• At 103, Sister Claire Morin talks to her 'boss'
    At 103, Sister Claire Morin talks to her 'boss'
    December 3, 2021
    103-year-old Sister Claire Morin, SASV, keeps you laughing with her wit, even as she shares her faith and life with due seriousness.
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  • Partners releases official report for 2021
    Partners releases official report for 2021
    December 2, 2021
    Partners in Charity released its final report Wednesday, showing that it had received 13,291 gifts and pledges totaling $4,469,155, or 89% of the $5 million goal.
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  • Happy Thanksgiving dinner
    Happy Thanksgiving dinner
    November 26, 2021
    WORCESTER – Peggy Cronkhite of Millbury paused her volunteer work to wish Bishop McManus a Happy Thanksgiving Thursday at the Bishop's Thanksgiving Dinner.
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  • Local woman facilitates courses
    Local woman facilitates courses
    November 26, 2021
    Adults in the Worcester Diocese can receive online faith formation on their own time through the University of Dayton – at a reduced cost.
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  • Families involved in religious ed
    Families involved in religious ed
    November 26, 2021
    This fall Joan D’Argenis, religious education director at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish in Worcester, started a program, with a focus on family involvement.
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  • Journey to Advent
    Journey to Advent
    November 25, 2021
    No one can experience Mary’s journey to Christmas. But we can renew our commitment to Jesus every day. Area priests and religious recently offered suggestions.
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  • Despite challenges, Legacy gives hope
    Despite challenges, Legacy gives hope
    November 24, 2021
    People have responded generously in support of the future of our Church (through Legacy of Hope), Bishop McManus said in a recent interview.
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  • 2022 Men's Conference set
    2022 Men's Conference set
    November 20, 2021
    The Worcester Catholic Men’s Conference, the nation’s oldest diocesan conference, will be an in-person event in 2022. Speakers have been announced.
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  • 'Pray for God to touch the hearts of our Supreme Court justices'
    'Pray for God to touch the hearts of our Supreme Court justices'
    November 19, 2021
    Local people are invited to join a national prayer campaign  as the U.S. Supreme Court considers a case that could change abortion laws. 
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  • Basketball on the rebound
    Basketball on the rebound
    November 19, 2021
    CYC boys basketball is bouncing back after taking last season off due to the pandemic and the Diocese of Worcester hopes to add girls teams this winter as well.
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  • Ronald Provost laicized
    November 18, 2021
    Following the Catholic Church’s commitment to the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People, Bishop McManus has announced that Ronald Provost has been laicized. He was dismissed from the clerical state by Pope Francis.
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  • Volunteers needed for Thanksgiving
    Volunteers needed for Thanksgiving
    November 18, 2021
    Catholic Charities Worcester County, which coordinates the Bishop's Thanksgiving meal, is seeking volunteers to serve and deliver.
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  • Deliveries make all the difference
    Deliveries make all the difference
    November 18, 2021
    Delivering the Bishop’s Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners is a sort of treasure hunt that ends in smiles on other people’s faces and increased enjoyment of his own holidays
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  • CCHD grants distributed
    CCHD grants distributed
    November 18, 2021
    Local organizations plan to use Catholic Campaign for Human Development grants for a refrigerator in a food pantry, to help pay families' rent, to pay staff salaries.
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  • Bishops approve Eucharist teaching
    Bishops approve Eucharist teaching
    November 17, 2021
    Bishop McManus, a member of the Doctrine Committee which worked on the Eucharist document, said, “This document is fundamentally important to who we are as Catholics."
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  • In 100 years parish goes multicultural
    In 100 years parish goes multicultural
    November 13, 2021
    WORCESTER - The first baby to be baptized at St. Bernard Church was from a family that had immigrated from Ireland. St. Bernard was largely an Irish parish; not so today.
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  • Shrine blessed at Our Lady of Vilna
    Shrine blessed at Our Lady of Vilna
    November 13, 2021
    WORCESTER – A shrine of the Blessed Mother of Grace built in 2019 on the front lawn of Our Lady of Vilna Church was recently blessed by Bishop McManus.
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  • Listening to the Holy Spirit
    Listening to the Holy Spirit
    November 12, 2021
    Wisdom for our journey as catechetical leaders comes from various places. May our ears always be open to the voice of the Holy Spirit guiding and directing us.
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  • Parishioners build sacred space
    Parishioners build sacred space
    November 12, 2021
    As I reflect on ... starting Catechesis of the Good Shepherd ... I am reminded of the limitless possibilities ... when one says “yes” to the prompting of the Holy Spirit. 
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  • Keeping our children safe
    Keeping our children safe
    November 12, 2021
    On June 1, Bishop McManus announced that the Diocese would be adopting Circle of Grace, “a program which includes teaching a culture of respect that goes beyond mere protection.”
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