The Office for Catholic Social Justice Ministry (OCSJM) and the Office of the Diaconate of the Archdiocese of Hartford will sponsor a presentation on Human Trafficking: Stolen Lives: A Gospel Response to Human Trafficking on Saturday March 7, at St. James Church in Rocky Hill, from 9 am to 12:00 p.m. CLICK FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...

As we enter into Lent we have some pretty obvious changes in the environment of the Church as well as in the sounds. First, the traditional color of Lent in purple and represents both the penitential aspect of the Season and also the extreme Mercy and Forgiveness of God, extended to all of us through the Sacrament of Reconciliation by the Church. CLICK TO READ ENTIRE ARTICLE...

Event details for the month of February 2015...CLICK FOR DETAILS

For some who promote the idea of legalizing physician assisted suicide (PAS) the main idea of their selling point or marketing tool is a confusion of the idea of “choice of compassionate care.” An argument by proponents of assisted suicide is that this is a compassionate thing to do, but the reality is far different. In the words of the U.S. bishops: “True compassion alleviates suffering while maintaining solidarity with those who suffer. It does not put lethal drugs into their hands and abandon them to their suicidal impulses, or to the self-serving motives of others who may want them dead.” CLICK TO READ MORE...

It might surprise you to know that I was asked to teach a Confirmation two class (the second year of our two-year Confirmation program this year). It meets during the religious education year on Sunday evenings from 7:15 to 8:30 p.m. My class comprises 15 teenagers who will be confirmed this April by Hartford Auxiliary Bishop Christie Macaluso. CLICK TO LEARN MORE...

Authority versus Power, theological speaking. When God speaks—and thus His Son, Jesus—He speaks Truth. When we hear the truth, like the people in today’s gospel in the synagogue, we are riveted. CLICK TO READ MORE...

Many of us have lots of questions about “how to pray” and “what we should pray for.” Some might even have questions about their “power to pray” or if God even “listens to me”. Some wonder to whom I should pray: God, Jesus, the Holy Spirit, Mary, and Joseph, another saint or nana. First, God does hear our prayers! Prayer is dialogue with God, and He wants to talk with us. CLICK TO LEARN MORE...