Working for Foundations in Faith by Carol Incarnacao-Schirm, Grants Manager Writing about myself does not come naturally to me—I don’t keep a diary and hardly ever journal. But I was asked to give a glimpse into the work of the Foundation from my point of view, which inevitably means writing a first person account of Read More ››
Foundations in Faith Welcoming Program Support Application for the St. John Paul II Fund for Religious Education and Faith Formation By Carol Incarnacao-Schirm The 2023-2024 grant cycle for program support grants is upon us! Starting on February 15, pastors and ministry leaders in the Diocese of Bridgeport will be able to apply for grants up Read More ››
Queen of Clergy honors senior priests
Article by Joe Pisani- reprinted from Fairfield County Catholic April 12, 2022 FAIRFIELD—Several hundred people came out for a dose of faith and fun to watch a special live broadcast of the popular “Let Me Be Frank” radio show and hear Bishop Frank J. Caggiano discuss everything from the perfect recipe for pasta sauce to Read More ››
BRIDGEPORT—The Feast Day of St. Francis Xavier was December 3, and ordinarily, it might be a day to celebrate one of the most important missionaries in the history of the Catholic Church. And it certainly was that. But for a select group of people, it was also a day to learn, listen and take action. Read More ››
Check out Foundations in Faith Monthly Newsletter for November From the Board With the board recently launching the Lourdes Fund for Pastoral Care at Catholic Nursing Homes, it was important for Foundations in Faith to ensure all three of the benefitting nursing homes were on the same page. As a result, Foundations in Faith’s Read More ››
STRATFORD — It began as a simple conversation at St. James Parish about racism, a conversation at times unsettling but always illuminating, a conversation between people of different faiths and different ethnic groups. And from that discussion, which focused on the pastoral letter by the U.S. Bishops, “Open Wide Our Hearts,” a group of people Read More ››
By Rose Brennan June was a busy month for Foundations in Faith. But it was also one filled with joy, as the Diocese begins to recover from the coronavirus pandemic and return to some semblance of normal. And that was reflected in the foundation’s June board meeting. It was the first time its members were Read More ››
REPRINTED FROM FAIRFIELD COUNTY CATHOLIC Teens Encouraged To ‘Find Your Fire’ At Trumbull Youth Event June 4, 2021 TRUMBULL—“The words you speak and the lifestyle you lead will show the world that Jesus means something to you. So, I ask you, my young friends to unlock the fire of the Holy Spirit, for that fire Read More ››
Reprint from FCC BRIDGEPORT—When Father Skip Karcsinski looks back on the challenges Blessed Sacrament Church confronted during the COVID lockdown, he says they would have been insurmountable if his parish did not receive a grant from Foundations in Faith to overhaul its technology and communications systems. So many problems that had been endurable before quickly Read More ››
