Catholic Charities Merrimack Valley's 100 years of service
Debbie Rambo
In just a few days -- Wednesday, Oct. 23 -- friends, generous supporters and dedicated staff, new and old, will gather at the Tewksbury Country Club to celebrate Catholic Charities Merrimack Valley's ...
The regrettable episode with Greta ThunbergElise Italiano Ureneck
Unless you were sleeping last month, you probably caught at least a glimpse of the newsmaking 16-year-old Swede, Greta Thunberg, on her U.S. tour. While on American soil, the environmental activist addressed ...
Pay for emissionsCarolyn Woo
In June 2018 and 2019, the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development and the University of Notre Dame convened leaders from around the world at the Vatican to address the transition of our energy ...
The origins of World Mission SundayThomas Lester
This Sunday, Oct. 20, 2019, is World Mission Sunday. Each year since 1926, when it was introduced by Pius XI, the penultimate Sunday in October has been designated as a day for all Catholics to reflect ...
A September SundayDick Flavin
On the last Sunday in September, I was visiting with my sister and brother-in-law on Cape Cod while I recovered from minor surgery (although, to be honest, I subscribe to the theory that it's never minor ...
Newman -- Prophet of the Great ApostasyMichael Pakaluk
A "biglietto," in Italian, is a ticket or card. In May 1879, a messenger from the Vatican Secretary of State brought a message to a 78-year-old English priest, written on a biglietto, that the priest ...
Returning thanksScott Hahn
A foreign leper is cleansed and in thanksgiving returns to offer homage to the God of Israel. We hear this same story in both the First Reading and Gospel today. There were many lepers in Israel in Elisha's ...
Padre Pio's 'Last Mass'Jaymie Stuart Wolfe
I don't think of myself as a relics junkie, but I just may be one. It started a few years ago, when relics of the saints began showing up in Boston more regularly. St. Charbel, St. Maria Goretti, St. ...
On Cardinal Newman becoming a saintDwight G. Duncan
On Sunday, Oct. 13, Pope Francis will canonize Blessed John Henry Cardinal Newman (1801-1890) in Rome. This 19th-century English convert to Catholicism was a brilliant mind, a literary genius possessed ...
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Culture & Events
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The regrettable episode with Greta ThunbergElise Italiano Ureneck
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The origins of World Mission SundayThomas Lester
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Catholic Charities Merrimack Valley's 100 years of serviceDebbie Rambo
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Pay for emissionsCarolyn Woo
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A September SundayDick Flavin
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On Cardinal Newman becoming a saintDwight G. Duncan
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No schismRussell Shaw
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St. John Henry NewmanBishop Robert Barron
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What kind of 'believers'?George Weigel
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Faith & Family
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Padre Pio's 'Last Mass'Jaymie Stuart Wolfe
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Returning thanksScott Hahn
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Does heaven pass away?Father Kenneth Doyle
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Life by faithScott Hahn
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From the shadows into the lightFather Roger Landry
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Eligibility for sacrament of the sickFather Kenneth Doyle
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Love here and nowJaymie Stuart Wolfe
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A great chasmScott Hahn
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True cross of ChristFather Kenneth Doyle
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What is to be learned when going to college?Kevin and Marilyn Ryan
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Spirituality
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Newman -- Prophet of the Great ApostasyMichael Pakaluk
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The myriad sounds we hearFather Eugene Hemrick
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Monuments to good teachingMichael Pakaluk
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On the Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and the FamilyMichael Pakaluk
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Cardinal O'Malley issues statement on El Paso, Dayton ShootingsCardinal Sean P. O'Malley
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Reflections on the Blandensburg CrossMichael Pakaluk
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What makes for Christian communion?Father Ron Rolheiser
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Rachel Held Evans, 1981-2019Father Ron Rolheiser
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An ode in praise of a beloved friendFather Eugene Hemrick
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Faith, fear, and deathFather Ron Rolheiser
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In Depth
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What went wrong in the Sexual Revolution? New documentary takes a lookLizzy Joslyn
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Does God make people gay? A theologian respondsMary Rezac Catholic News Agency
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Why Catholics should beware as high-tech 'deepfake' videos emergeKevin Jones
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Cardinal Caffarra explains the reasons behind the dubiaCatholic News Agency
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