The rise and fall of the Guild of St. ApolloniaSavannah Miller
The Guild of St. Apollonia was established on March 20, 1920, by 12 Catholic dentists in the Archdiocese of Boston. It was the first guild of Catholic dentists in the U.S., and was founded "to create ...
Celebrating 50 years of the permanent diaconate in BostonRebecca Maitland
Fifty years ago this month, on May 22, 1976, 36 men, along with their wives and families, joined Cardinal Humberto Medeiros and other clergy at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross for a momentous day. These ...
What the Easter Scriptures teach us about how to live as familyLaura Kelly Fanucci
Family life is hard. In case no one has affirmed that for you lately, let me be the one. Whether you're in the stage of diapers and bottles, wiping faces and losing sleep or whether you're worrying ...
Popes vs. presidentsGreg Erlandson
"War is not always inevitable. It is always a defeat for humanity. International law, honest dialogue, solidarity between states, the noble exercise of diplomacy: These are methods worthy of individuals ...
An investment in hopeMichael Reardon
''Don't you hate asking for money?" This is a question people often ask me when they learn that every July 1, the Catholic Schools Foundation (CSF) is required to raise another $15 million ...
Known, loved, and called to excellenceEileen McLaughlin
We've often heard, and I've even written about how "all I really need to know I learned in kindergarten." It's not untrue, but it might underestimate the adolescent experience and how it shapes ...
Embryo adoption: An open question?Father Tadeusz Pacholczyk
When it comes to the plight of the hundreds of thousands of IVF embryos frozen in the U.S. and elsewhere, it is often claimed that the Catholic Church has never definitively addressed the liceity, or ...
Old lines, new thoughts: Writing out a Gospel by handElizabeth Scalia
Because my Lent took a nosedive about two-thirds of the way through, I am still immersed in a project I undertook in order to get my spiritual groove back: Writing out the Gospel of Mark, in longhand. It ...
The archdiocese celebrates America's BicentennialSavannah Miller
Fifty years ago, America was gearing up to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. The anniversary was a cause for celebration, and also an opportunity for organizations throughout ...
Common sense slowly emerges for protecting women's athleticsKenneth Craycraft
On March 26, the International Olympic Committee made an announcement that is simultaneously surprising and banal. The IOC declared that only women are eligible to participate in women's events in ...
