As we celebrate Martin Luther King Day, Bishop Barres has re-issued his pastoral letter "The Dream and Our Deepest, Truest Selves." - click here to view online
On the Feast of the Holy Innocents, please find the letter entitled, “The Feast of the Holy Innocents and the Reproductive Health Act” from Lisa Honkanen, M.D., director of the diocesan office for Human Life, Family and Bioethics.
(New York, NY) Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Archbishop of New York, released a statement on December 16, on efforts in Congress to support schools during the Covid-19 pandemic, 'calling on the U.S. Congress, and New York State’s delegation, to treat all schoolchildren, staff and teachers equally in providing emergency funding in the fight against this insidious coronavirus.' Please click here to read.
Ascension Presents is a wonderful resource to help strengthen your faith. Watch livestreaming Sunday Masses, get answers to tough questions and discover truth with their fun, informative and relatable Catholic videos, and praying the Rosary. Ascension Presents YouTube Channel and Ascension's Facebook page
Thank you to all who made a donation towards the wonderful brass musicians for our Christmas Masses!
If you missed Fr. Sullivan's presentation What Happens When We Die?, you can view it on our Facebook page, website homepage or YouTube channel. Click for flyer!
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Father Michael McGivney, the founder of the Knights of Columbus, will be beatified during a special Mass Oct. 31 at the Cathedral of St. Joseph in Hartford. Read Bishop Barres' Statement by clicking here.