Middle Ages science represented a unified knowledge of all things including the “ultimate questions,” but it has since fragmented into specialized areas of pursuit.
“There is no longer one science but a plurality of sciences with different objects, languages, and diversity of methods,” said Bishop Laffitte, a native of France and the last of a family of twelve children.
He noted that scientific pursuit developed within the context of Christian thought in our civilization and he added that the “certitude of faith is no less authentic than the certitude of empirical proof.”
“I think these two aspect, being aware of the impossibility for any particular science to give an answer to the ultimate questions of being and the personal moral responsibility in abstaining from any action that could threaten a human life, are for any scientist two first steps on the way to building a culture of life.”
He said that ultimately scientific truth and the truth of faith do not contradict one another but are “two wings that allow the human spirit to be elevated to the contemplation of truth.”
He urged healthcare workers to err on the side on the principle of “precaution” by respecting the inherent dignity of each human life and avoid destructive actions.
During the breakfast, Bishop Lori presented the 2010 Fr. Rufin Compassionate Care Awards to John Dietl,Saint Benedict-Our Lady of Montserrat, Stamford; Estela Rendon, RN, St. Joseph, Norwalk; Jane Bohnsack RN, St. Pius X, Fairfield; Sister Julie Horvath, RSM, St. James Stratford; Lynda and James Healey, St. Rose of Lima, Newtown; and Susan L.Davis, RN, EDD, President/CEO St. Vincent’s Health Services.
Click here for a complete text of Bishop Laffitte’s talk.
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Housing Good News
• March 12, 2010
Six new townhouse units are nearing completion on Catherine Street in Bridgeport as part of the Catholic Charities Homes project. Al Barber, Catholic Charities CEO, said he expects construction of the townhouses to be completed by the end of April with the families moving in by June. The project is around the corner from Merton Center, the Diocesan soup kitchen that serves breakfast and lunch to more than 300 guests each day.
This view (left) shows the new 16-unit Catholic Charities Homes now under construction alongside of Merton Center, formerly St. Joseph Church on Madison Avenue in Bridgeport. When completed later this year, the projects will provide two and three bedroom apartments for the working poor and others at risk of homelessness. The Supportive Housing units will serve families of all faiths. The project is a collaboration between Catholic Charities, which sponsors Merton Center, and the Mutual Housing Association.
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“White Mass” Recognizes Health Care Professionals
• March 6, 2010
BRIDGEPORT – The 17th annual White Mass for Catholic health care professionals in Fairfield County will be celebrated by Bishop William E. Lori on Sunday, March 14, at 8:30 a.m. at St. Augustine Cathedral in Bridgeport. The Mass recognizes the contributions of Catholic physicians, nurses, dentists and other health care professionals. Read More
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Serving up a Second Language
• March 4, 2010
New Covenant House of Hospitality, the greater Stamford area¹s only soup kitchen, has introduced English as a Second Language classes after its noontime meal. The soup kitchen is a program of Catholic Charities.
Taping the Sheetrock
Using phrases drawn from jobs that many immigrant men and women in the Stamford area perform, English as a Second Language volunteer Susan Benthall instructs the class in language that they can use in their trade and in communicating with customers and employers. New Covenant House attracts a large number of Spanish-speakers from such countries as Mexico, Colombia and Guatemala. Many work as day laborers in the area. The soup kitchen is located at 90 Fairfield Avenue in the Yerwood Center building.
Naming Things
"This is a guitar," says Stamford Partnership volunteer Celia Batan, one of the instructors in the English as a Second Language Class now being taught twice weekly at New Covenant House of Hospitality, the soup kitchen sponsored by Catholic Charities. Dozens of guests take the English as a Second Language class after lunch on Tuesdays and Fridays. The two-hour sessions are intended to help immigrants who depend on the soup kitchen for food to also improve their communications skills relating to daily living and the types of day jobs that provide their employment.
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February 2010
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Bishops Call for Bipartisan Action to Advance Health Care Reform That Protects Human Life and Dignity
• Feb 25, 2010
WASHINGTON -- On the eve of the White House Health Care Summit, the U.S. Bishops urged Congressional leaders to commit themselves to enacting genuine health care reform that will protect the life, dignity, consciences and health of all. In their February 24 letter to Congressional leadership, the bishops also cited their longtime support of adequate and affordable health care for all, calling health care a basic human right.
The letter was signed by Bishop William Murphy of Rockville Centre, New York, Cardinal Daniel DiNardo of Galveston-Houston and Bishop John Wester of Salt Lake City, chairs of the bishops committees on Domestic Justice and Human Development, Pro-Life Activities and Migration, respectively.
The bishops urged the House and Senate to adopt legislation that ensures access to quality, affordable, life-giving health care for all; retains longstanding requirements that federal funds not be used for elective abortions or plans that include them; effectively protects conscience rights; and protects the access to health care that immigrants currently have and removes current barriers to access.
"We hope and pray that the Congress and the country will come together around genuine health care reform that protects the life, dignity, consciences and health of all", said the bishops. For more information about the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops teaching on health care reform, visit www.usccb.org/healthcare.
Click here to read the letter.
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"Pope’s Church" in Fairfield County is Dedicated
Feb 25, 2010
With pomp and circumstance and two thousand years of Church tradition, Bishop William E. Lori formally dedicated the new Basilica of Saint John the Evangelist in downtown Stamford on February 22. The ceremony was held on the Feast of the Chair of Saint Peter, appropriate as Saint John’s is now linked more closely with the Holy Father as the “Pope’s Church” in Fairfield County. Read More
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BlumShapiro Donates to Merton Center
• Feb 22, 2010
BRIDGEPORT -- For the second consecutive year, partners and employees of BlumShapiro decided to forego the company’s annual holiday party and donate to charities across the state, including the Thomas Merton House of Hospitality in Bridgeport. Catholic Charities Vice President Mark Grasso received the $2,500 check from Mary Hoyt, partner of BlumShapiro; Michael Niedermeier, partner-in-charge of BlumShapiro’s Southern Connecticut office; and Tom DeVitto, chief marketing officer of BlumShapiro.
The Thomas Merton House of Hospitality, a program of Catholic Charities, provides breakfast, lunch and day shelter to approximately 200 people daily. “BlumShapiro’s donation reflects our personal commitment to the success of activities and organizations like the Thomas Merton House that make our state a better place to live,” says Niedermeier.
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Rite of Election and Call to Continuing Conversion Welcomes Candidates
Feb 22, 2010
On Sunday, February 21 the Rite of Election and Call to Continuing Conversion was held at St. Theresa Parish, Trumbull. Forty parishes were present bringing over 70 Catechumens and 160 Candidates with their godparents and sponsors who were presented to Bishop Lori. They have been accepted and will receive the Sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation, and the Eucharist at the next Easter Vigil. Everyone present joined in their celebration as they accept Christ’s call. Let us continue to pray for them.
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Under the Sign of Ashes, Lent Begins in the Diocese • Feb 18, 2010
Almost 400 worshippers turned out for the noon mass at St. Augustine Cathedral in Bridgeport on Ash Wednesday to mark the beginning of the Lenten Season. Men, women and children from the diverse Cathedral parish processed forward after the Gospel readings and the Bishop’s homily to receive ashes. “Dust you are and dust you shall return,” Bishop Lori and the other priests intoned as they placed a cross of ashes on each forehead.
Bishop Lori celebrated Mass and distributed ashes along with St. Augustine Cathedral pastor Msgr. Kevin Wallin and Parochial Vicar Rev Leonel S. Medeiros. “Welcome to the season of Lent,” Bishop Lori said in his homily. “Lent brings us ashes, self-denial and service,” and gives us the opportunity to “break through barriers of sin” by rediscovering the “redeeming pain of Jesus.”
Bishop Lori said that through prayer, penance and self-denial people can “give up the cocoon of false security” and ask for forgiveness and reconciliation. “Lent is a time to ask, ‘What kind of person am I and what is my relationship with God,” he said.
Though lent is a serious time, Bishop Lori said it can also be a time of “quiet joy and salvation as we welcome the Lord into our hearts.” The Bishop noted that the Diocese had once again launched its Confession Campaign and her urged Catholics to seek the sacrament of confession. “It’s hard to admit we are sinners,” he said “but confession frees us from our burdens and reconciles us to God and neighbor.”
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Fairfield County Catholic Hosts Cubs from St. Theresa’s
Feb 17, 2010
The Tiger Cubs of Saint Theresa’s Boy Scouts Pack 168 recently toured the offices of Fairfield County Catholic on February 16. Editor Pat Hennessy showed the boys the Catholic Center highlights while Graphic Artists Brian A. Wallace and Renee Stamatis wowed the boys with the technical aspects of newspaper creation. As a parting gift, FCC presented each boy with a front page of a mock issue, personalized with a special picture of the cub scouts. Participating in the tour earned the tiger cubs Achievement 4G – bringing them one step closer to their Tiger Badge.
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Investing in Catholic Education
By Meg Barone
Feb 13, 2010 • Fairfield County Catholic
Some financial experts recommend companies provide educational opportunities for their employees during downturns in the economy, claiming education is a “safe investment” in troubled economic times.
Education, they say, can maximize a company’s overall worth because it improves the most important aspect of any business – its human capital. Read More
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Project will Restore Historic Church
Feb 13, 2010 • Fairfield County Catholic
The second-oldest Catholic church in the Diocese of Bridgeport is getting a long overdue and much-needed makeover this New Year, in an effort to restore its architectural integrity and enhance the setting for solemn worship.
Saint Mary Church in Norwalk was dedicated in 1870, 22 years after the parish was founded, the second oldest establishment in Fairfield County (after Saint Augustine’s in Bridgeport). The neogothic stone structure on West Avenue, dominated by a tall bell tower with working clock, is a local landmark. Inside, the parish of 1,100 families gathers for Mass in Spanish and English, the latter celebrated in both the Ordinary and Extraordinary forms. Read More
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Honoring Catholic School Students: Breakfast of Champions
Feb 13, 2010 • Fairfield County Catholic
The Diocese of Bridgeport launched National Catholic Schools Week in
style with the recent “Breakfast of Champions” held at the Catholic
Center to honor scholars and scholar-athletes for their achievements.
What better way to celebrate the importance of Catholic schools than
to feature the young people with all their dreams and promises?
But that is only a part of the story. Catholic education is also about the sacrifice of parents and the vitality
of the Catholic Church in the lives of yet another generation of the faithful. The pride on the faces of the
parents and the hope on the faces of the students speak volumes about the gift of Catholic schools. Bishop
Lori summed it up when he said, “We are proud of the students who have achieved so much. We are even
prouder of their life of faith and virtue.” Read More
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Work Underway on Housing for the Homeless in Bridgeport • Feb 13, 2010
A grant presented to Catholic Charities by Odyssey America Reinsurance Holdings Corp and construction on a six-family townhouse on Catherine Street are just some of the initatives supporting housing efforts in Bridgeport. Read More
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Father Gannon Named Pastor of St. Theresa Parish • Feb 13, 2010
Bishop William E. Lori has announced that Father Brian Gannon will be the new pastor of St. Theresa Parish in Trumbull. He succeeds Father Richard Murphy, who became the pastor of Our Lady of Peace Parish in Stratford. The appointment will be effective February 16.
Father Gannon, 44, was born in Greenwich, one of seven children of Jane and John Gannon, and grew up in St. Agnes Parish. He attended Cos Cob elementary school and Greenwich High School. He earned his bachelor’s degree from St. Anselm College in New Hampshire and a master’s in history from the University of Maine. Read More
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Valentines Send Prayers to Priests • Feb 12, 2010
What better way to observe Valentine’s Day during the Year of the Priest? The "interactive prayer wall" in the religious education center at St. Pius X Parish in Fairfield, offers students a way to express their intentions, ideas, and prayers on seasonal or inspirational themes during the school year.
In recognition of the Year of the Priest, students – including these from Marie Ryan’s third grade class – wrote words of appreciation, a brief remembrance or a prayer on hearts, crosses or circles and placed them on the wall to honor Msgr. Larry Carroll, their pastor, or Father Sam Kachuba, parochial vicar. The classes then gathered to recite the prayer for priests.
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Catholic Schools Week is Off to
a Great Start! • Feb 2, 2010
Fr. Gregg Mecca, Pastor of St. Peter Church in Danbury, presents checks to Mrs. Mary McCormack, Principal of Saint Peter-Sacred Heart School from parishioners totaling $3,800.00 at Mass at the beginning of Catholic Schools Week. An anonymous donor pledged to match dollar for dollar funds raised by St. Peter parishioners for the purpose of tuition assistance. In one week parishioners responded and exceeded the challenge to a total of $2,300.
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January 2010
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Sister Joan Magnetti to Lead Six Diocesan Inner-City Elementary Schools in Bridgeport • Jan 28, 2010
BRIDGEPORT — Nationally known educator Sr. Joan Magnetti, rscj, has been named Executive Director of the six inner-city Bridgeport schools of the Diocese of Bridgeport, according to the Most Rev. William E. Lori, Bishop of Bridgeport. Read more
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Building a Culture of Life in the Diocese of Bridgeport • Jan 27, 2010
Bishop William E. Lori (with microphone, above) leads a contingent of the Diocese of Bridgeport who marched along with over 300,000 Pro-Lifers on January 22, 2010. “We believe, as science and research teaches, and as faith confirms, that life begins at conception. We are here not to be negative, but to be positive, and to witness to life as a gift of God that each and every one of us cherishes”, said Bishop Lori prior to leading the Rosary during the Pro-Life March. Msgr. Ernest Esposito, director of the Respect Life Ministry (center) organized the diocesan delegation.
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Meet Jean-Paul and Gerrie Musicco, Chair Couple of the 2010 "Living Our Faith" Annual Bishop's Appeal • Jan 26, 2010
Gerri and Jean-Paul Musicco, members of Saint Aloysius Parish in New Canaan, have graciously accepted Bishop Lori’s offer to represent the diocese as the chair couple for the 2010 Living Our Faith Annual Bishop’s Appeal. Read more
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Fueling a love of Science: An Innovative Program that Introduces Engineering Careers to Catholic School Students • Jan 26, 2010
By Pat Hennessy, Fairfield County Catholic
“Our country doesn’t have enough engineers,” says John Cook, assistant superintendent of schools for the Diocese of Bridgeport. “The U.S. has more people going into massage therapy than engineering. But we’re going to solve the career problem; we’re going to solve the indifference problem.”. Read more
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Prayerful Solidarity • Jan 18, 2010
On Monday, almost 1,500 worshippers filled St. Charles Borromeo Church on the East Side of Bridgeport to pray for the victims of the earthquake in Haiti. Read Bishop Lori’s homily and his plea for support of the Haitian people.
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A Local Mass for Life Leads the Way for the March on Life • Jan 16, 2010
By Karen Kovacs Dydzuhn, Fairfield County Catholic
Life is sacred and a gift from God and, as followers of Christ Jesus, we are called upon to protect the dignity of every human being, from their conception to a natural death. This was the message delivered by Bishop William E. Lori during a recent Mass for Life held January 10 in Fairfield.
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An Important Message From Bishop Lori About Haiti • Jan 16, 2010
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
As we watch the terrible suffering of our brothers and sisters in Haiti caused by the earthquake on January 12, 2010, our prayers and sympathies go out to all of them. Read more
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Last Step on Road to the Priesthood • Jan 16, 2010
Bishop William Lori congratulates Jaime D. Marin-Cardona 41, after his ordination to the Order of Deacon at a mass held on January 3 at Saint Charles Borromeo Parish in Bridgeport. The ordination as Deacon is the last step on his journey to the priesthood. As a transitional deacon, he will assist and preach at Masses and perform baptisms and other duties as he completes theological studies and anticipates his ordination to the priesthood next year.
A native of Colombia, Deacon Cardona came to the U.S. in 2004 and entered Saint John Fisher Seminary Residence in Stamford in 2006. He is currently serving at Saint Charles Borromeo Parish.
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