Articles By: erik shanabrough

St Joseph School Brookfield Update February 23rd, 2018 - BROOKFIELD - Taskforce and sub-committee members have begun reviewing specific details and plans for the new “multi-age” teaching model at St. Joseph School, said Dr.… Read More ››

Fifth Encuentro Launched Yesterday at St. Mary’s February 19th, 2018 - A few months after Pope Francis revived the expression “Missionary Discipleship” in his encyclical letter “The Joy of the Gospel,” a fresh wave of missionary… Read More ››

Terry O’Connor Announces Retirement February 18th, 2018 - BRIDGEPORT—When Terry O’Connor steps down later this year after 26 years of service as executive director of the Cardinal Shehan Center and six years at… Read More ››

Archbishop: Shooting an Act of ‘Horrifying Evil’ February 18th, 2018 - MIAMI (CNS)—Miami Archbishop Thomas G. Wenski urged community members to come together "to support one another in this time of grief" after a shooting rampage… Read More ››

Apostolate to the Dying: The Dying Need Our Prayers February 14th, 2018 - When Fernanda Moreira recalls how she began a worldwide apostolate for the dying in her Cincinnati home, she says it was all God’s doing because… Read More ››

A Day of Prayer and Penitence February 14th, 2018 - BRIDGEPORT—Thousands throughout the diocese are receiving ashes today in their parishes and in public spaces as they seek to begin the Lenten season in an… Read More ››

St. Joseph High School Hosts NCAA Signing Day Ceremony February 14th, 2018 - February 13, 2018—TRUMBULL, CT—St Joseph High School, striving to be Southern Connecticut’s premier college preparatory school, hosted an athletic Signing Day Ceremony on the school’s… Read More ››

St. Leo’s Anniversary Mass for Couples February 12th, 2018 - STAMFORD — The St. Leo Parish celebrated a special Wedding Anniversary Mass this past Sunday where 13 couples exchanged their wedding vows celebrating a combined… Read More ››

Honored teen Found a Home at Boys & Girls Club of Greenwich February 12th, 2018 - GREENWICH — Of all the superlatives used to describe 16-year-old Domenica Echeverria, the CEO of the Boys & Girls Club of Greenwich had one that… Read More ››

Hayes: Nurturing Freedom of Expression February 11th, 2018 - Over the last week, you may have heard that we at Sacred Heart Greenwich have been thinking a lot about stickers, banners and buttons. We’re… Read More ››

St. Mary’s Church Dedicates Shrine February 11th, 2018 - NORWALK—Oysters, with their mottled shells, succulent flesh and hard-won pearls, encapsulate the spirit of Norwalk. At least they do for Rev. Richard Cipolla, the pastor… Read More ››

Blessed Margaret: Patron of the “Unwanted” February 10th, 2018 - She was born into a family of wealth and privilege in a castle near Perugia, Italy in 1287. She was born to parents who wanted… Read More ››

Dr. Faggioli Delivers SHU Talk on Pope Francis February 8th, 2018 - American Catholics view Pope Francis’ theology like partisan politics, through a liberal or conservative lens, and this oversimplification has “produced a polarized vision of what… Read More ››

Caroline House to Honor Cindi Bigelow February 7th, 2018 - BRIDGEPORT-- When Cindi Bigelow visited Caroline House in Bridgeport, she saw a group of volunteers changing the world in a small way ... with monumental… Read More ››

Old Model/New Technology Could Save School February 3rd, 2018 - BROOKFIELD - A Catholic school on the verge of closing is exploring something new in Fairfield County, reviving the fabled methods of the one-room schoolhouse.… Read More ››