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Renovations underway at St. John's to ensure seminary's future
BRIGHTON -- In the 99-year-old refectory of St. John's Seminary in Brighton, a cavernous hall with chandeliers hanging from the high ceiling and Italian Renaissance sculptures gracing the walls, there are 11 stately windows to let in sunlight. When the seminarians were sitting down for lunch on Sept. 16, only one of the windows did not illuminate the grand chamber. It was cloaked in a red curtain.
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St. Leonard's Parish honors immigrant legacy with art installation
BOSTON -- Hundreds of people filled the peace garden of St. Leonard of Port Maurice Parish in Boston's North End on Sept. 29 for the dedication of "The Noble Journey," a sculpture honoring the Italian immigrants who have had an immeasurable impact on the neighborhood's history and culture.
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Annual Lawn Party celebrates Pope St. John XXIII Seminary's unique mission
WESTON -- People often ask Deacon John Williams if his two combat deployments to Iraq were what inspired him to become a priest. They're right, he tells them, but not in the way they expect. In February 2003, 20-year-old Deacon Williams dropped out of college and enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps, one month before the invasion of Iraq.
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Archdiocese to host Vocations Day retreat Oct. 19
BRAINTREE -- Father Michael Zimmerman, assistant vocations director for the Archdiocese of Boston, believes that every vocation is a "path to Heaven." "Our main goal is to help people become saints by doing God's will in their lives," he told The Pilot on Sept. 26, "regardless of whatever vocation in their lives. But it does involve a vocation."
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Needham, Brookline Catholic schools receive National Blue Ribbon Award
BRAINTREE -- Two Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Boston have been named National Blue Ribbon Schools by the U.S. Department of Education, the department announced on Sept. 23. St. Mary of the Assumption School in Brookline and St. Joseph School in Needham were two of only nine schools in Massachusetts and 356 schools nationwide to receive the award, which goes to schools that "excel in academic performance or make significant strides in closing achievement gaps among different student groups."
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Incardination process bolsters archdiocese's multicultural ministry
BRAINTREE -- Father Marcos T. Pena knows how hard it can be for people from other countries to adjust to life in the U.S. Father Pena is the administrator of St. Lucy and St. Monica in Methuen, two parishes with large communities from the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Vietnam, and several African countries. Father Pena himself was born and raised in El Salvador, where he and his six brothers were raised with a strong Catholic faith. He was ordained a priest in the Archdiocese of San Salvador in 2009. The next year, his parents moved to Massachusetts to be with three of Father Pena's brothers who had emigrated there. In 2017, Father Pena's mother was diagnosed with cancer, and he asked his bishop if he could move to the Archdiocese of Boston and be with her. His mother survived, but the COVID-19 pandemic forced Father Pena to stay in Massachusetts. As time went on, Boston became his home.
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From Cardinal Seán's blog
Sister Marie-Paul Jaston, who has been living consecrated life for many years, has requested to become a diocesan hermit. So, she worked with our delegate for religious, Sister Germana Santos, to prepare for this. Her profession was last Friday, becoming the fifth diocesan hermit in the Archdiocese of Boston.
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