Featured Archives - Nod To The Collar

Fr. Ryan Lerner

I just want to say thank you for all the work you do for our parish and for the New Haven Catholic community. It really hasn’t gone unnoticed how much you’ve taken on with the parish merger and keeping everything running across so many churches—it’s a lot, and you...

Fr. John Barno

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Father, thank you for your faithful service to the Church and for the way you carry out your priesthood at the Cathedral Basilica. Your steady presence in the sacramental life of the parish—celebrating the Eucharist, hearing confessions, and being available to people...

Msgr. William P. McGhee

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This man works “eight” days a week. If he doesn’t have time, he makes it. Funerals sick calls, well calls, and plays the accordion at parish events. There is none like him....

Fr. Cassian Derbes

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I wanted to extend a ‘Nod and a moment to thank you for the impact your ministry and teaching have had on me. As someone who has been discerning a possible call to the priesthood, I often think about the kind of formation it takes to serve the Church well—not just in...

Fr. Christopher Monturo

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I want to sincerely thank you for your vocation and for the many ways you have poured yourself into our parish and community. Your leadership in strengthening and renewing our parish—especially through the “Living Our Faith, Building Our Future” campaign—has created a...

Fr. Antonio Dittmer

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I want to thank you for all the work you do in our parish and community. What has inspired me most is hearing you share that seeing and helping people deepen their relationship with God is why you became a priest. That is such a beautiful reminder that a priest’s...