Celebrating the resilience and courage of the women Catholic Charities servesShannon Lyons
In honor of Women's History Month, Catholic Charities Boston shares some of the most compelling stories of the courageous women they serve across the agency every day. To every woman strong enough ...
Reflection for March 17, 2024, Fifth Sunday of LentDeacon Greg Kandra
Jer 31:31-34 Ps 51:3-4, 12-13, 14-15 Heb 5:7-9 Jn 12:20-33 Whatever else we may be thinking about in these last days of Lent, the readings for this fifth Sunday make it clear: Something's coming. You ...
Cardinal O'Connell's 1924 pilgrimage to the Holy LandThomas Lester
On Wednesday, March 26, 1924, a delegation of priests and laymen from the Archdiocese of Boston traveled to New York City, where they awaited the arrival of the Cunard Line ship Franconia the next morning. ...
Moving forward in our faith -- togetherJohn and Julie Corcoran
This year's Catholic Appeal theme, "Forward in Faith," unites us in our belief that God has a plan for every person. The Catholic Appeal allows us to serve as an integral part of that plan, embracing ...
Two new abortion casesRussell Shaw
Come right down to it, the argument is simple to the point of being self-evident: a human embryo is either a human person or well along in the process of becoming one. In either case, the embryo enjoys ...
The ethics of neuroimplants and brain-computer interfacesFather Tadeusz Pacholczyk
Neuralink, a company run by Elon Musk, announced in September that it had received approval to implant wireless brain-computer interfaces (BCI) into human volunteers. A BCI is a neural device that translates ...
Reflection for March 3, 2024, Third Sunday of LentDeacon Greg Kandra
Ex 20:1-17 Ex: 20:1-3. 7-8, 12-17 (alternate) Ps 19:8, 9, 10, 11 1 Cor 1:22-25 Jn 2: 13-25 Incredibly, we're already entering the third week of Lent. The ashes are a distant memory. We've ...
The challenge to live the GospelMichael Reardon
Sitting in silence at St. Anthony Shrine on Arch Street after receiving my ashes, these words came to my mind, "Remember that thou art dust and unto dust thou shalt return" (Gen. 3:19). As a child, I ...
Celebrate this Lent by giving back to those most in needShannon Lyons
This week, a four-year-old boy named Jay held his mother's hand as he walked up the stairs to his new apartment complex. Jay and his mom were moving out of one of Catholic Charities Boston's shelters ...
Cummins Highway is named for Roslindale's first pastorThomas Lester
On March 1, 1929, at 3 p.m., a crowd of over 5,000 people gathered at the intersection adjacent to Sacred Heart Church in Boston's Roslindale neighborhood. They were there to dedicate the recently ...