The Archdiocese of Boston's Social Justice MinistryDeacon Timothy Donohue
This is probably a good week to talk about the Archdiocese of Boston Social Justice Ministry work. The ministry began in 2007, with the input and approval of Cardinal Seán P. O'Malley, and led ...
Scripture Reflection for Feb. 16, 2025, Sixth Sunday in Ordinary TimeDeacon Greg Kandra
Jer 17:5-8 Ps 1:1-2, 3, 4 & 6 1 Cor 15:12, 16-20 Lk 6:17, 20-26 If anyone was expecting Jesus to deliver this sermon from a mountain, they got a shock. The first thing we notice in this Sunday's ...
Communities of evangelizationEileen McLaughlin
National Catholic Schools Week is an annual celebration of Catholic education in the United States that begins on the last Sunday of January and extends throughout the week. From a student's perspective, ...
A eucharistic word: HolinessMichael R. Heinlein
One of the enduring memories during a recent family pilgrimage to Italy occurred early one morning when my two oldest children, ages seven and five, accompanied me to morning Mass. The location was none ...
Scripture Reflection for Feb. 2, 2025, Feast of the Presentation of the LordDeacon Greg Kandra
Mal 3:1-4 Ps 24:7, 8, 9, 10 Heb 2:14-18 Lk 2:22-40 or 2:22-32 Think Christmas was over weeks ago? Think again. The feast of the Presentation officially closes the Christmas season, 40 days after ...
'Do whatever he tells you'Michael Reardon
Recently, my son sent me a cartoon. It was the image of Jesus and the Twelve Apostles at a restaurant table, and Jesus is ordering for the group. He has a sheepish grin on his face as he says, "We will ...
The power of a 'nudge' to prayLaura Kelly Fanucci
During my husband's years in business school, he learned about the power of the "nudge": how to form a new habit by connecting it to a habit you already have. This practice changed my life, because ...
Getting 'death with dignity' rightFather Tadeusz Pacholczyk
Nurses and doctors can encounter distressing images as death unfolds for their patients. Those approaching death may make odd bodily movements, give off stenches, or emit strange groans. Perhaps they ...
Scripture Reflection for Jan. 19, 2025, Second Sunday in Ordinary TimeDeacon Greg Kandra
Is 62:1-5 Ps 96:1-2, 2-3, 7-8, 9-10 1 Cor 12:4-11 Jn 2:1-11 Who couldn't use a miracle right about now? After weeks of parties and packages, planning and platters, the world returns to something ...
In Pacific Palisades, paradise lostGreg Erlandson
I have trouble talking about the loss without tearing up, as if the smoke and ash from Los Angeles traveled across country to find me. My in-laws were French immigrants to California, proud Americans, ...
