Six future priests for Boston ordained transitional deacons
BOSTON -- Deacon Brian Daley was looking for "a more stable life." After spending six years as an engineer in the Merchant Marine, working in far-flung...
Read MoreBOSTON -- Deacon Brian Daley was looking for "a more stable life." After spending six years as an engineer in the Merchant Marine, working in far-flung...
Read MoreLEXINGTON -- On May 2, the formal dining room of the Youville Place assisted living facility in Lexington played host to one-fifth of the entire population...
Read MoreBRAINTREE -- When Ta'Qaire Bell first stepped through the doors of Cathedral High School, he was nervous. "Coming to Cathedral, I didn't think...
Read MoreRAINTREE -- Ann Gennaro had the job of her dreams. Working for a production company in Charlestown, the NYU graduate had achieved her goal of making movies...
Read MoreThis is the eleventh article in a series profiling the 11 men who will be ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Boston at the Cathedral of...
Read MoreLast Friday, I visited New Horizons Assisted Living in Marlborough. The site was originally a home for troubled girls run by the Good Shepherd Sisters....
Read MoreBRAINTREE -- Continuing an annual tradition expressing unity between the Catholic and Greek Orthodox churches in Boston, Cardinal Seán P. O'Malley...
Read MoreOn May 1, 2024, the Holy See announced that Pope Francis had accepted the resignation of Hartford Archbishop Leonard P. Blair, on having reached the age...
Read MoreCardinal Seán P. O'Malley announced May 8 that he has appointed Eileen M. McLaughlin as Superintendent of Catholic Schools for the Archdiocese...
Read MoreWOBURN -- For Cardinal Seán P. O'Malley, his installation as archbishop of Boston on July 30, 2003, was "kind of a traumatic experience." Speaking...
Read MoreBRAINTREE -- Susan Ho, director of faith formation at St. James the Greater Parish in Boston's Chinatown, calls herself a "Jane of all trades." She...
Read MoreQUINCY -- More than 700 friends and supporters of the Redemptoris Mater Archdiocesan Missionary Seminary of Boston gathered on April 28 at the Boston Marriott...
Read MoreLAWRENCE -- On April 24, an unusual sound could be heard coming out of the Buckley Transportation Center in Lawrence. Rather than honking horns, chugging...
Read MoreThis is the tenth article in a series profiling the 11 men who will be ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Boston at the Cathedral of the...
Read MoreLast week, I spoke about my trip to Spain to receive an honorary degree from the Pontifical University of Salamanca. Well, the actual ceremony was last...
Read MoreBRAINTREE -- Father Eric Cadin couldn't believe that nobody honked their horns. On the evening of April 13, he and over 500 others marched in a eucharistic...
Read MoreBRAINTREE -- "I just want to die." Dr. Karen O'Brien, co-director of the Palliative Care Inpatient Service at Massachusetts General Hospital, hears...
Read MoreNEEDHAM -- It's no secret that middle school is a time of great anxiety. Students' emotions are more intense than they have ever been, so it's...
Read MoreAppropriate on St. Patrick's Day weekend, the Mary Ann Brett Food Pantry held its annual fundraiser -- in fact, it was the 15th anniversary of the...
Read MoreThis is the ninth article in a series profiling the 11 men who will be ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Boston at the Cathedral of the...
Read MoreWENHAM -- Gordon College, a Christian college located in Wenham, recently hosted a Faith Leader workshop for New England pastors and ministry leaders....
Read MoreAs I mentioned in my previous post, last week, we were in the midst of our annual pilgrimage and meeting of the Papal Foundation in Rome. This is the largest...
Read MoreBOSTON -- Shadi Lopez discovered her "calling" while studying in Catholic schools. The daughter of immigrants from El Salvador, Lopez graduated from East...
Read MoreQUINCY -- Gabe Bresnahan was 14 years old when he first saw a child being born. He was in the community of St. Rock, Haiti, where he and his father, Dr....
Read MoreRyan, a Dame of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre, was one of 151 people who received Cheverus Awards in 2023. The annual archdiocesan awards...
Read MoreThis is the eighth article in a series profiling the 11 men who will be ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Boston at the Cathedral of the...
Read More"I believe I am fortunate to call myself a student at Notre Dame Cristo Rey High School. The opportunities our school has afforded me are almost beyond...
Read MoreLast Friday, I was pleased to attend a luncheon at the Harvard Club celebrating the 40th anniversary of Ray Flynn's election as mayor of Boston. I...
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