Sharing Our Hope-Filled FaithMaureen Crowley Heil
His first function as an ordained priest in South Sudan was to assist at the funeral Mass of 14 teenagers killed in the civil war. Like the 2 million orphans in his country, violence has been Father Onesimo ...
Practicing 'Masika' this Lent Maureen Crowley Heil
In Chipata, Zambia, the faithful of St. John the Baptist outstation gather midweek to hold a special "Masika" Mass. This special harvest celebration is held to give thanks -- zikomo in the local language ...
The Third Pillar of Lent: AlmsgivingMaureen Crowley Heil
As we journey towards Easter, most of us are working at having a "Lent well spent." That means spending more time in prayer to develop a closer relationship with God; fasting, to prepare ourselves for ...
The Second of Lent's Three Pillars: Fasting Maureen Crowley Heil
While reflecting on the Three Pillars of Lent -- prayer, fasting, and almsgiving - and how they look when viewed through the lens of the missions, one sees that they take on an "other-centered" perspective. ...
The Three Pillars of LentMaureen Crowley Heil
It's Ash Wednesday and churches are fuller than usual. The line of people processing to receive ashes in the sign of the cross on their foreheads is diverse; there are mothers and babies, office workers ...
Join the Cardinal Cushing Club -- Make Miracles Happen Maureen Crowley Heil
In 1922, Father Richard Cushing began a ministry that became a lifelong love: he ran Boston's Society for the Propagation of the Faith. Even as the Archbishop of Boston, Cushing delighted in gathering ...
Take Two MinutesMaureen Crowley Heil
How many times have you said, "That will just take me a couple of minutes." Or "It will be quick -- I'll be back in two minutes!" Stop right now, if you can, sit still, and time two minutes on your ...
Giving Hope to the Missions Maureen C. Heil
Aubrey Jean Anderson is a 10-year-old fifth grader enrolled in the Religious Education program at Saint Christine Parish in Marshfield, Mass. She likes to be called AJ or "Aubs." At the beginning of Advent, ...
