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Local Stories
Caritas Christi withdraws from planned partnership
By Donis TracyPosted: 7/1/2009
BRIGHTON - Just days before a joint partnership between Caritas Christi Health Care and St. Louis-based insurance company Centene, Inc. was scheduled to begin, the Archdiocese of Boston announced June 27 that its Caritas Christi Health Care System was relinquishing its membership and equity interests in the venture.
Local service marks opening of Year for Priests
By Donis Tracy
Pilot Correspondent
Posted: 6/26/2009
EAST BOSTON -- On June 19, the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart, the Church opened the Year for Priests. The theme for the priestly year is “Faithfulness of Christ, Faithfulness of Priests.”
Living the Faith: Sheila Farley
By Donis Tracy
Pilot Correspondent
Posted: 6/26/2009
MILTON -- It isn’t a big parish; it’s isn’t a burgeoning parish. But every day as Sheila Farley walks to her parish, St. Pius Tenth Parish in Milton, to open its doors she knows it is her parish.
From Cardinal Seán’s blog
Posted: 6/26/2009
On Thursday (June 11), the Feast Day of St. Barnabas the Apostle, we had a Mass at the Pastoral Center with something of a missionary theme.
Archdiocese's statement on termination of Caritas agreement
Posted: 6/25/2009
The following statement was issued June 26 by Caritas Christi, withdrawing its participation in Healthcare agreement:
Convocation highlights unity, faithfulness of priests
By Sarah M. BarrettPosted: 6/19/2009
The priests of Boston shared a day of brotherhood and renewed unity with their archbishop, Cardinal Seán P. O’Malley June 10 as they prepared to begin the Year for Priests. Nearly 350 archdiocesan priests gathered in Burlington for the 2009 Presbyteral Convocation held under the same theme Pope Benedict has given to the upcoming year centered on the priesthood: “Faithfulness of Christ, Faithfulness of Priests.”
Development adds affordable senior housing in Lowell
By Sarah M. BarrettPosted: 6/19/2009
LOWELL -- Frances Nugent turned 99 years-old June 11, a gift that few of us will likely be lucky enough to receive. The next day, however, she was given another gift that is probably even more rare.
Congratulations Class of 2009
Compiled by Patrick E. O’ConnorPosted: 6/19/2009
As the school year comes to a close, The Pilot extends congratulations to all graduates of Catholic High School’s in the Archdiocese of Boston.
Obituary: Long-time Pilot columnist Msgr. Thomas J. McDonnell dies at 73
By Father Robert M. O’GradyPosted: 6/19/2009
Perhaps Msgr. Thomas J. McDonnell was best known as a “city priest”; indeed his love of his hometown, Boston, was palpable. It seemed that no matter where he was Boston was never too far from his prayers, his thoughts and his mind.
Living the Faith: Linda Daley
By Donis Tracy
Pilot Correspondent
Posted: 6/19/2009
NORWELL -- The need to pass the faith onto the next generation is a value Linda Daley holds close to her heart.
From Cardinal Seán’s blog
Posted: 6/19/2009
Recently, Sister Bridget Haase visited to present me with a copy of her newly published book, “Generous Faith: Stories to Inspire Abundant Living.”
Golden, silver anniversary Mass celebrates the covenant of marriage
By Sarah M. BarrettPosted: 6/12/2009
SOUTH END -- In the biggest turnout in a decade, over 220 couples participated June 7 in the annual Golden and Silver Wedding Anniversary Celebration Mass at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross.
Family conference offers something for all ages
By Christine Williams
Pilot CorrespondentPosted: 6/12/2009
BRAINTREE -- Every member of the Catholic family is invited to the Northeast Catholic Family Conference June 28 from 1-8 p.m. The event, held at St. Mary Parish in Waltham, includes activities for all ages.
Caritas discussing changes to healthcare agreement, reaffirms commitment to Catholic teaching
Posted: 6/12/2009
BRAINTREE -- The Archdiocese of Boston released the following statement to The Pilot at press time June 10 in relation to the agreement between Caritas Christi and the Centene Corporation to partner in the Massachusetts Commonwealth Care Health Insurance Program starting July 1.
Conference to discuss problems in education from a Catholic perspective
By Sarah M. BarrettPosted: 6/12/2009
BRAINTREE -- A conference that will address a Catholic response to the challenges of educating today’s youth in a context of increasingly restrictive student-teacher interaction will convene in Cambridge this July.
Catholic Citizenship gets back to its grassroots
By Meghan Noe
Pilot CorrespondentPosted: 6/12/2009
The old saying goes that religion and politics are two topics that should be avoided in polite conversation. However, Catholic Citizenship, an organization created by former U.S. Ambassador Raymond Flynn to encourage Catholic grassroots participation in the political process, is calling on Catholics to speak up when it comes to politics.
Living the Faith: Edward Keating
By Donis Tracy
Pilot Correspondent
Posted: 6/12/2009
HYDE PARK -- Parishioners at St. Adalbert’s parish have been told that their parish will close at the end of their current pastor’s term, but this hasn’t stopped Edward Keating from putting his whole heart and soul into making sure his parish runs smoothly.
From Cardinal Seán’s blog
Posted: 6/12/2009
Before I come to the events of my week, I would like to address the killing of Kansas abortion physician Dr. George Tiller last Sunday.
Inner-City Scholarship Fund supporters go ‘Back to Class’
By Sarah M. BarrettPosted: 6/5/2009
On May 20, the Catholic Schools Foundation hosted its annual Back to Class Bus Tour with nearly 60 people partaking in the field trip from Boston’s Financial District to one of the 89 schools supported by the foundation’s Inner-City Scholarship Fund.
Boston priests happier than peers, study finds
By Sarah M. BarrettPosted: 6/5/2009
A study conducted late last year finds that Boston priests are, in general, more content and well-adjusted than many of their peers.
Local events to mark Year for Priests
By Christine Williams
Pilot CorrespondentPosted: 6/5/2009
BRAINTREE -- The heart of the patron saint of priests will travel to Rome for the opening of the Year for Priests on June 19, the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Here in the archdiocese, a prayer service and events throughout the year will mark this as a time to consider the importance of the priesthood.
Tye honored at Catholic Charities celebration
By Sarah M. BarrettPosted: 6/5/2009
More than 500 supporters of Catholic Charities, including Cardinal Seán P. O’Malley and New England Patriots owners Robert and Myra Kraft, gathered May 21 at the John F. Kennedy Library and Museum for the social services agency’s largest annual fundraiser--its 2009 Spring Celebration.
The Pilot receives four Catholic Press honors
By Pilot StaffPosted: 6/5/2009
The Catholic Press Association of the United States and Canada presented The Pilot with four Catholic Press Awards at the May 29 at the closing of its annual Catholic Media Convocation held in Anaheim, Calif.
Living the Faith: Anne Doherty Kelly
By Donis Tracy
Pilot Correspondent
Posted: 6/5/2009
CHARLESTOWN -- This past year, as parishioners at St. Francis de Sales in Charlestown were preparing their parish’s 150th Anniversary celebrations, long-time parishioner Anne Doherty Kelly was asked to research the history of the parish. She found much more than what she expected.
From Cardinal Seán’s blog
Posted: 6/5/2009
Over the Memorial Day holiday, I went to be with the Capuchin Friars in Pittsburgh and to celebrate a convocation on the theme of the 800th anniversary of the Rule of St. Francis. The entire province was there, including some representatives of our men who are in Papua New Guinea and in Puerto Rico. In all, there were around 150 to 200 of us.
Pilgrim Statue to visit archdiocese
Posted: 6/5/2009
The Pilgrim Statue of the Immaculate Heart of Mary blessed and crowned by Pope John Paul II, will be on display at several locations in the archdiocese between June 5 and June 8, including the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston on June 7.
Obituary: Sister Theresa Corcoran, SC, former General Secretary of Sisters of Charity of Halifax
Special to The PilotPosted: 6/5/2009
Sister Theresa (Leo Clare) Corcoran, a Sister of Charity of Halifax for 56 years, died in Wellesley on May 27 following a courageous battle with cancer. She was born in Dorchester on June 14, 1928, the daughter of John and Mary (Merrigan) Corcoran. Educated at St. Peter and St. Patrick Schools in Dorchester and Roxbury, Theresa entered the Sisters of Charity after receiving her B.A. degree from Emmanuel College, Boston. Her family had recently established a scholarship at her alma mater in her honor.
Father John Connolly named pastor at Dorchester’s St. Brendan Parish
By Father Robert M. O’GradyPosted: 6/5/2009
As announced in The Pilot last week, Cardinal Séan O’Malley has appointed Father John J. Connolly as the new pastor of St. Brendan Parish in Boston’s Dorchester section.
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