Bringing Hope to Those on the Margins
Though raised in different parts of Sri Lanka, Josiah Roninson and his seminary classmates call themselves 'brothers.' From the city and seashore, peaceful and war-torn, their upbringings could ...
Helping the Missions and Filling Easter Baskets, Too!
Every day, missionaries are the face of God's miraculous love to countless people around the world. Whether it be in pastoral ministry, health care, education, or numerous other ways, missionaries ...
The Saints of Black History Month
Lucien Botovasoa was born in 1908, the first of nine children in his family in rural part of Madagascar. He was baptized into the Catholic faith at age ten and received his First Holy Communion at age ...
Celebrating Black History Month
Venerable Pierre Toussaint was born enslaved on June 27, 1766, in the French colony of Saint-Domingue, now modern-day Haiti. The sugarcane plantation on which Pierre and his family toiled was owned by ...
Celebrating Black History Month
There are many Africans and African Americans on the path to sainthood in our Church. As part of Black History Month, we'll bring you the stories of some of these holy people. This week, we highlight ...
Making Faithful Witnesses
Hanging above my office desk is a marvelous statement made by Pope Paul VI, in his encyclical Evangelii Nuntiandi (Evangelization in the Modern World): "Modern men and women will listen more willingly ...
Heart of the Missions
It's not every day that I'm invited to travel to New York City to attend a gala dinner. As a matter of fact, it's a rarity! But, when the honoree is Seán Patrick Cardinal O'Malley, ...
Faith to Rebuild in Pakistan
One of the rewards of having an active social media account for our mission office (follow us @BostonMissions) is the ability to be in contact with people all over the world. At the push of a button, ...
