Institute Blog
Each week or so, a member of the Institute team will share a thought or two about ministry, prayer, their favorite reading, or any other thought that might pop into their head.
Publications here are in no way official statements from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bridgeport.
Sunday, March 08, 2026
Got Time For Lent?
I feel like we sort of stumbled through Lent. Family life has been messy, but love always is. We have not made it to evenings of Taize prayer or soup… Read More
Sunday, February 15, 2026
Presidents' Day Prayer
Let us pray… Fondly do we hope, fervently do we pray, that this mighty scourge of war may speedily pass away. Yet if God wills that it continues… until every… Read More
Sunday, February 01, 2026
The Presentation of the Lord
Egeria (sometimes called Etheria) was a Spanish woman, probably a nun, who made a long pilgrimage to the Holy Land between 381 and 384. Pilgrimages to the Holy Land had… Read More
Friday, January 16, 2026
More Than A Day Off
School and work are closed today as we commemorate the birth of Martin Luther King, Jr. The free time offers us an opportunity to catch up on sleep, watch a… Read More
Tuesday, January 06, 2026
Death and Life are in the Power of the Tongue
I’m sorry…I didn’t mean it I take it back Strike it from the record What is as irreversible as murder, violates its victims more than theft, is as deadly as… Read More
Friday, December 12, 2025
Hope vs. Whining
In Adent, we celebrate hope. We light the candle on our Advent Wreath and focus on the hope of the coming of the child that will save us all. St.… Read More
Friday, October 24, 2025
Being Quiet
When he met with the young people last week, Fr. Rob Galea reminded us of something we had either forgotten or perhaps never heard. Psalm 40:11. In some translations, it… Read More
Sunday, October 19, 2025
Teens and Tech
Teens today do not want technology. I live with three of these teens. Trust me. What they want is what technology promises them. They didn’t leave Facebook because their parents… Read More
Monday, October 13, 2025
Not What They Seem
I think the first time my son, now 17, figured out that the interstate is littered with service stations that all look alike he was about 10. We were driving… Read More
Friday, October 03, 2025
Take It To Our Lady
My father was the one who introduced me to Mary. Every day on the way to school, we would pray the Rosary. It is a tradition I came to cherish… Read More
Sunday, September 21, 2025
Shining A Light
This morning’s Gospel gives us Luke’s version of one of my favorite passages in Matthew. Jesus said to the crowd: “No one who lights a lamp conceals it with a… Read More