Past editions of The Pilot

The following local stories and opinion articles were published on our web site in 2009

Years available: 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006

Wednesday, July 01, 2009

Caritas Christi withdraws from planned partnership

Caritas Christi withdraws from planned partnership

Friday, June 26, 2009

Local service marks opening of Year for Priests

Living the Faith: Sheila Farley

From Cardinal Seán’s blog

Opinion: Jaymie Stuart Wolfe Forever faith-ful

Opinion: Father Robert L. Connors Year for Priests offers chance for renewal

Opinion: Dwight G. Duncan One year ends after another begins

Opinion: Clark Booth PED mess redux, ad nauseam

Thursday, June 25, 2009

Caritas terminates agreement with Celticare

Friday, June 19, 2009

Convocation highlights unity, faithfulness of priests

Development adds affordable senior housing in Lowell

Congratulations Class of 2009

Obituary: Long-time Pilot columnist Msgr. Thomas J. McDonnell dies at 73

Living the Faith: Linda Daley

From Cardinal Seán’s blog

Opinion: Father Richard M. Erikson A Father’s Blessing

Opinion: Tiziana C. Dearing The sun hasn’t set on Sunset Point Camp

Opinion: Kevin and Marilyn Ryan Our Church’s gift to our government

Opinion: George Weigel Let us now praise the Little Professor

Opinion: Clark Booth Farewell to hockey

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Opinion: Cardinal Seán P. O'Malley Cardinal’s address to priests’ convocation

Friday, June 12, 2009

Golden, silver anniversary Mass celebrates the covenant of marriage

Family conference offers something for all ages

Caritas discussing changes to healthcare agreement, reaffirms commitment to Catholic teaching

Conference to discuss problems in education from a Catholic perspective

Catholic Citizenship gets back to its grassroots

Living the Faith: Edward Keating

From Cardinal Seán’s blog

Opinion: Father Tadeusz Pacholczyk What Should We Do with the Frozen Embryos?

Opinion: Dr. Karen E. Bohlin Moral maturity and the schooling of desire

Opinion: Kevin Lynch Parish Capital Campaigns Work…Yes, Even in This Economy

Opinion: Clark Booth Some pieces of drifting wood

Opinion: Jaymie Stuart Wolfe Killing by every other name

Friday, June 05, 2009

Inner-City Scholarship Fund supporters go ‘Back to Class’

Boston priests happier than peers, study finds

Local events to mark Year for Priests

Tye honored at Catholic Charities celebration

The Pilot receives four Catholic Press honors

Living the Faith: Anne Doherty Kelly

From Cardinal Seán’s blog

Pilgrim Statue to visit archdiocese

Obituary: Sister Theresa Corcoran, SC, former General Secretary of Sisters of Charity of Halifax

Father John Connolly named pastor at Dorchester’s St. Brendan Parish

Opinion: Michael Pakaluk Dialoguing over abortion

Opinion: Dale O’Leary God Have Mercy

Opinion: Clark Booth Spring book reviews

Opinion: George Weigel June 1979?The Nine Days of John Paul II

Friday, May 29, 2009

Six new priests for Boston

Master of Arts in Ministry awards degrees to seven

Father Drea named pastor in Cambridge and campus minister at Harvard

Msgr. Tierney retiring from Regina Cleri in July

Living the Faith: Joan Connors

From Cardinal Seán’s blog

Obituary: Father Charles Duggan former pastor in Salem at 90

Opinion: Father Thomas S. Foley Master of Arts in Ministry Commencement address: ‘Without cost you are to give’

Opinion: Clark Booth Report Card ? first quarter

Opinion: George Weigel That all-too-fallible Vatican newspaper

Opinion: Jaymie Stuart Wolfe Called to God

Friday, May 22, 2009

Effort renewed to establish ‘Choose Life’ license plate

Campus ministry helps college students rediscover faith

Living the Faith: Morgan and Emilie Mahoney, Mark and Marybeth Warner, Peter and Amy Rockett

From Cardinal Seán’s blog

Opinion: Daniel Avila Honor, Dialogue and Conscience at Notre Dame

Opinion: Clark Booth Farewell to the Celts and Bruins

Opinion: Dwight G. Duncan A Machiavellian moment at Notre Dame

Opinion: Father Richard M. Erikson Serving God and Country

Friday, May 15, 2009

Immigrants especially hard hit by down economy

Young adult ministry expert offers advice at ARISE workshops

Youth ministry awards presented at banquet

Living the Faith: Elizabeth Griffin

From Cardinal Seán’s blog

Opinion: Tiziana C. Dearing Golden opportunities

Opinion: Kevin and Marilyn Ryan Pushing back

Opinion: George Weigel What ‘Church’ does Notre Dame belong to?

Opinion: Jaymie Stuart Wolfe Holy Land

Opinion: Clark Booth Stick with Zack

Friday, May 08, 2009

Proposal to strip Catholic school students of transportation withdrawn

Funding dries up for Catholic Charities summer camp

Labor Guild hosts Globe contract negotiations

Book celebrates two centuries of faith in Boston

Archdiocese focuses on prevention, preparation for swine flu

Living the Faith: Andrea Alberti

From Cardinal Seán’s blog

Meet our priests: Father Joseph J. D’Onofrio

Obituary: Father Gagnon, former East Boston pastor

Opinion: Karen E. Bohlin Take Back Your Imagination: The Power of Story

Opinion: Clark Booth A baker’s dozen plus one

Opinion: Father Tadeusz Pacholczyk Thinking About Moral Absolutes

Opinion: Dale O’Leary Same-Sex Attraction

Opinion: Michael Pakaluk A Forgotten Argument about Contraception

Friday, May 01, 2009

Annual financial report shows improvements, challenges

Pembroke deacon’s healing could lead to beatification of Cardinal Newman

Program leads couples to Church marriage

Speaker promotes best practices, financial transparency in the Church

Priests complete clergy leadership program

Living the Faith: Dorothy McDonnell

From Cardinal Seán’s blog

Glendon declines to accept Notre Dame’s prestigious Laetare Medal

Obituary: Sister Anna Mary Kelly, CSJ, former president of Boston’s Sisters of St. Joseph

Opinion: Father Austin Fleming It’s Not “Just” A Symbol

Opinion: Clark Booth Three things

Opinion: Daniel Avila Strong as Steel

Opinion: George Weigel The imperative of fraternal correction

Opinion: Jaymie Stuart Wolfe Who we are, and what we do

Monday, April 27, 2009

Glendon declines Notre Dame’s Laetare Medal over Obama honor

Friday, April 24, 2009

Prayer, song and talks inspire at Catholic Conferences

Prayer, song and talks inspire at Catholic Conferences

Cardinal attends anniversary of Greek Orthodox Bishop

Cardinal grants senior priest status to three archdiocesan priests

Living the Faith: Teresa Naranjo

From Cardinal Seán’s blog

Opinion: John A. Kaneb Notre Dame’s fidelity to its Catholic character

Opinion: Clark Booth Stadiums

Opinion: Dwight G. Duncan Paul’s Catholic spirit

Opinion: George Weigel Mr. Blair’s Cafeteria

Friday, April 17, 2009

WAITT House helps Roxbury residents reach life goals

From Cardinal Seán’s blog

Obituary: Dorchester pastor dies at 58

Obituary: Father Daniel Moran, former pastor in Lakeville

Opinion: Clark Booth BU and Bruins

Opinion: Tiziana C. Dearing Celebrating spring

Opinion: Father Richard M. Erikson Without a Doubt: St. Thomas’ Encounter with the Risen Lord

Opinion: Dale O’Leary Condoms and Africa

Opinion: Kevin and Marilyn Ryan Sound the alarm

Opinion: Jaymie Stuart Wolfe Rolling away the stone

Friday, April 10, 2009

Priests called to bring ‘Christ to the multitudes’ at Chrism Mass

Young adults encounter ‘No Greater Love’

Roger Joseph honored at ICSF dinner

Speakers to spark New Evangelization at Catholic Conferences

Replica of Our Lady of Guadalupe image to visit archdiocese

Notes from the Hill

Living the Faith: Mary Ellen Cassani

From Cardinal Seán’s blog

Opinion: Msgr. Thomas McDonnell The need to remember

Opinion: Dr. Karen E. Bohlin The upside of a downturn

Opinion: Father Tadeusz Pacholczyk The Obama Stem Cell Darkness

Opinion: George Weigel Sisters on a different mountaintop

Opinion: Clark Booth Play Ball

Friday, April 03, 2009

Girl who suffered heart attack at Catholic school released from hospital

Radio reading service to go silent

Hudson Catholic High School to close in June

Film gives glimpse into life of Lawrence parish

Cardinal O’Malley speaks at Catholic Youth Rally

FFL president addresses problem of pregnancy on campus

Speakers see Catholic Men’s and Women’s Conference Keynotes as a Boost to Faith

Living the Faith: Fatima Medeiros

From Cardinal Seán’s blog

Meet our priests: Father John Culloty

Opinion: Clark Booth Spring survey of sports world

Opinion: Msgr. Thomas McDonnell The Stone and the Empty Tomb

Opinion: Dale O’Leary Artificial Conception

Opinion: Michael Pakaluk Pleased to meet you, Father Jane.

Opinion: Jaymie Stuart Wolfe Passion-ate faith

Friday, March 27, 2009

Holocaust memorial rededicated at Pastoral Center grounds

Deepening one’s Faith at the 2009 Catholic Men’s and Women’s Conferences

Benestad named new Secretary for Faith Formation and Evangelization

Roxbury’s St. Patrick Parish achieves appeal goal in record time

Catholic high schools take division and state titles

Living the Faith: Sally Hayes

From Cardinal Seán’s blog

Meet our priests: Father George P. Evans

Opinion: Scot Landry Become a spiritual matchmaker this Lent

Opinion: Clark Booth March Madness and more

Opinion: Daniel Avila Appealing to justice and reason in the Age of Confusion

Opinion: Dwight G. Duncan Piling on the pope

Opinion: Msgr. Thomas McDonnell Lover and beloved

Friday, March 20, 2009

Cathedral Mass marks St. Patrick’s Day

Archdiocese launches new web site

Auditors find archdiocese in compliance on abuse prevention

Living the Faith: Peter and Linda Feuerbach

From Cardinal Seán’s blog

Meet our priests: Father Terence Moran

Opinion: Clark Booth Spring ball continued

Opinion: Tiziana C. Dearing ‘Enfranchising’ immigrants

Opinion: Father Richard M. Erikson Blessed are the Poor: Pastoral Responses to the Economic Crisis

Opinion: Msgr. Thomas McDonnell Courage: The lived commandment

Opinion: Kevin and Marilyn Ryan Catholic higher education: A trust betrayed

Opinion: Jaymie Stuart Wolfe Longing for Easter

Friday, March 13, 2009

Symposium looks at challenges of youth formation

Mass marks launch of Catholic Appeal

Father Tad Pacholczyk to discuss stem-cell issue on CatholicTV

Living the Faith: Anthony Rickley

From Cardinal Seán’s blog

Opinion: Clark Booth From rink side

Opinion: Msgr. Thomas McDonnell Overlooked commandments ? Part III

Opinion: Michael Pakaluk How to pull up sin by its roots

Opinion: George Weigel The Times flunks Ecclesiology 101

Thursday, March 12, 2009

Cardinal cautions Caritas health care agreement not final

Saturday, March 07, 2009

Cardinal to involve bioethics experts in Caritas venture

Friday, March 06, 2009

Hispanic men focus on role of father, son and worker at day-long retreat

Catholic Appeal to kick-off this weekend

Caritas criticized on partnership that would provide abortions

Revised guidelines issued for extraordinary ministers of Communion

Cardinal’s letter on revised guidelines for Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion

Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion. Revised Guidelines. Archdiocese of Boston

Living the Faith: John and Carole McElduff

From Cardinal Seán’s blog

500 prepare to enter Catholic Church at Easter

Meet our priests: Father Emile R. “Mike” Boutin, Jr

Obituary: Father Joseph Slyva, former pastor in Natick

Opinion: Clark Booth Florida spring

Opinion: Father Tadeusz Pacholczyk Caught in the crossfire of parental desires

Opinion: Scot Landry ‘Responding to God’s Grace, Renewing Our Church’

Opinion: Msgr. Thomas McDonnell Overlooked commandments -- Part II

Opinion: Jaymie Stuart Wolfe Passing over

Thursday, March 05, 2009

Cardinal O’Malley releases statement on Caritas Christi’s proposed arrangement involving the Commonwealth Care Program

Friday, February 27, 2009

Dorchester teen center rededicated

Top Vatican official to attend Holocaust memorial rededication

Permanent deacons gather for annual convocation

Plymouth pastor placed on leave after allegation of abuse

Living the Faith: Marcia McGrail

From Cardinal Seán’s blog

Meet our priests: Father Vincent Eugene Daily

Obituary: Father Robert Tyrrell, former pastor in Weston

Opinion: Clark Booth Fear, loathing and whining

Opinion: Daniel Avila Sludge removal

Opinion: Dwight G. Duncan A time of reckoning

Opinion: Msgr. Thomas McDonnell Overlooked commandments

Sunday, February 22, 2009

Archdiocese places Father Kenneth A. LeBlanc on administrative leave

Friday, February 20, 2009

ARISE launches into 2nd year

MAM program settles into new home

Program helps special needs children feel ‘at home’

Archdiocese to host first symposium for adolescent catechesis

Living the Faith: Paul Dolan

From Cardinal Seán’s blog

Meet our priests: Father Wayne L. Belschner

Local Catholic philanthropist offers millions for truly lifesaving ideas

Opinion: Clark Booth Much more ado about A-rod

Opinion: Tiziana C. Dearing Restocking the shelves

Opinion: Father Richard M. Erikson Turn! Turn! Turn! toward God, to one another and away from sin

Opinion: Kevin and Marilyn Ryan Requiescat in pacem

Opinion: Jaymie Stuart Wolfe Matters of life and love

Friday, February 13, 2009

Cardinal welcomes visitation of institutes for women religious

Catholic retiree service program expands to NE, seeks volunteers

Our Lady of Nazareth Academy to close

2009 Boston Catholic Directory scheduled for March release

Living the Faith: Ana Mora

From Cardinal Seán’s blog

Kathryn Davis joins Mass. Catholic Conference

Meet our priests: Father Paul Aveni

South Boston Catholic Academy announces appointment of first principal

Opinion: Clark Booth A-Rod, etc.

Opinion: Father Tadeusz Pacholczyk Verbal engineering and the swaying of public conscience

Friday, February 06, 2009

Cardinal ordains five transitional deacons

2008 Catholic Appeal exceeds goals despite economic crisis

Pilot reporter to deploy to Iraq

Parishes to join FOCA postcard protest

Living the Faith: Ellen Geary

From Cardinal Seán’s blog

Opinion: Mary Grassa O’Neill Why a Catholic education?

Opinion: Clark Booth Reviews and revisits

Opinion: George Weigel The dangers of premature reconciliation

Opinion: Jaymie Stuart Wolfe Back to work

Friday, January 30, 2009

Pro-lifers pack Faneuil Hall for Assembly for Life

Local Christians pray for unity

Readville Catholic school to close in June

SJC to hear appeal of Shanley conviction

Living the Faith: Misael Pena

From Cardinal Seán’s blog

Meet our priests: Father Brian Clary

Father John F. O’Donnell granted senior priest status

Opinion: Clark Booth The Cardinals

Opinion: George Weigel Remembering Avery Dulles, S.J.

Friday, January 23, 2009

Cardinal Cushing, BSO honored JFK with Mozart’s ‘Requiem’ 45 years ago

Foster Grandparents tutor, mentor local students

Merrimack students inspired to help Darfur victims

Living the Faith: Josephine Munar

From Cardinal Seán’s blog

Opinion: Tiziana Dearing New Year’s resolutions

Opinion: Patrick Madrid Do good works work?

Opinion: Clark Booth Bruins

Opinion: Daniel Avila “A special place and purpose”: My parents’ pro-life witness

Opinion: Dwight G. Duncan Relativism and the coercion of conscience

Opinion: George Weigel The Word and the Church

Opinion: Jaymie Stuart Wolfe The soul whisperer

Friday, January 16, 2009

Archdiocese of Boston returns Father Eugene Sullivan to active ministry

$100K grant to benefit PJPII Academy

Prayer service, blood drive to honor King’s Legacy

Jamaica Plain school slated to close in June

From Cardinal Seán’s blog

Meet our priests: Msgr. Francis H. Kelley

Opinion: Thomas P. O’Neill III The promise of Cristo Rey Network

Opinion: Clark Booth Finally...Rice

Opinion: Father Richard M. Erikson Priorities in Mission: Overflowing With God’s Grace

Opinion: Father Tadeusz Pacholczyk “A future pregnancy would be too risky...”

Opinion: Michael Pakaluk Witness

Opinion: George Weigel Paddy and a parable for the moment

Friday, January 09, 2009

Cristo Rey-model schools celebrated

Deaf seminarian prepares for May 23 ordination

Haitians mark Independence Day with cardinal

Meet our priests: Father Joseph K. Raeke

Living the Faith: Kelly Daugherty

Obituary: Father David Ziomek, pastor in Milton

Opinion: Clark Booth Futbal and its flip

Opinion: Kevin and Marilyn Ryan Cafeteria American, Sí. Cafeteria Catholic, No.

Opinion: George Weigel The realism of the Incarnation, and our present circumstances

Opinion: Jaymie Stuart Wolfe Hatch and dispatch

Friday, January 02, 2009

Bethlehem comes alive in Reading

Cardinal spreads Christmas message

Meet our priests: Father Ixon Chateau

From Cardinal Seán’s blog

Living the Faith: Stephen and Janice Baldi

Opinion: Daniel Avila Saying yes to human dignity

Opinion: Clark Booth 2008 in review

Opinion: Dwight G. Duncan Christmas in heaven