Past editions of The Pilot

The following local stories and opinion articles were published on our web site in 2006

Years available: 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003 (statring July1)

Friday, December 29, 2006

Bishops’ statement on the SJC decision regarding the marriage amendment

Thursday, December 28, 2006

Court says legislators have a constitutional duty to vote on same-sex marriage amendment

Friday, December 22, 2006

Bishops’ letter urges vote on marriage amendment

Text of bishops’ letter

Stoneham parish hosts annual Mass for the Disabled

Father Roger Jacques cleared of abuse allegation

Labor Guild holds 40th annual Cushing-Gavin Awards dinner

Lawmakers sued over recess vote

Priests appointed for pastoral care of clergy

Women’s gathering explores ‘Bringing Christ to our Culture’

Bishop Boles retires from central region

Cardinal announces appointment and retirements

Opinion: Cardinal Seán P. O’Malley Cardinal’s Christmas Message

Opinion: Daniel Avila The who, what and why of a constitutional crisis

Opinion: Msgr. Thomas McDonnell Waiting with Mary

Opinion: Jaymie Stuart Wolfe Overshadowed

Friday, December 15, 2006

BCTV debuts five new Christmas specials, redesigned Web site

Letters to the Editor

Bishops Dooher and Hennessey ordained

Bishop John A. Dooher: A life trusting in God’s providence

The Coat of Arms of His Excellency, the Most Reverend John Anthony Dooher Titular Bishop of Theveste Auxiliary Bishop of Boston

The Coat of Arms of His Excellency, the Most Reverend Robert Francis Hennessey Titular Bishop of Tigias Auxiliary Bishop of Boston

Episcopal succession — global and local

Bishops are the original ministers of confirmation

Robert F. Hennessey — bishop, priest, friend

Opinion: Father Richard Erikson Yes, Virginia, Jesus Christ is God

Opinion: Msgr. Thomas McDonnell The continuing birth of Christ (III)

Opinion: Kevin and Marilyn Ryan What a surprise!

Tuesday, December 12, 2006

Archdiocese issues statement on hospital system

Friday, December 08, 2006

Marriage suit to go before full court

After two months, Cor Unum meal center still expanding

Newton case highlights promotion of gay culture in public schools

Diamond jubilee at St. Mary of the Hills Church

Meet our seminarians: Daniel J. Kennedy Jr.

Opinion: Msgr. Thomas McDonnell The continuing birth of Christ(II)

Opinion: Father Tadeusz Pacholczyk Are feeding tubes required?

Opinion: Jaymie Stuart Wolfe Treasures, old and new

Opinion: Scot Landry ‘God loves a cheerful giver’

Friday, December 01, 2006

Metropolitan, cardinal pray for ‘fruitful’ dialogue

Annual collection for religious Dec. 9-10

Hudson vicar placed on leave

Keeping Christ in Christmas

Suit filed to push marriage amendment ahead

Merger plans for South End, Newton parishes announced

St. John’s Seminary holds 2nd annual alumni event

Dunn retires from MCC board of directors

Opinion: Msgr. Thomas McDonnell The continuing birth of Christ

Opinion: Michael Pakaluk Acts of faith

Opinion: Kevin and Marilyn Ryan Are big families back?

Opinion: Cyril Jones-Kellett A season overgrown by excess

Monday, November 27, 2006

Boston religious leaders issue statement on papal visit to Turkey

Friday, November 24, 2006

Cardinal discusses bishops’ meeting, committee chairmanship

Catechists encouraged to share faith at annual congress

Brotherhood’s ‘Into the Deep’ CD calls to holiness

Remodeled Gate of Heaven a stop on Christmas House Tour

Lugira’s receive Healy Award

Thousands join Statehouse marriage rally

Spanish-language program addresses challenges, necessity of catechizing

Achievements of youth, ministers recognized at banquet

Opinion: Cardinal Seán P. O'Malley, Ofm, Cap. Cardinal’s message to those in the military, their families and chaplains

Opinion: Daniel Avila The oath to vote

Opinion: Jaymie Stuart Wolfe Confidence

Friday, November 17, 2006

Editorial: Take a stand for democracy

Mass. bishops’ statement on constitutional convention

Evidence of alleged cure credited to Cardinal Newman sent to Vatican

Good Shepherd Sisters celebrate province’s 150th jubilee

Bishops ‘disturbed’ by thwarted marriage vote

Joy can exist amid suffering, says vocations speaker

Students prepare Thanksgiving meals for the needy

Opinion: Father Richard Erikson Back in Iraq

Opinion: Kris Mineau Legislators broke their oath of office

Friday, November 10, 2006

Charismatic conference brings youth and adults together in praise

New members appointed to archdiocesan finance council

Local news in brief

Marriage amendment not affected by election, says Church official

American Catholicism scholar speaks at Neal Lecture

Religious order still reeling from Katrina aftermath, says speaker

Vote on marriage: Constitution requires Governor’s action after Legislature recesses without voting Marriage Amendment

Cardinal names two senior priests and new team ministry member

Opinion: Scot Landry Giving thanks for the heroes among us

Opinion: Jaymie Stuart Wolfe In memoriam

Opinion: Father Tadeusz Pacholczyk Bodies in plastic, morally problematic?

Friday, November 03, 2006

Editorial: What’s in a name?

Boston hosts Catholic Medical Assoc. conference

Local marriage supporters consider implications of N.J. ruling

Group says it will run ad opposing bishops on marriage

Questions & Answers on same-sex marriage, democracy & civil rights

Cardinal celebrates annual White Mass

Opinion: Michael Pakaluk The credo of the culture of death

Friday, October 27, 2006

Editorial: Resurrection of the body

Eleven local Catholics invested into Holy Sepulcher Order

Cardinal opens Theology on Tap series

Closed Brighton school to be sold to community group

Boston Maryknoll honored for Kenyan AIDS ministry

Mass celebrates alliance to support Brighton parochial school

Mass. bishops urge grassroots effort on marriage vote

Remains from rediscovered Roxbury cemetery reinterred

Cardinal appoints two new pastors

Beloved Burlington pastor dies in auto accident

Opinion: Daniel Avila Getting a CAT scan of the common good

Opinion: Jaymie Stuart Wolfe ‘Tough Teachings’

Friday, October 20, 2006

Local Catholics support Cuban Church aid agency

Abuse revelations lead to removal of memorials to E. Boston pastor

New auxiliaries named, Bishop Boles retires

Notes from the Hill

Closed Brighton school to be sold to neighborhood group

Reinterment to be held for remains found in forgotten Roxbury cemetery

Late pope was example of harmony of work, life says speaker

Thousands venerate relic of patron of priests

Opinion: Father Richard M. Erikson Some lessons I have learned since June 16

Opinion: Scot Landry How do you respond to your unique blessings from God?

Opinion: Kevin and Marilyn Ryan Whatever happened to sin?

Friday, October 13, 2006

Editorial: Predators do not have ideology

Editorial: Reciprocity is the key

Editorial: Urban story with a twist

Gale defrocked by Vatican

Catholic school students join in worldwide holy hour

Knights of Malta host free bioethics lecture series

Malden Catholic earns spot on top 50 ‘Honor Roll’

Young adult pig roast draws nearly 300

Weigel opens local lecture series with talk on Europe’s future

New auxiliaries introduced at press conference

Opinion: Jaymie Stuart Wolfe Godless Harvard?

Thursday, October 12, 2006

Boston auxiliary bishop retires, two new auxiliary bishops named

Friday, October 06, 2006

Editorial: New tools, same message

Archdiocese to host relic of patron saint of priests

Cardinal to continue blogging experience

Locals donate time, talent to make stewardship conference success

Respect Life Sunday marked with cathedral Mass, walk

Boston hosts International Catholic Stewardship Conference

Church ties cardinal to Rome

Boston priest named Coast Guard’s chaplain

Father Serena named senior priest

Cardinal establishes new parish in Merrimack Region

Opinion: Father Daniel Hennessey Come and see the heart of a priest!

Opinion: Michael Pakaluk Is it enough to love God?

Opinion: Father Tadeusz Pacholczyk ‘Animal rights’ vs. human rights

Friday, September 29, 2006

Lawn party celebrates 25 years of support for Blessed John Seminary

Cardinal blogs from Rome to the world

Cardinal’s homily: Prayer, charity and the joy of forgiveness

Lawrence meal center opens this week

Pastoral associates encouraged at annual gathering

Removal of remains completed at rediscovered Roxbury cemetery

Opinion: Jaymie Stuart Wolfe The age of reason

Friday, September 22, 2006

Editorial: Prophetic words

Young-adult speaker series aims to encourage vocations

International Stewardship Conference comes to Boston Oct. 1

Whitman woman takes vows as Sister of St. Joseph

Parishioners’ generosity paves way for growth at Andover parish

Opinion: Daniel Avila The barbershop, the wave, and the common good

Friday, September 15, 2006

Sixteen ordained permanent deacons

Ministering to the ministers

Local religious leaders renew commitment to peace on 9/11 anniversary

Montrose School breaks ground on new Medfield campus

Regis College to admit men in 2007

Groundbreaking for Weymouth church to be rebuilt after fire

Sept. 11 victims remembered at St. Anthony Shrine

St. Mary of the Angels, Roxbury celebrates centennial year

Vatican secretary speaks on Catholic higher education at BC

Blessed John Seminary to hold 25th jubilee lawn party

Opinion: Jaymie Stuart Wolfe From the rubble

Opinion: Kevin and Marilyn Ryan Getting Junior and Jane on the road to success

Friday, September 08, 2006

Editorial: Five Years After 9/11

Stillborn abandoned at Brighton High receives Catholic burial

Cardinal thanks marriage petition supporters

First class of permanent deacons marks 30th anniversary

Innovation marks new school year at Sacred Heart High

Opinion: Scot Landry Why are you proud to be Catholic?

Opinion: Father Tadeusz Pacholczyk Guilt-free pluripotent stem cells?

Friday, September 01, 2006

Editorial: Presidential pass

Opinion: Father Edward F. Boyle, SJ The challenge of Labor Day

Opinion: Michael Pakaluk Back to school

Opinion: Jaymie Stuart Wolfe Calling all women (part 2)

Friday, August 25, 2006

Cardinal appeals for Katrina relief

Local priest says victims still ‘a long way from recovery’

Search committee formed to hire Caritas Christi president

Friday, August 18, 2006

Teens called ‘2B Disciples’ at music festival

Roxbury Catholic school burglarized

Friday, August 11, 2006

Priests gather for annual evening of prayer, fraternity

Friday, August 04, 2006

Editorial: No peace through violence

Editorial: Abortion over the counter

Healthcare ministry director resigns after claiming to be ordained

Local teens head to Mississippi for relief work

National pro-life walk makes local stops

Friday, July 28, 2006

Editorial: The path to unity

Editorial: ‘In loco parentis’

Pair bikes 400 miles for Beverly Catholic school

Canton parish camp builds spirit through service

Friday, July 21, 2006

Cardinal appoints two new members to cabinet

Tour offers inside look at cathedral — and light show to boot

Archdiocese honored for financial disclosure

Legislature delays vote on proposed marriage amendment

Notes from the Hill

Program helps teachers hone math, science skills

Sisters of St. Joseph celebrate transfer of leadership

Father Coyle and Father O’Connell named to new posts

Cardinal grants three senior priest status

Friday, June 30, 2006

Editorial: Let the people vote

Catholic high school commencement roundup

Governor, Cardinal urge vote on marriage

Cardinal celebrates feast day Mass of Opus Dei founder

Faith sustains Pakistani Catholics, says visiting bishop

Effort continues on pro-life license plate

Questions and answers about marriage and same-sex unions

SPICE summit addresses challenges of Catholic schools

St. Vincent de Paul Society awards Catholic school scholarships

Taking the pledge against drugs and violence

Msgr. Fay and Father Carr named pastors; Father Lynch retires

Brighton’s St. Gabriel Parish closed

Friday, June 23, 2006

Editorial: No tricks

Editorial: Raising the minimum wage

Archdiocese eliminates 50 positions

Mass. bishops issue statement on minimum wage increase

BU students join Brotherhood of Hope on mission trip

Facilities director elected to national board

Cardinal decrees parish changes

Catholic Church Extension Society celebrates 100-year anniversaries

Friday, June 16, 2006

Editorial: It is finally happening

Editorial: Be proud of defending marriage

Planning underway for archdiocesan bicentennial

Local Catholics, Orthodox to join in prayer service

Tourney raises record funds for Blessed John XXIII Seminary

Haitian Catholic youth celebrate ‘God’s Love and Mercy’

Religious-ed program helps children with disabilities

New vicar general speaks on background, hopes for future

Cardinal names senior priest, two pastors and rector

Friday, June 09, 2006

Catholic Charities holds Spring Celebration

Gala raises $225,000 for Little Sisters of the Poor

New chancellor appointed

‘Pilgrimage of Repentance and Hope’ concludes

Church in vigil receives new status

Spirit moves in Framingham

New pastor and two senior priests announced

Friday, June 02, 2006

Editorial: Never again

Chessare appointed interim head of Caritas Christi

Master of Arts in Ministry commencement

Notes From the Hill

Novena to conclude with Brighton procession

Novena to Holy Spirit for abuse healing begins

Five ordained to the priesthood

Office provides ‘spiritual nourishment’ for local sister

Friday, May 26, 2006

Caritas Christi president accused of improper conduct

Cathedral High dedicates new gymnasium

Second collection to help Catholic Charities assist flood victims

Mass celebrates gold, silver anniversary couples

New pastors named for Groton, Pepperell and Waltham

Friday, May 19, 2006

DesRoses receives Carroll Society Award

Workshop raises awareness of Courage program

Emmanuel students aid in ethnic diversity project

Cardinal addresses Jewish community

Record rainfall leaves several churches with damage

Renovated church invigorates parish community

Bishop Lennon installed as Cleveland’s 10th bishop

Archdiocese’s longest serving pastor retires

New pastor named in Townsend

Friday, May 12, 2006

Editorial: Hiding behind the veil

Catholic Appeal ‘critical to the mission,’ says cardinal

Evangelizing through art

Novena seeks to promote healing from abuse crisis

Girls learn service, compassion through volunteer program

Friday, May 05, 2006

Editorial: Cover the uninsured week

Editorial: The clock is ticking

BC student who aided marathoner lauded as ‘Miracle Joe’

Brockton parishioners join in vigil for immigration reform

Catholic Appeal kickoff

Catholic Charities to transfer adoption services

Cardinal’s letter on marriage amendment

Catholic Charities’ Yawkey Center dedicated

Friday, April 28, 2006

Editorial: We are the Church

Catholic Daughters help build home for Brockton family

Monaghan addresses Boston Legatus chapter

Citizens urge legislators to uphold marriage petition

Shaughnessy honored by Caritas St. Mary’s

Father Verrill retiring from Waltham parish

Friday, April 21, 2006

Hundreds walk in Good Friday pro-life processions

Workshop to help couples struggling with infertility

Financial Transparency Report released

Flynn receives Knights’ Lantern Award

Friday, April 14, 2006

Editorial: Immigration reform needed

Assessment of archdiocese’s child protection program released

Priests celebrate fraternity at annual Chrism Mass

Father Murphy returns to public ministry

Malden Catholic school to close

Seminarian’s marathon run to raise vocation awareness

Senior priest, team ministry, new pastor announced

Friday, April 07, 2006

Editorial: A man of conviction

Cardinal approves Alpha program for archdiocese

Archdiocese, BC partner to aid Brighton school

Cardinal’s message of gratitude

Two Charlestown parishes to merge

Cardinal celebrates first public Mass in Boston

Sister Kathleen Carr to step down as school superintendent

Sisters of St. Joseph elect new leadership team

Bishop Lennon named to Cleveland / Father Erikson is new vicar general

Friday, March 31, 2006

‘All the symbols of our faith are here’

Cardinal’s elevation ‘well-deserved,’ say Boston Catholics

A cardinal-archbishop like none before him

Church opposes slots bill

Friends, family join cardinal for first public Mass

New red robes made by old family business

Hugs, handshakes and photographs

Order of Malta holds reception for new cardinal

Cardinal O’Malley speaks on significance of elevation, challenges of the Church

‘Receive the ring from the hand of Peter’

Justice Scalia addresses Catholic Lawyers Guild

Church ties cardinal to Rome

New pastor named in Lynn, and two named senior priests

Friday, March 24, 2006

Archdiocese found in near compliance with child protection policy

Holy Name helps Katrina-struck parish with local ties

Conference marks 40th

Cardinal-designate speaks on Lent, consistory

Rome prepares for consistory

Statue of Our Lady of Fatima to tour Merrimack region

St. Pat’s celebration is ‘family tradition’

Traveling monstrance spurs prayers for vocations

Friday, March 17, 2006

Editorial: Dictatorship of relativism

Eighty-eight abuse victims agree to settlement

Catholic Charities ceases adoption work

Deacons encouraged at 2nd annual convocation

New life for treasures of closed churches

Friday, March 10, 2006

Editorial: Something is moving

Catholic scholar explains Church’s position on adoption by same-sex couples

Thousands attend men’s, women’s conferences

Vatican official to address ‘Nostra Aetate’ conference

‘Lent is about coming home’

Over 500 participate in Rite of Election

Somerville school to close

Three granted senior priest status

Friday, March 03, 2006

BC hosts panel discussion on faith and public policy

Mass. Bishops’ statement on adoptions by Catholic agencies

Mass. bishops ban same-sex couples’ adoptions by Catholic agencies

Amidst plans for consistory Cardinal-designate’s ‘top priority’ is archdiocese

Weigel delivers keynote address at John Paul II conference

Leaders congratulate Cardinal-designate O’Malley on elevation

Cardinal-designate O’Malley’s mother ‘elated’ by news

Friday, February 24, 2006

Editorial: Papal trust, people’s trust

For Boston Catholics, elevation of archbishop seen as sign of hope

Kaneb installed as new chair of Catholic Charities’ Board of Trustees

Appointment tells of pope’s high regard for Boston, says cardinal-designate

Traveling monstrance to promote adoration, prayers for vocations in Boston

Forty men attend weekend retreat to discern vocation to priesthood

Friday, February 17, 2006

Editorial: Ripple effect

Conference explores uses of art in the liturgy

Committees to examine faith formation, marriage and pastoral planning

First Catholic Women’s Conference planned for March

Three local priests granted senior priest status

Friday, February 10, 2006

Editorial: Cartoons, Islam and the Church

Collaborative effort promotes Catholic schools

Engaged Encounter: Building faithful foundations for 30 years

Friday, February 03, 2006

Editorial: Back to basics

Lawrence Catholic school to close

Local students reflect on March for Life pilgrimage

Proposed measure would mandate sex-ed

Five ordained to transitional diaconate

VoteOnMarriage.org urges investigation of harassment

Friday, January 27, 2006

Panel discussion focuses on role of education

House defeats church oversight bill

Local Catholic school students participate in march

Friday, January 20, 2006

Editorial: Expensive, unconstitutional, unnecessary

BC High adds grades 7 and 8

‘Church Control’ bill scheduled for vote on Jan. 25

Film educates on abortion through entertainment

Pro-life supporters hold annual Boston rally

Vatican rules on appeals by closed parishes

Father Deehan is new director of clergy personnel

Friday, January 13, 2006

Church in the 21st Century Center looks to the future

Travis launches adult benefit initiative

Archbishop joins in Quincy ecumenical Epiphany celebration

Local Catholics encouraged to pray for vocations

Chancellor David Smith to retire

Friday, January 06, 2006

Editorial: The battle for marriage continues

Settlement offered to additional abuse victims

Archbishop to join panel discussion on education

Remembering those who died homeless