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The following local stories and opinion articles were published on our web site in 2015:

Dec. 30 2015

Local
Cardinal, Menino family present gifts at St. Peter's Teen Center

Dec. 29 2015

Opinion
Father Kenneth Doyle: Holy days of obligation

Opinion
George Weigel: Liberal racism bares its fangs

Opinion
Bishop Robert Barron: All That is Visible and Invisible

Opinion
Father Ron Rolheiser: My Top Books for 2015

Dec. 25 2015

Local
Court rules Fontbonne discriminated against food service worker in same-sex marriage

Local
Quilting ministry is labor of love

Local
Two Lowell Catholic schools to merge

Local
Parishioners of closed Scituate church will appeal to Supreme Court

Local
Augustinians -- Order of St. Augustine

Local
From Cardinal Seán's blog

Obituary
Obituary: Father Joseph P. LaRaia, 94, former pastor in Hopkinton and Wellesley

Obituary
Obituary: Father Joel D. Oliveira, former Cambridge pastor

Opinion
Jaymie Stuart Wolfe: Christmas mercies

Opinion
Thomas Lester: Christmas Eve 1949 -- The first televised Mass in Boston

Opinion
Susan Abbott: Evangelization by the mile

Dec. 24 2015

Local
Cardinal O'Malley remembers persecuted Christians on Christmas card

Dec. 22 2015

Opinion
Russell Shaw: Reading Belloc

Opinion
Father Kenneth Doyle: Pope Francis on corporations

Opinion
John Garvey: 'Ex Corde Ecclesiae' after 25 years

Opinion
Father Ron Rolheiser: The Meaning of Christmas -- Connecting the Dots between the Crib and the Cross

Opinion
Bishop Robert Barron: Grace, Nature, and What Advent is Finally About

Opinion
George Weigel: Christmas and a world upside-down

Opinion
Father Roger J. Landry: God and Sinners Reconciled

Dec. 18 2015

Local
Bishop Uglietto opens cathedral Jubilee Holy Door

Local
Decree for Year of Mercy indulgence

Local
'North Pole Express' treats children, supports North Andover Catholic school

Local
Local residents visit El Salvador for 35th anniversary of killing of missionaries

Local
Diaconate class of 2016 receives Ministry of Acolyte

Local
The Society of Jesus -- The Jesuits

Local
From Cardinal Seán's blog

Opinion
Michael Pakaluk: Animals at the Vatican

Opinion
Kevin and Marilyn Ryan: That old Christmas stress

Opinion
Stephen J. Gust: Our family at Regina Cleri

Opinion
Debbie Rambo: 'The revolution of tenderness'

Opinion
Adam Johnson: This Christmas season, be wary of scams

Opinion
Susan Abbott: Evangelization 101: Witness -- Invite -- Welcome

Opinion
Clark Booth: Sports nation review

Dec. 17 2015

Opinion
Cardinal Seán P. O'Malley: Walking in the path of the Good Samaritan

Dec. 15 2015

Opinion
Father Ron Rolheiser: Sex and our Culture

Opinion
Bishop Robert Barron: What Makes the Church Grow?

Opinion
George Weigel: Remembering two great bishops

Opinion
Father Roger J. Landry: The Grace Only Great Sinners Have

Dec. 11 2015

Local
LIFT speaker calls young people to intimacy with Christ

Local
Women promote life, healing and mercy

Local
Christmas house tours benefit Laboure Center

Local
Planned 'Fenian' movie includes story of former Pilot editor

Local
Cardinal rededicates renovated Dorchester Catholic school

Local
Challenge to Love -- Medical Missionaries of Mary

Local
Court won't hear appeal from parishioners of closed church

Local
From Cardinal Seán's blog

Opinion
Bishop Peter J. Uglietto: Christmas memories

Opinion
Thomas Lester: Preserving parish sacramental history

Opinion
Jaymie Stuart Wolfe: Doors of Mercy

Opinion
Ray Flynn: An old fashioned Christmas tree lighting

Opinion
Susan Abbott: Phase IV

Opinion
Clark Booth: Hot stove gala

Dec. 8 2015

Opinion
Sister Constance Veit, L.S.P.: No One Should Have No One at Christmas

Opinion
Father Ron Rolheiser: Sensitive to Community, Beyond Ourselves

Opinion
Father Kenneth Doyle: Christian response to ISIS

Opinion
Russell Shaw: Presidential elections and the Supreme Court

Opinion
George Weigel: Books for Christmas

Opinion
Father Roger J. Landry: Why a Jubilee Year of Mercy?

Dec. 4 2015

Local
Local families embrace simplicity, anticipation of Advent season

Local
Cardinal celebrates Mass for Year of Consecrated Life

Local
Cardinal presents Cheverus Awards for service

Local
Cardinal seals cathedral Holy Door of Mercy

Local
Volunteers help CRS engage in Boston parishes

Local
Cardinal O'Malley adds name to climate change petition

Local
From Cardinal Seán's blog

Obituary
Obituary: Msgr. Francis G. O'Sullivan, former director of Catholic Charities and pastor

Obituary
Obituary: Father Cornelius 'Neil' Mullaney, pastor in Braintree and Lynn

Obituary
Obituary: Gerald T. Reilly, second lay chancellor, dies at 91

Opinion
Father Jonathan Gaspar: 'Merciful like the Father'

Opinion
Susan Abbott: Year of Mercy and Advent, Part II

Opinion
Clark Booth: Voting time in Cooperstown

Dec. 1 2015

Opinion
John Garvey: Remembering the dead and sacrifice

Opinion
George Weigel: Synod-2015, Revisited

Opinion
Bishop Robert Barron: The 'Waze' of Providence

Opinion
Father Kenneth Doyle: Maria Goretti's remains

Opinion
Father Ron Rolheiser: The Hiddenness of God and the Darkness of Faith

Opinion
Father Roger J. Landry: Making Up for a Lost Opportunity

Nov. 27 2015

Local
Mount Alvernia Academy named national Blue Ribbon School

Local
Mayor Walsh helps Charlestown parish distribute Thanksgiving meals

Local
Catholic Charities, United Way distribute 6,500 Thanksgiving meals

Local
Cathedral holy door to be sealed at Cheverus Awards ceremony

Local
Two honored at Bishop Healy Awards Dinner

Local
Medical Mission Sisters -- A healing presence in a wounded world

Local
From Cardinal Seán's blog

Obituary
Obituary: Father Philip Conroy former hospital and prison chaplain, and Groveland pastor

Opinion
Pope Francis: Full text of Pope Francis' powerful, unscripted talk with Kenya's youth

Opinion
Dwight G. Duncan: Thinking about 'Spotlight'

Opinion
Effie Caldarola: Looking for Mary

Opinion
Father William J. Byron, SJ: The season to be grateful

Opinion
Thomas Lester: Archive processes the papers of Msgr. Robert H. Lord

Opinion
Jaymie Stuart Wolfe: What's a Christian to do?

Opinion
Susan Abbott: Advent in a collaborative -- Part I

Opinion
Clark Booth: Fine art of trading

Nov. 24 2015

Opinion
George Weigel: A Thanksgiving meditation on freedom and its enemies

Opinion
Father Ron Rolheiser: Our Muslim Brothers and Sisters

Opinion
Father Kenneth Doyle: Using Common Era instead of A.D.

Opinion
Bishop Robert Barron: What Precisely is the Gospel?

Opinion
Russell Shaw: Reverence in receiving communion

Nov. 20 2015

Local
New Salem monument honors those who served

Local
Cheverus Award Medals to be presented Nov. 29

Local
Cheverus Award recipients 2015

Local
Skill or scam? Legality of daily fantasy sports debated

Local
Paris victims remembered at cathedral Mass

Local
St. Mary's High raises $2 million at event honoring Cardinal O'Malley

Local
Collection for retired sisters, Nov. 21-22

Local
The Franciscan Missionaries of Mary

Local
From Cardinal Seán's blog

Opinion
Father Tadeusz Pacholczyk: Parents and 'sex ed'

Opinion
Adam Johnson: Volunteer group aids socially isolated older adults

Opinion
Deacon Tim Donohue: The answer to radicalism is in serving and loving others

Opinion
Raymond Flynn: Why is the international community silent?

Opinion
Father Sean Connor: Seeking peace

Opinion
Debbie Rambo: The need at Thanksgiving and beyond

Opinion
Kevin and Marilyn Ryan: The new faith of our millennials

Opinion
Susan Abbott: Hard to the Nth degree

Opinion
Clark Booth: Halfway there

Nov. 19 2015

Opinion
Cardinal Seán P. O'Malley: Cardinal urges compassionate treatment for Syrian refugees

Nov. 18 2015

Opinion
Michael Hill: Do not punish Syrian refugees for the Paris attacks

Nov. 17 2015

Opinion
John Garvey: Learning from Mom's humility

Opinion
George Weigel: The grittiness of Christian faith

Opinion
Father Ron Rolheiser: Lacking the Self-Confidence for Greatness

Opinion
Bishop Robert Barron: 'Bridge of Spies' and the Path to Virtue

Opinion
Father Kenneth Doyle: Interest on loans prohibited?

Opinion
Father Roger J. Landry: Saturday Night Reparation

Nov. 15 2015

Local
Cardinal O'Malley statement on terrorist attack in Paris

Nov. 13 2015

Local
12 admitted to candidacy for the permanent diaconate

Local
Regis College partners to bring satellite school to Lawrence

Local
Catholic schools to play in Fenway football games

Local
Seminarian Spotlight: Andrea Povero

Local
Everett parish hosts 'College Fair for Immigrant Families'

Local
Missionary Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate Conception: How did I get here?

Local
From Cardinal Seán's blog

Opinion
Kathy Mears: I am grateful

Opinion
Michael Pakaluk: The pope and magnanimity

Opinion
Father Joseph Thomas, BSO: America's bigoted past repeated?

Opinion
Thomas Lester: The 45th anniversary of Cardinal Cushing's death

Opinion
Susan Abbott: Matter Conference

Opinion
Clark Booth: Some ponderables

Nov. 12 2015

Local
Cardinal O'Malley, N.E. Lutheran bishop express hope for 'full unity'

Local
Joint letter by Cardinal O'Malley and Lutheran Bishop James Hazelwood

Nov. 10 2015

Opinion
George Weigel: John Paul II's 'beloved Kraków'

Opinion
Father Kenneth Doyle: Explaining Eucharist to child

Opinion
Father Ron Rolheiser: Faith, Doubt, Dark Nights, and Maturity

Opinion
Russell Shaw: A disturbing fact

Opinion
Bishop Robert Barron: 'René Girard, Church Father'

Opinion
Father Roger J. Landry: Scandals

Nov. 6 2015

Local
Doctor-prescribed suicide back on Beacon Hill

Local
Planning Office dedicates new affordable housing in Dorchester, Haverhill

Local
Abortion clinics vigilers 'courageous,' says Bishop Dooher

Local
Merrimack College interfaith gathering remembers Kristallnacht

Local
Christian Brothers in sixth decade of service at Catholic Memorial

Local
Catholic Charities South fashion show

Local
UMass president Meehan to address first Cristo Rey symposium

Local
From Cardinal Seán's blog

Opinion
Raymond L. Flynn: They inspired the world

Opinion
Jaymie Stuart Wolfe: Discerning adoption

Opinion
Erick Rommel: The most important rule of all

Opinion
Effie Caldarola: Gratitude is a spiritual practice

Opinion
Susan Abbott: Checking in with Phase I

Opinion
Clark Booth: Series ends with daylight savings time

Nov. 3 2015

Opinion
Father Ron Rolheiser OMI: The Communion of Saints

Opinion
Bishop Robert Barron: Daniel and the great unveiling

Opinion
George Weigel: The Speaker and the social doctrine

Opinion
Father Roger J. Landry: The universal call to spiritual heroism

Nov. 2 2015

Opinion
Staff Reporter: Vatican statement on arrests for document leak

Opinion
Staff Reporter: Pope's Homily at Cemetery on All Saints Day

Oct. 30 2015

Local
A Catholic understanding of Halloween

Local
Social Justice Convocation focuses on message of Laudato Si'

Local
Noted author Father James Martin addresses Order of Malta

Local
Father James Martin speaks on work, local ties

Local
Cathedral bells raised into their new home

Local
Charities celebrates reopening for renovated Lynn Child Care Center

Local
MCC testifies at Statehouse opposing physician assisted suicide bill

Local
Seminarian Spotlight: Thomas Olson

Local
Institute of Our Lady of Mount Carmel: 'For the Glory of God and the good of souls'

Local
From Cardinal Seán's blog

Opinion
Kevin and Marilyn Ryan: Sexual climate change

Opinion
Thomas Lester: Archdiocesan Archive begins to repair sacramental registers

Opinion
Father William J. Byron: Autumnal thoughts

Opinion
Karen Osborne: Accepting advice and dialogue

Opinion
Susan Abbott: Collaboratives and Catholic social justice

Opinion
Clark Booth: Around and about

Oct. 28 2015

Local
Cardinal O'Malley issues statement on the release of 'Spotlight' film

Oct. 27 2015

Opinion
George Weigel: The saints and all of us

Opinion
Father Ron Rolheiser: Religion, Secular Thought, and Health and Happiness

Opinion
Bishop Robert Barron: Preaching the Strange Word

Opinion
Father Kenneth Doyle: Abbreviating the Gospel; Indulgences during Holy Year

Opinion
Russell Shaw: Dissecting the Synod

Opinion
Father Roger J. Landry: The Most Endearing and Enduring of All the Works of Mercy

Oct. 26 2015

Opinion
Archbishop Joseph Kurtz: A Reflection After the Synod

Oct. 24 2015

Opinion
Pope Francis: Pope Francis' discourse at the conclusion of the Synod

Oct. 23 2015

Local
New cathedral bells blessed

Local
12 new permanent deacons ordained

Local
World Mission Sunday celebrated at cathedral

Local
Professionals educated on palliative care at Pastoral Center

Local
10th Fatima Holy Hour teaches youth about apparitions

Local
State Officers of Massachusetts Knights of Columbus installation

Local
The Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur: Making known God's goodness

Local
From Cardinal Seán's blog

Obituary
Obituary: Father John J. McCormick, pastor and spiritual director

Obituary
Obituary: Carolyn Lynch, wife, mother, philanthropist

Opinion
Jaymie Stuart Wolfe: Walking together

Opinion
Father Eugene Hemrick: Working with others as God watches us

Opinion
Father John Catoir: The joy Pope Francis left behind

Opinion
Dwight G. Duncan: Practicing the joy of the Gospel

Opinion
Susan Abbott: Catholic schools -- Centers of evangelization

Opinion
Clark Booth: Playoffs -- League Series vs. World Series

Oct. 21 2015

Opinion
Pope Francis: On Promises Made Between Husband and Wife

Opinion
Staff: Report From third round of English speaking Small Circles at Synod

Oct. 20 2015

Opinion
George Weigel: A blessed loss

Opinion
Father Kenneth Doyle: Following Jesus vs. American lifestyle/The pope's sister

Opinion
Bishop Robert Barron: 'The Martian' and Why Each Life Matters

Opinion
Sister Constance Veit, l.s.p.: Upside down definitions

Opinion
Father Ron Rolheiser: Displacing Ego and Narcissism

Opinion
Father Roger J. Landry: The Point of Marriage and Family Life

Oct. 19 2015

Opinion
Pope Francis: Pope's Address at Commemorative Ceremony for 50th Anniversary of Synod of Bishops

Oct. 16 2015

Local
Three honored with St. James Society Cushing Award

Local
A special baptism at Regina Cleri

Local
Father Arthur Colgan named auxiliary bishop in Peru

Local
Breslin named president/CEO of Youville Assisted Living Residences

Local
Parishioners evicted from closed church after 11-year vigil

Local
Permanent deacon class of 2015

Local
The Sisters of Charity-Halifax and the Archdiocese of Boston

Local
From Cardinal Seán's blog

Opinion
Debbie Rambo: The Justice Reinvestment Act

Opinion
Adam Johnson: Celebrating the Legacy of St. Marguerite d'Youville on her Feast Day

Opinion
Carolyn Woo: A dangerous, divisive word

Opinion
Effie Caldarola: Finding God in a day's work

Opinion
Thomas Lester: A historic papal visit... in 1979

Opinion
Susan Abbott: Without God...without us....

Opinion
Clark Booth: Back on the ice

Oct. 14 2015

Opinion
Staf: Report From Second round of English speaking Small Circles at Synod

Oct. 13 2015

Opinion
Father Kenneth Doyle: Jesus used cup not chalice / Forgiving abortion

Opinion
George Weigel: Pius XII, co-conspirator in tyrannicide

Opinion
Russell Shaw: Our dystopian society

Opinion
Bishop Robert Barron: Pope Francis and True Mercy

Opinion
Father Ron Rolheiser: The Stigma of Suicide

Opinion
Father Roger J. Landry: Bringing Out More Fully the Rosary's Christological Depth

Oct. 9 2015

Local
Relics of St. Maria Goretti venerated at cathedral

Local
'Blue Mass' celebrates, thanks emergency personnel

Local
Who was St. Maria Goretti?

Local
Cardinal recognizes S. Natick school as independent Catholic school

Local
Ex-priest who raped boy freed after decade in prison

Local
Sisters of St. Francis of Assisi -- Serving the people of God in Massachusetts: 1947-2015

Obituary
Obituary: Leila H. Little, former editor of The Pilot

Obituary
Obituary: Two women of the Church

Opinion
Clark Booth: October Ball

Opinion
Susan Abbott: No writer's block here

Opinion
Dwight G. Duncan: The canonization of St. Junipero Serra in historical perspective

Opinion
Father William J. Byron, SJ: A papal handshake loaded with meaning

Opinion
Kathy Mears: Intentional acts of kindness

Opinion
Maureen Pratt: Unpacking the unforgettable

Opinion
Synod15: Report From English speaking Small Circles at Synod

Opinion
Staff Reporter: Synod15: Report From Small Circle English 'A'

Oct. 8 2015

Opinion
Archbishop Charles Chaput: Marriage as a Witness to Hope

Oct. 7 2015

Opinion
Pope Francis: On the Relationship Between the Church and the Family

Oct. 6 2015

Opinion
Cardinal Peter Erdo: Full text of Cardinal Erdo's introductory report for the Synod on the Family

Opinion
Bishop Robert Barron: Brian Williams, Chris Matthews, and Letting the Fly Out of the Fly Bottle

Opinion
Father Kenneth Doyle: Morphine to the terminally ill; Confession and dementia

Opinion
Father Ron Rolheiser: Innocence, Complexity, and Sanctity

Opinion
George Weigel: Issues beneath issues at Synod 2015

Opinion
Father Roger J. Landry: Some Thoughts on Francis and Kim

Oct. 4 2015

Opinion
Pope Francis: God's Dream for Creation Is Loving Union Between Man, Woman

Oct. 2 2015

Local
Pope brought message of love and mercy, says Cardinal O'Malley

Local
Archbishop Williams students witness history in Washington

Local
Philly pilgrimage fulfills dream for Waltham parishioner

Local
Waltham parish among several that made journey to Philly

Local
Bostonians were among the many who came to see the pope

Local
A close encounter of the papal kind

Opinion
Bishop Robert Barron: The Pope, the Congress, and a Trappist monk

Opinion
Jaymie Stuart Wolfe: Father to the world

Opinion
Susan Abbott: One million acts of mercy

Opinion
Clark Booth: Yogi

Sep. 29 2015

Opinion
George Weigel: Synod 2015 hopes

Opinion
Father Thomas Rosica: The Shadow of Peter Fell on America Last Week

Opinion
Father Ron Rolheiser: Caring for Our Soul

Opinion
John Garvey: The shoes of the fisherman

Opinion
Russell Shaw: Squaring the circle at the Synod?

Opinion
Father Roger J. Landry: Three Pages From My Papal Visit Notebook

Sep. 25 2015

Local
Cardinal praises priests who 'care for us and our families'

Local
Seminary Lawn Party celebrates symbol of 'growth, commitment'

Local
Permanent Diaconate Inquirers Program: Is Christ Calling You?

Local
Xaverian Brothers

Local
From Cardinal Seán's blog

Obituary
Obituary: Father Robert B. Costello, senior priest and WWII veteran

Opinion
Pope Francis: Pope's Address to the United Nations General Assembly

Opinion
Cardinal Sean P. O'Malley: Cardinal O'Malley's keynote to the World Meeting of Families

Opinion
Father Eugene Hemrick: Putting action behind the papal encyclical on ecology

Opinion
John Garvey: The consequences of the pill and same-sex marriage

Opinion
Kevin and Marilyn Ryan: The big search

Opinion
Susan Abbott: Family life and/in collaboratives

Opinion
Clark Booth: Almost there, baseball playoff time and more

Sep. 24 2015

Opinion
Bishop Robert Barron: The Hundredth Anniversary of Thomas Merton's Birth

Sep. 22 2015

Opinion
Father Kenneth Doyle: Artificial flowers on the altar / New annulment procedure

Opinion
Father Ron Rolheiser: Things beyond our Imagination

Opinion
George Weigel: Lessons from the Rough Rider for today's political ruffians

Opinion
Father Roger J. Landry: One Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church With and Under the Living Peter

Sep. 20 2015

Local
Cardinal O'Malley reflects on pope's visit to Cuba

Sep. 18 2015

Local
Plenary indulgence available for Year of Consecrated Life

Local
East Boston students 'Joke with the Pope' to support missions

Local
Regis cuts the ribbon on campus construction

Local
'Blue Mass' celebrated in Waltham for area first responders

Local
Milton men's group celebrates 100th meeting

Local
From Cardinal Seán's blog

Obituary
Obituary: Father Edward M. Keohan, retired hospital chaplain and pastor

Obituary
Obituary: Father William Carrigg, senior priest

Obituary
Obituary: Father Richard T. Bakker, SMA, retired Malden priest

Opinion
Father David Barnes: Divorce and remarried need nurturing, not quick fixes

Opinion
Joseph D'Arrigo: Serving our priests with love

Opinion
Debbie Rambo: #End45 -- Raise a Hand to End Poverty

Opinion
Jaymie Stuart Wolfe: Fingers in our ears

Opinion
Susan Abbott: Things we have learned

Opinion
Clark Booth: Kickoff

Sep. 15 2015

Opinion
Father Kenneth Doyle: Why no garden weddings? / Announcements during Mass

Opinion
Russell Shaw: Kentucky clerk stand raises serious arguments

Opinion
George Weigel: Popes in these United States

Opinion
Bishop Robert Barron: Your Life Does Not Belong to You

Opinion
Father Ron Rolheiser: Our Overstimulated Grandiosity -- and our Impoverished Symbols

Opinion
Father Roger J. Landry: The Level At Which We Will Encounter the Pope

Sep. 14 2015

Opinion
Father Tad Pacholczyk: Jailed for Defending Marriage

Sep. 11 2015

Local
Judicial Vicar explains changes to annulment process

Local
Permanent deacon candidates make solemn professions

Local
Amendola presents back-to-school kits to Cathedral High students

Local
Historic Cheverus letters on display at Pastoral Center

Local
An invitation -- Day of Prayer with Religious

Local
Wrentham Eagle Scout praised for parish accessibility project

Local
Seminarian Spotlight: Thomas Sullivan

Local
From Cardinal Seán's blog

Opinion
Kathy Mears: Offering the Joy of the Gospel

Opinion
Raymond Flynn: 'Chief Servant' not 'Chief Politician'

Opinion
Carolyn Woo: Exploring lessons from Mary

Opinion
Susan Abbott: Forming Disciples in Mission

Opinion
Clark Booth: In the stretch

Sep. 9 2015

Opinion
Father Roger J. Landry: Going to Encounter Our 'Little Saint' of Chastity and Mercy

Sep. 8 2015

Opinion
George Weigel: Remembering 'The Few'

Opinion
Jennifer Manning: Pope Francis shines a light on mercy

Opinion
Sister Constance Veit, l.s.p.: Taking the Long View on Our Journey to the Supreme Court

Opinion
Bishop Robert Barron: Why St. Junípero Serra Matters Today

Opinion
Father Thomas Rosica, CSB: Reflections on the Changes to the Annulment Process

Sep. 4 2015

Local
Cathedral undergoing exterior cleaning, restoration

Local
Labor Guild continues history of building labor-management bridges

Local
23 new leaders at Archdiocese of Boston Catholic schools

Local
Catholic groups back in-state tuition for undocumented youth

Local
Cardinal welcomes pope's letter on the Year of Mercy

Local
Project Rachel: Learning to forgive myself and others

Local
Archdiocese's investment in World Mission rich via Maryknoll Sisters

Obituary
Obituary: Archbishop George H. Pearce, Marist missionary bishop

Opinion
Michael Pakaluk: The Christian athlete

Opinion
Jaymie Stuart Wolfe: Measuring up

Opinion
Richard Trumka: Pope Francis and his popularity

Opinion
Carole Norris Greene: Rewriting the script in Roanoke -- and at home

Opinion
Susan Abbott: Summer company from Scranton

Opinion
Clark Booth: Solemn Vigil of Deflategate

Sep. 1 2015

Opinion
Father Kenneth Doyle: Dual worship / Clarifying passage in Scripture

Opinion
Russell Shaw: What will the Pope say during his visit to the U.S.?

Opinion
George Weigel: An epistolary romp through Catholicism

Opinion
Father Roger J. Landry: Putting the Plan of Life into Action

Aug. 28 2015

Local
Boston joins nationwide Planned Parenthood protest

Local
Presidential race stirs immigration debate

Local
Seminary hosts Mass for pilgrims travelling to Cuba during pope's visit

Local
Relics of St. Maria Goretti to visit Cathedral in October

Local
Seminarian Spotlight: Kevin Staley-Joyce

Local
The Sisters of the Presentation of Mary -- Then and now

Local
From Cardinal Seán's blog

Opinion
Deacon Kevin P. Martin, Jr.: A story of immigration: What's in your wallet?

Opinion
Dwight G. Duncan: On keeping soon-to-be-St. Junipero's statue in the Capitol

Opinion
Father Kenneth Doyle: Sacraments and the disabled

Opinion
John Garvey: Using technology to humanize precious life

Opinion
Susan Abbott: New evangelization?

Opinion
Clark Booth: Hall of Fame meanderings

Aug. 25 2015

Opinion
Bishop-elect Robert Barron: Stephen Colbert, J.R.R. Tolkien, John Henry Newman, and the Providence of God

Opinion
George Weigel: Catacomb time?

Opinion
America Magazine editorial: Our segregated schools

Opinion
Father Roger J. Landry: Christian Cheerfulness and Joy

Aug. 21 2015

Local
Collaborative takes evangelization to the streets

Local
Boston Army chaplain featured in upcoming PBS documentary

Local
Dorchester priests see outreach as key to quelling city violence

Local
Grey Nuns of Montreal: Shadow of a saint

Opinion
Debbie Rambo: The Rodman Ride for Kids

Opinion
Jaymie Stuart Wolfe: Another day, another second chance

Opinion
Father Kenneth Doyle: Can suicide be forgiven?

Opinion
Susan Abbott: Summer company from Baltimore

Opinion
Clark Booth: Lies, damn lies and analytics...

Aug. 18 2015

Opinion
George Weigel: The deeper issue at the Synod

Opinion
Russell Shaw: Everybody has a vocation

Opinion
Father Roger J. Landry: Aspirations

Aug. 17 2015

Obituary
Cardinal Paskai, Hungarian church leader, dies at 88

Opinion
Father Thomas Rosica, CSB: In Lead-up to Jesuit Pope's US Visit, a Reflection on Nation's 1st Bishop, a Jesuit

Aug. 14 2015

Local
Parish trifecta: Hull Catholics celebrate three milestones

Local
Priests celebrate fraternity at annual Vianney Cookout

Local
Local demonstrations planned over Planned Parenthood practices

Local
Priest with local ties named global leader of Oblates

Local
Religious of the Good Shepherd: 'Our zeal should embrace the whole world'

Local
Finding self through service: The experience of long-term volunteers

Opinion
Kathy Mears: Creating stronger faith-filled families and communities of learners

Opinion
Kevin and Marilyn Ryan: Muscular Christianity

Opinion
Raymond Flynn: In New Hampshire, everyone wanted to talk politics

Opinion
Father Eugene Hemrick: Making something good out of depression

Opinion
Susan Abbott: Summer company from Dublin

Opinion
Clark Booth: Awaiting the shoe to fall

Aug. 12 2015

Opinion
Archbishop Charles J. Chaput: There is No Equivalence

Aug. 11 2015

Opinion
Bishop-elect Robert Barron: Mother Nature is One Unreliable Lady

Opinion
George Weigel: The perils of 'preferred peers'

Opinion
Father Roger J. Landry: The Acts of the Heart That Lead to Holiness

Aug. 7 2015

Local
Statehouse rally calls for defunding of Planned Parenthood

Local
Local family brings donations for persecuted refugees to Iraq

Local
African clergy in U.S. hold annual convention in Randolph

Local
Cranberry Catholic Collaborative sees fruits of pastoral planning

Local
St. Paul School in Wellesley to close

Local
Seminarian Spotlight: Americo Santos

Local
Franciscan Friars of the Atonement: Bringing reconciliation, healing and Atonement to the marketplace

Local
From Cardinal Seán's blog

Opinion
Father Tadeusz Pacholczyk: Consenting to the unconscionable

Opinion
Clark Booth: Deadlines and monkeyshines

Opinion
Jaymie Stuart Wolfe: Accommodating the truth

Opinion
Susan Abbott: Implementation!

Opinion
Michael Pakaluk: Abortion and the Conscience of a Nation

Opinion
Karen Osborne: Making plans, not excuses, to attain dreams

Aug. 4 2015

Opinion
Bishop-Elect Robert Barron: Why You Need Spiritual Food

Opinion
Russell Shaw: Iran and the bomb

Opinion
George Weigel: Taking the 'long view' on Russia

Opinion
Father Kenneth Doyle: Abstaining from meat on Fridays

Opinion
Father Roger J. Landry: Keeping Order So That Order May Keep Us

Aug. 3 2015

Opinion
Cardinal Donald Wuerl: Homily at Funeral for Cardinal Baum

Jul. 31 2015

Local
Nine graduate from community nursing program

Local
Cardinal ordains deacon on long journey to priesthood

Local
Chapel dedication bridges past and future

Local
Parishes honor deceased young adult leader

Local
The many branches of Consecrated Life

Local
From Cardinal Seán's blog

Opinion
Father James J. Ronan: Why do you pray?

Opinion
Father Patrick McLaughlin: The Gospel and climate change

Opinion
Erick Rommel: The rewards of being nice

Opinion
Susan Abbott: Collaboration in service

Opinion
Clark Booth: Meanwhile observing the scene

Jul. 28 2015

Opinion
Father Kenneth Doyle: Wedding of cohabitating couples / Papal trip expenses

Opinion
John Garvey: The consequences of the pill and same-sex marriage

Opinion
Bishop-elect Robert Barron: The Death of God and the Loss of Human Dignity

Opinion
George Weigel: The amazing, and now Venerable, Father Al

Jul. 24 2015

Local
Youth celebrate faith at Steubenville East Conference

Local
Green Ribbon Commission addressing local climate challenge

Local
Brothers celebrating anniversaries

Local
Trip from Boston to Cuba planned for visit of Pope Francis

Local
Nothing new about 'sustainability' in religious life

Local
Franciscan Missionary Sisters for Africa: Making a difference

Local
Natural Family Planning (NFP) Awareness Week marked nationwide

Opinion
Dwight G. Duncan: With malice toward none, with charity for all

Opinion
Jaymie Stuart Wolfe: Old dogs and new tricks

Opinion
Raymond Flynn: Pope adds moral voice to urban problems

Opinion
Father William J. Byron, SJ: A papal call to action on the environment

Opinion
Effie Caldarola: Forgiveness and grace in tragedy

Opinion
Susa Abbott: Local pastoral plan -- From the heart of the city

Opinion
Clark Booth: Summer ponderings

Jul. 22 2015

Opinion
Pope Francis: Encyclical Is More Than 'Green'

Jul. 21 2015

Opinion
Father Kenneth Doyle: Marriage ceremony a sacrament / Church fee for funeral

Opinion
Patricia Kasten: Walking in beauty

Opinion
Russell Shaw: The Church cannot quit

Opinion
George Weigel: Flannery O'Connor and Catholic realism

Opinion
Father Roger J. Landry: Learning to Work with Jesus as Part of the Plan of Life and His Plan of Salvation

Jul. 17 2015

Local
Mayor Walsh to attend Vatican conference on climate change, human trafficking

Local
Cardinal approves first round of collaborative local pastoral plans

Local
The Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia: Gospel women making a difference

Local
Seminarian Spotlight: Huan Ngo

Local
Orthodox delegation visits Pastoral Center for feast of Sts. Peter and Paul

Local
New provincial for Marist Brothers

Obituary
Obituary: Father Frederick O'Brien, pioneer of archdiocesan Hispanic apostolate

Opinion
Debbie Rambo: 'We all have it in us to succeed'

Opinion
Father Eugene Hemrick: Viewing the pope's encyclical through the eyes of Romano Guardini

Opinion
Erick Rommel: Life lessons learned through the search for a job

Opinion
Susan Abbott: Much ado about... something exciting: local pastoral plans

Opinion
Clark Booth: All star review and preview

Jul. 14 2015

Opinion
Father Robert Barron: A Prophetic Pope and the Tradition of Catholic Social Teaching

Opinion
Father Kenneth Doyle: New Testament and homosexual acts / Communion in hand

Opinion
Sister Constance Veit, l.s.p.: Grandparenting is a great and happy vocation!

Opinion
George Weigel: Progressive Catholic authoritarianism: an enduring problem

Opinion
Father Roger J. Landry: Sacred, Professional and Apostolic Study

Jul. 10 2015

Opinion
Father Eugene Hemrick: Resistance to Pope Francis' encyclical

Opinion
Our Sunday Visitor editorial board: Facing a new reality

Opinion
Maureen Pratt: Setting goals to pave a path toward a dream

Opinion
Carole Norris Greene: Charleston tragedy should drive us to, not away from, church

Jul. 7 2015

Opinion
Father José Medina: A Call to Conversion

Opinion
Father Kenneth Doyle: Doomed by Scripture/Masses for broader intentions?

Opinion
Russell Shaw: Complementarity of the sexes

Opinion
George Weigel: Cuban hopes for the papal visit

Jul. 6 2015

Opinion
Archbishop Charles J. Chaput: Peace on Earth, 2015

Jul. 2 2015

Local
Thomas Kennedy, longtime Massachusetts lawmaker, dies at 63

Local
Hundreds witness to life in Boston march

Jul. 1 2015

Local
Troutman named new director of Catholic Charities North

Opinion
George Weigel: The Church and the 'New Normal'

Jun. 30 2015

Opinion
Father Robert Barron: We've Been Here Before: Marriage and the Room of Tears

Opinion
Sister Constance Veit, l.s.p.: Grandparenting is a great and happy vocation!

Opinion
Raymond Flynn: Independence Day

Opinion
Father Kenneth Doyle: Hymns at funerals/Worthy of holy Communion?

Opinion
Father Roger J. Landry: Our Weekly Spiritual Mother's Day

Jun. 26 2015

Local
The moral dimension of legalizing recreational marijuana

Local
Marian Court College to close at end of June

Local
Canton parish continues to heal after tragic loss of pastor

Local
Marblehead parish presents youth ministry scholarships

Local
Needham bridge dedicated to the late Father Daniel Kennedy

Local
Inner City Scholarship Fund honors Volunteer of the Year

Local
Class of 2015 Catholic high school commencements

Local
Father William McLaughlin granted senior priest status

Local
Boston faith community gathers in prayer for Charleston victims

Local
The Vocation of Consecrated Virgin

Local
Cardinal O'Malley 'saddened' by Supreme Court marriage ruling

Obituary
Obituary: Father Paul Franz, former Medford pastor, at 80

Opinion
Dwight G. Duncan: Happy birthday to the rule of law

Opinion
Raymond Flynn: The pope and the environment

Opinion
Jaymie Stuart Wolfe: The dumpster

Opinion
Susan Abbott: Forming Disciples in Mission workshop

Opinion
Clark Booth: Seasons

Jun. 23 2015

Opinion
Father Robert Barron: Laudato Si' and Romano Guardini

Opinion
Russell Shaw: Discovering one's vocation

Opinion
George Weigel: The summer reading list

Opinion
Father Kenneth Doyle: Parents' sins visited on children/Convalidating a marriage

Opinion
John Garvey: Setting out on a moral life, even while driving

Opinion
Father Roger J. Landry: Spiritual Reading

Jun. 19 2015

Local
Daughters of St. Paul celebrate centennial

Local
Redemptoris Mater announces planned expansion at gala

Local
Forming the Future: B.C. High student serves the homeless and forgotten

Local
Cardinal announces clergy changes in the archdiocesan curia

Local
Archdiocese holds Faith Formation Leadership Day

Local
The Medical Missionaries of Mary: On fire with the healing love of God

Local
Parish offers summer faith formation programs

Opinion
Kevin and Marilyn Ryan: What do St. Augustine, Eisenhower, Dorothy Day and Samuel Johnson have in common?

Opinion
Adam Johnson: Brain health: Another reason older adults should exercise

Opinion
Debbie Rambo: Tragedy in the streets

Opinion
Karen Osborne: Enjoying the magic of turning 18

Opinion
Susan Abbott: They came back!

Opinion
Clark Booth: Job and jabs

Jun. 18 2015

Opinion
Cardinal Seán P. O'Malley: 'Laudato Si': Protecting 'Our Common Home' and the dignity of the poor

Jun. 16 2015

Opinion
Father Robert Barron: Love, Tolerance, and the Making of Distinctions

Opinion
Father Kenneth Doyle: Son's 'bad' angel/How to treat a former priest

Opinion
George Weigel: Now, the Kasper theory of democracy?

Opinion
Richard Trumka: What money can't buy: faith and solidarity

Opinion
Father Roger J. Landry: Living on God's Every Word

Jun. 12 2015

Local
Pope St. John XXIII Seminary breaks ground on new learning center

Local
Young people cautioned against 'Charlie Charlie Challenge'

Local
Testimony on life issues heard on Beacon Hill

Local
Catholic Citizenship movie screening seeks to inspire youth

Local
Parishes follow long tradition of Corpus Christi processions

Local
Seminarian Spotlight: Steven LeBlanc

Local
Mission Church celebrates 150th anniversary of icon

Local
Cardinal grants senior priest status to three pastors

Local
Program offers North Shore Catholic high school students college credit

Local
Stigmatine Fathers and Brothers: An apostolic mission of deferential service

Local
From Cardinal Seán's blog

Opinion
Kathy Mears: What I have learned through visiting our Catholic schools

Opinion
Raymond L. Flynn: Challenging the 'Do-Nothing' attitude

Opinion
Father John Catoir: Celebrating 55 years as a priest

Opinion
Effie Caldarola: A lesson in coalition building via the death penalty

Opinion
Father Tadeusz Pacholczyk: The banking of sperm and eggs before cancer treatments

Opinion
Jaymie Stuart Wolfe: Things as they should be

Opinion
Clark Booth: Wherefore art thou Bruins

Jun. 9 2015

Opinion
Father Robert Barron: Bruce Jenner, the 'Shadow Council,' and St. Irenaeus

Opinion
Father Kenneth Doyle: Rosary while driving? / Abuse victim still loves church

Opinion
Russell Shaw: Catholic population trends

Opinion
Sister Constance Veit, l.s.p.: The Elderly As Poets of Prayer

Opinion
George Weigel: Themes for surviving 'Ordinary Time'

Opinion
Father Matt Williams: Challenging the 'Charlie Charlie Challenge'

Opinion
Father Roger J. Landry: Going Away with the Lord to Pray Awhile

Jun. 6 2015

Obituary
Eugene Kennedy, psychologist, author and former priest, dies at 86

Jun. 5 2015

Local
ICSF leads annual 'bus tour' of East Boston Central Catholic School

Local
Local observers offer perspective on upcoming ecology encyclical

Local
Bishop Kennedy participates in worldwide Catholic-Anglican dialogue

Local
Walpole's Blessed Sacrament School works to build prostheses for Third-World children

Local
Fathers Richard Clancy, William Lohan and Joseph Mozer named pastors

Local
Sisters of Charity of Halifax: Jubilate! Alleluia!

Local
From Cardinal Seán's blog

Obituary
Obituary: Father Richard J. Perron, long time Brockton pastor, dies at 94

Opinion
Michael Pakaluk: The new way of burning books

Opinion
Father Paco Anzoategui: New Catholic radio stations for Spanish and Portuguese speakers

Opinion
Father Eugene Hemrick: Teaching others about the necessity, not the obsession, of money

Opinion
Thomas Lester: Archdiocesan Archive donates painting to library and research center

Opinion
Susan Abbott: Phase III begins

Opinion
Clark Booth: Alphabet soup

Jun. 2 2015

Opinion
Father Robert Barron: 'Mad Men' and the Depression of Don Draper

Opinion
Father Kenneth Doyle: Eucharistic minister qualifications / Family falling apart

Opinion
George Weigel: The myth of Washington gridlock

Opinion
Father Roger J. Landry: Idol Crushing Eucharistic Adoration

Jun. 1 2015

Obituary
Beau Biden, oldest son of Vice President Biden, dies of brain cancer

May. 29 2015

Local
Cardinal ordains five men on Vigil of Pentecost

Local
Cardinal, newly confirmed, celebrate 'the rush of a wild wind'

Local
Boston to host first March for Life

Local
Our Lady of Perpetual Help -- Mission Grammar School at 125

Local
Holy Cross Fathers and Brothers: Largest ordination class in recent memory

Local
From Cardinal Seán's blog

Opinion
Debbie Rambo: A serious investment

Opinion
Father William J. Byron, SJ: What is that graduation speech really saying?

Opinion
Effie Caldarola: Focusing on daily gratitude

Opinion
Jaymie Stuart Wolfe: Every flag, every name, every face

Opinion
Susan Abbott: A visit from down under

Opinion
Clark Booth: Boys of summer spring report

May. 26 2015

Opinion
Father Kenneth Doyle: Confirmation at a high school/Cremains of non-Catholic

Opinion
Father Robert Barron: Hospitalland and the Divinization of One's Passivities

Opinion
John Garvey: Lamentations for the Christians of the Middle East

Opinion
Russell Shaw: A two-pronged persecution

Opinion
George Weigel: Men such as these: a Memorial Day reflection

Opinion
Father Roger J. Landry: The Particular Exam

May. 22 2015

Local
15 earn Theological Institute degrees

Local
Spring Celebration raises $1.1m to support Catholic Charities

Local
Judge orders vigilers to leave closed Scituate church

Local
Pentecost -- The birthday of the Church

Local
Forming the Future -- Walnut Park Montessori School

Local
Marist Fathers and Brothers enjoying a new springtime in vocations

Local
From Cardinal Seán's blog

Opinion
Father Tadeusz Pacholczyk: What is VSED and why should it matter to us?

Opinion
Dwight G. Duncan: Thinking about five to four

Opinion
Father Eugene Hemrick: What to make of protest marches

Opinion
Frank Mazzaglia: A Franciscan perspective on climate change

Opinion
Adam Johnson: Understanding arthritis

Opinion
Raymond Flynn: Parents of special needs children perform miracles every day

Opinion
Susan Abbott: 'Tu es sacerdos in aeternum' -- You are a priest forever

Opinion
Clark Booth: Clouds with no silver linings

May. 19 2015

Opinion
Father Kenneth Doyle: Saints in the Old Testament/Plush retirement for priests

Opinion
Carole Norris Greene: In Baltimore, a lesson in blame

Opinion
George Weigel: The Catholic Church's German crisis

Opinion
Father Roger J. Landry: Being Guided by the Spirit

May. 15 2015

Local
Father Barron inspires priests at annual convocation

Local
Network spreads word of procedure to reverse RU-486 abortions

Local
Sister Prejean tells Boston jury Tsarnaev told her of regret for victims

Local
Local Jesuit priest in Nepal shares account of devastation

Local
Quincy Catholic Academy flourishing in first 5 years

Local
Ordination class of 2015: Deacon Anthony Cusack

Local
The Congregation of the Daughters of Mary of the Immaculate Conception

Local
R.I. conference seeks 'robust understanding' of Pope Francis

Local
From Cardinal Seán's blog

Local
Judge orders vigilers to leave closed Scituate church

Local
Boston Marathon bomber sentenced to death

Opinion
Jaymie Stuart Wolfe: An inside view

Opinion
Father John Catoir: Using dialogue

Opinion
Effie Caldarola: Using our hands

Opinion
Kevin and Marilyn Ryan: The cornerstone

Opinion
Terry Donilon: 'Always, a Catholic of deep faith and devotion'

Opinion
Susan Abbott: Phase III parochial vicars checking in

Opinion
Clark Booth: Tom Terrific

May. 12 2015

Opinion
Father Kenneth Doyle: Holy water fonts / Divorced woman wants to become Catholic

Opinion
Russell Shaw: The responsibility of ecological stewardship

Opinion
George Weigel: The difference Cardinal George made

Opinion
Father Roger J. Landry: The Memorare

May. 8 2015

Local
Archdiocese honors those who let 'the light of Christ' shine for youth

Local
Gala celebrates work of Sisters of St. Joseph

Local
Boston's 'media nuns' celebrate centennial with upcoming events

Local
Catholic school teachers inspire, lead

Local
Forming the Future: Ursuline Academy peer ministry

Local
Ordination class of 2015: Deacon Andrea Filippucci

Local
Massport honored for support of Laboure Center

Local
Edmund Rice Christian Brothers at Catholic Memorial

Local
From Cardinal Seán's blog

Opinion
Kathy Mears: Teaching children, not topics

Opinion
Erick Rommel: Letting others in

Opinion
Carolyn Y. Woo: Moving forward, with the Holy Spirit

Opinion
Susan Abbott: Catholic schools and evangelization

Opinion
Clark Booth: The fight that might have been

May. 5 2015

Opinion
Father Robert Barron: 'The Avengers' and Friedrich Nietzsche

Opinion
Father Kenneth Doyle: Honoring an unworthy parent/Living closer to God

Opinion
Russell Shaw: The Pope and America

Opinion
Sister Constance Veit, l.s.p.: Is God dreaming about your life?

Opinion
George Weigel: John Paul II and 'America'

Opinion
Father Roger J. Landry: Learning from Mary in the Rosary How to Know, Love and Imitate Christ

May. 1 2015

Local
Boston faith community remembers victims of Armenian genocide

Local
What does the Church teach on capital punishment?

Local
Capuchin Friars: Making the commitment to consecration in Boston

Local
Ordination class of 2015: Deacon Peter Stamm

Local
Melkite archbishop speaks on plight of Syrians at Pastoral Center

Local
New head of Catholic Citizenship seeks to expand reach

Local
Irish Pastoral Centre: A hidden jewel that's about to shine brighter

Local
Sister Disciples continue eucharistic mission in Boston

Local
Second collection to aid Nepal

Obituary
Sister Mary Ann Walsh, woman of faith, writer, spokeswoman, dies at 68

Obituary
Obituary: Father Michael F. McLellan pastor in Canton dies suddenly at 64

Opinion
Michael Pakaluk: Something rotten in the academy

Opinion
Father John Catoir: No matter what you seek in life, keep Christ close

Opinion
Jaymie Stuart Wolfe: Crisis, conversation, conversion

Opinion
Susan Abbott: Evangelization -- all are welcome!

Opinion
Clark Booth: May's days

Apr. 28 2015

Opinion
John Garvey: A migrant crisis over abortion

Opinion
George Weigel: Remembering Number 84

Opinion
Father Roger J. Landry: Uniting our Work to God

Apr. 24 2015

Local
Inner-City Scholarship Fund Dinner celebrates 25th year

Local
Workers rally in Boston for living wage

Local
Christian unity focus of cardinal's address at Evangelical college

Local
Msgr. Fay named director of campus ministry and of continuing education for deacons

Local
Forming the Future: Trinity Catholic Academy's STREAM program

Local
Family members of missing Mexican students speak in archdiocese

Local
Ordination class of 2015: Deacon Christopher Lowe

Local
Boston Carmel -- solitude in the city

Local
From Cardinal Seán's blog

Opinion
Dwight G. Duncan: Crime and punishment -- here and now

Opinion
Adam Johnson: How do you approach stress?

Opinion
Effie Caldarola: Welcoming a stranger to a new home

Opinion
Karen Osborne: Education helps us to soar

Opinion
Susan Abbott: Phase II collaboratives enter next stage of planning

Opinion
Clark Booth: Off seasons beginnings

Apr. 23 2015

Local
'There can be no more denial'

Apr. 21 2015

Opinion
Father Robert Barron: A Lion of the American Church: Thoughts on the Passing of Cardinal George

Opinion
Father Kenneth Doyle: The church on same-sex marriage; protocol for a wedding

Opinion
George Weigel: 'Wolf Hall' and upmarket anti-Catholicism

Opinion
Father Roger J. Landry: The Difference God Made through Francis Cardinal George

Apr. 17 2015

Local
Marathon bombing remembered two years on

Local
Parish leaders gather to promote evangelization

Local
Jesuits honor Cardinal O'Malley at annual gala

Local
Ordination class of 2015: Deacon Sinisa Ubiparipovic

Local
Father Parrish named interim episcopal vicar and Secretary for Parish Life and Leadership

Local
In Jesus, We Reveal the Face of Love: The Daughters of St. Paul

Local
From Cardinal Seán's blog

Local
Parents of slain child oppose the death penalty for Tsarnaev

Obituary
Obituary: Father William Joyce, former pastor in Readville

Obituary
Obituary: Father Robert Waldron, retired pastor in Waltham

Opinion
Father Tadeusz Pacholczyk: Pondering the implications of three-parent embryos

Opinion
Raymond Flynn: Is it our political leaders, or is it ourselves?

Opinion
Carolyn Y. Woo: For those who need it most

Opinion
Father John Catoir: The greatness of being you

Opinion
Kevin and Marilyn Ryan: Let's hear it for religion!

Opinion
Jaymie Stuart Wolfe: Moved by a movie

Opinion
Susan Abbott: Co-Workers conference

Opinion
Clark Booth: Icy times

Apr. 14 2015

Obituary
Cancer claims freshman basketball player known for 'determined spirit'

Opinion
Father Kenneth Doyle: Too much focus on the Passion / Donating body to science

Opinion
Russell Shaw: 'Tooting the Church's horn'

Opinion
George Weigel: Newman and Vatican II

Opinion
Father Roger J. Landry: Regina Caeli

Apr. 10 2015

Local
Mass. bishops oppose death penalty for Marathon bomber

Local
Despite challenges, parishes respond to synod lineamenta

Local
Brighton parish program reaches young adult Catholics

Local
Easter Triduum celebrated at cathedral

Local
Local students mark Triduum with prayer, service

Local
Seminarian Spotlight: Patrick Fiorillo

Local
The Carmelite Sisters for the Aged and Infirm

Local
From Cardinal Seán's blog

Opinion
Kathy Mears: Teaching in the digital world

Opinion
Raymond Flynn: Easter -- a season of hope

Opinion
Father Eugene Hemrick: The missionary spirit that moves the Church

Opinion
Effie Caldarola: Spring arrives with light and hope

Opinion
Susan Abbott: Collaboration or merger?

Opinion
Clark Booth: Play ball

Apr. 7 2015

Opinion
Father Robert Barron: The Startlingly Good News of the Resurrection

Opinion
Father Kenneth Doyle: Smoking and morality/Confession and anonymity

Opinion
George Weigel: Easter and evangelism

Opinion
Father Roger J. Landry: Praying The Angelus

Apr. 6 2015

Local
A Statement of the Roman Catholic Bishops of Massachusetts on the Death Penalty

Local
Mass. bishops oppose death penalty in Boston Marathon bombing case

Apr. 3 2015

Local
Priests celebrate unity at Chrism Mass

Local
Ospino addresses priests on future of Hispanic ministry

Local
Forming the Future: Arlington Catholic's planned Student Achievement Center

Local
Coming home to the faith: Charles and Olivia Gray, Holy Family, Concord

Local
40 Days vigilers 'offer up' harsh winter

Local
Popular Church blogger gives talk at St. John's Seminary

Local
Together as Brothers: Pilgrimage planned for Year of Consecrated Life

Local
From Cardinal Seán's blog

Obituary
Rev. Robert Schuller, retired Crystal Cathedral pastor, dies at 88

Opinion
Michael Pakaluk: The practice behind the idea of Newman's university

Opinion
Debbie Rambo: We run together, again

Opinion
Father John Catoir: Moving closer to God in ordinary ways

Opinion
Jaymie Stuart Wolfe: A 'good' thief

Opinion
Father James Ronan: An Easter people

Opinion
Susan Abbott: Death and resurrection: Knowing how the story ends

Opinion
Clark Booth: Nicknames

Mar. 31 2015

Opinion
Cardinal Seán P. O'Malley: Cardinal encourages 'hospitality of the Gospel' at Chrism Mass

Opinion
John Garvey: In a world of brotherly love

Opinion
Russell Shaw: A mortal enemy

Opinion
George Weigel: St. John Paul II and the 'tyranny of the possible'

Opinion
Father Roger J. Landry: The Practice of Penance and Reparation

Mar. 30 2015

Obituary
Assyrian patriarch dies; was promoter of unity, served for 39 years

Mar. 27 2015

Local
Easter parish collections support archdiocese's priests

Local
Archdiocese takes legal action to end Scituate vigil

Local
Historical attitude toward divorce explored at BC conference

Local
Master of Arts in Ministry Program celebrates 15 years

Local
Coming home to the faith: Ariela Reynoso, St. Thomas Aquinas, Jamaica Plain

Local
Seminarian Spotlight: Matthew Conley

Local
BC College of Arts and Sciences to be named for Robert Morrissey

Local
135 years of compassion in the Archdiocese of Boston

Local
From Cardinal Seán's blog

Opinion
Raymond Flynn: Historic opportunity for peace

Opinion
Msgr. Dennis Sheehan: Thank God for Regina Cleri

Opinion
Adam Johnson: Intergenerational relationships matter

Opinion
Father Eugene Hemrick: Spring is here and so is physical and spiritual beauty

Opinion
Effie Caldarola: A reminder of love

Opinion
Dwight G. Duncan: Forgiving wrongs willingly -- really?

Opinion
Susan Abbott: Lent and the triduum

Opinion
Clark Booth: Four seasons

Mar. 26 2015

Local
Triduum invites us 'to follow the footsteps of Christ'

Mar. 24 2015

Opinion
Father Robert Barron: What 'Whiplash' Can Teach Us About Spiritual Mentoring

Opinion
George Weigel: The indomitable, and effective, Cardinal Pell

Opinion
Father Roger J. Landry: Faithfully Living Holy Week

Mar. 20 2015

Local
St. Patrick celebrated at cathedral

Local
Emmanuel College students give up spring break to serve

Local
Catholic school advocates lobby at Statehouse

Local
Coming home to the faith: Zachary Dorfman, Northeastern University

Local
Forming the future: Richard Mcallister and Nicholas Neville, Archbishop Williams High

Local
St. Columbkille throws 'out the net,' baptizes 20 students

Local
The Sisters of Providence: Love, mercy and justice

Local
From Cardinal Seán's blog

Obituary
Obituary: Msgr. William F. Glynn, former pastor in Somerville, Dorchester and Duxbury

Opinion
Debbie Rambo: Credits where credits are due

Opinion
Msgr. James P. Moroney: Scared to death

Opinion
Father William J. Byron, SJ: An idea for helping the poor

Opinion
Raymond Flynn: St. Patrick's Day memories

Opinion
Kevin and Marilyn Ryan: Common Core: A mistake for Catholic schools

Opinion
Jaymie Stuart Wolfe: Why lie?

Opinion
Susan Abbott: Back for more!

Opinion
Clark Booth: When is it too much?

Mar. 17 2015

Opinion
Kevin J. Jones: Patrick: the saint who knew what it was like to be a slave

Opinion
Father Robert Barron: Kenneth Branagh's Very Christian Cinderella

Opinion
Russell Shaw: Euthanasia, religion and secularism

Opinion
George Weigel: A mission of love

Opinion
Father Kenneth Doyle: Was crucifixion necessary? / Definition of homily

Opinion
Father Roger J. Landry: Frequent Confession

Opinion
Cardinal Seán P. O'Malley: Saint Patrick Day Message and Blessing

Mar. 13 2015

Local
Harsh winter has been especially tough for Boston's homeless

Local
BC hosts Catholic school teams to examine students' role in 'Evangelii Gaudium'

Local
Vigil continues at former Scituate church despite March 9 deadline

Local
Seminarian spotlight: Joseph Almeida

Local
Michigan boy with autism meets CatholicTV 'heroes'

Local
Coming home to the faith: Cheri Grassi, St. Michael, North Andover

Local
The Marist Brothers of the Schools

Local
Boston streets clear enough for cathedral St. Patrick's Mass to go on

Obituary
Obituary: Msgr. Alfonso G. Palladino, seminary professor and pastor

Opinion
Father Tadeusz Pacholczyk: Undoing a chemical abortion

Opinion
Father John Catoir: Life, suffering and death

Opinion
Kathy Mears: Jumping into the STREAM

Opinion
Msgr. James P. Moroney: Patrick and the passion

Opinion
Susan Abbott: Missionary perspective

Opinion
Clark Booth: Minnie

Mar. 10 2015

Opinion
Father Kenneth Doyle: Stem-cell research and cures; Catholic view on Islam

Opinion
Sister Constance Veit, LSP: Suffering unleashes love: Thoughts on physician assisted suicide

Opinion
George Weigel: Keeping Catholic schools Catholic

Mar. 6 2015

Local
Cardinal celebrates Life Teen Mass for Appeal announcement weekend

Local
Mears holds roundtable with local Catholic school leaders

Local
Local Catholics offer prayers for Egyptian Christians killed by Islamic State

Local
Steubenville East Conference to be held in archdiocese in July

Local
Father Reed named Secretary for Catholic Media

Local
Latorre to retire after 40 years working with Hispanic community

Local
Forming the future: Armenian Sisters Academy, Lexington

Local
Coming home to the faith: Colleen Kelley, St. Mary, Randolph

Local
Andover parish teens devote February break to mission trip

Local
Fall River priest assigned to Vatican's observer mission at U.N.

Local
What is the consecration of virgins?

Local
From Cardinal Seán's blog

Obituary
Cardinal Egan, retired archbishop of New York, dies at age 82

Opinion
Michael Pakaluk: Newman's true idea of a university

Opinion
Jaymie Stuart Wolfe: Destination Lent

Opinion
Msgr. James P. Moroney: The Passion, the Cross and the Stations

Opinion
Karen Osborne: The real face

Opinion
Susan Abbott: Phase III pastor training

Opinion
Clark Booth: Some thoughts before they come north

Mar. 3 2015

Opinion
Father Kenneth Doyle: Conversion: Certainty required? / Wedding stipend for priest

Opinion
Russell Shaw: 'The Church of Christ Without Christ'

Opinion
George Weigel: No fighting God

Opinion
Father Roger J. Landry: Almsgiving

Mar. 2 2015

Obituary
Father Theodore Hesburgh, higher education leader, diplomat, dies at 97

Feb. 27 2015

Local
Labels are for Jars Lenten program helps feed both body and soul

Local
Boston parking woes cause cancellation of Rite of Election at cathedral

Local
Lease of parking area will help fund ministries at cathedral

Local
Seminarian Spotlight: Christopher Bae

Local
Planning for archdiocesan 2016 WYD pilgrimage well underway

Local
Coming home to the faith: Tom Heneberry, St. Theresa of Avila, West Roxbury

Local
Boy and girls altar servers each have a role to play, say local pastors

Local
So why are we celebrating the Year of Consecrated Life?

Local
Father Aidan Walsh granted senior priest status

Local
CatholicTV to begin airing local Spanish Mass

Local
From Cardinal Seán's blog

Opinion
Dwight G. Duncan: Knowing and loving our enemies

Opinion
Msgr. James P. Moroney: Fasting in imitation of the cross

Opinion
Father Eugene Hemrick: Finding peace of mind during Lent

Opinion
Susan Abbott: Collaborative Lent

Opinion
Clark Booth: Knights in black and gold

Feb. 20 2015

Local
Pastors reflect on impact of snow at local parishes

Local
Forming the future: Marissa Honka -- Academy of Notre Dame, Tyngsboro

Local
Candidates to become permanent deacons installed as acolytes

Local
Coming home to the Faith: Michael Gearing, MIT Campus minister

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Archdiocese organizes trip to the World Meeting of Families

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Marists serve Archdiocese of Boston for more than 130 years

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'The Light is on For You' is back this Lent

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From Cardinal Seán's blog

Obituary
Obituary: Father Louis D. Bourgeois, former pastor in Salem and Hamilton

Opinion
Father Kenneth Doyle: Can a felon enter holy orders? Chewing the host

Opinion
John Garvey: Confession for what ails us

Opinion
George Weigel: World Christianity by the numbers

Opinion
Sister Constance Veit, l.s.p.: Whose Life Is It Anyway: Thoughts on Physician Assisted Suicide

Opinion
Raymond L. Flynn: With God, all things are possible

Opinion
Debbie Rambo: A bowl of change

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Msgr. James P. Moroney: Hushing the storm to silence

Opinion
Father William J. Byron, SJ: Using the long reach of prayer during Lent

Opinion
Susan Abbott: RCIA and Collaboration

Opinion
Clark Booth: Baseball's back...

Opinion
Father Roger J. Landry: Bold Christian Fasting

Feb. 19 2015

Opinion
Father Roger J. Landry: Spiritual Communions

Feb. 18 2015

Opinion
Pope Francis: On Brothers and Sisters. Catechesis on the Family (VI)

Feb. 17 2015

Opinion
Russell Shaw: What to do next on same-sex marriage?

Opinion
Father Robert Barron: Stephen Fry, Job, and the Cross of Jesus

Opinion
Father Kenneth Doyle: Real presence in the Eucharist / Naked infant in creche

Opinion
George Weigel: Ukraine: disinformation and confusion

Feb. 13 2015

Local
Ash Wednesday is more than just ashes

Local
Having a large family, following God's will, brings joy, say local couples

Local
From Cardinal Seán's blog

Local
The Sisters of Charity of St. Mary, (SCSM)

Obituary
Obituary: Father James F. Lanergan dies at 80

Obituary
Obituary: Father John Gentleman, pastor in Essex and Manchester by the Sea

Obituary
Obituary: Father William W. Campbell, retired Air Force chaplain

Opinion
Kathy Mears: Working toward heaven

Opinion
Kevin and Marilyn Ryan: Je suis bebe

Opinion
Bill Dodds: Looking at caregiving

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Father William J. Byron, SJ: A midwinter wake-up call on college campuses

Opinion
Maria Benoit: Living in the present: A spiritual perspective on dementia

Opinion
Susan Abbott: 'Disciple Maker Index'

Opinion
Clark Booth: Around the Pro's

Feb. 11 2015

Opinion
Pope Francis: On the Gift of Children. Catechesis on the Family (V)

Feb. 10 2015

Opinion
Father Kenneth Doyle: John's Gospel on Sundays / Propriety of funeral homily

Opinion
George Weigel: Lent, day by day

Opinion
Father Roger J. Landry: Going Daily to the Source and Summit of Christian Life

Feb. 6 2015

Local
Local consultation to begin for October Synod on family

Local
Questions for discussion based on the 'lineamenta'

Local
'Called and Gifted' workshop helps laity discern charisms

Local
Forming the future: Faraaz Nadeem, Xaverian Brothers High

Local
Lawrence-based Bellesini Academy announces opening of girls' school

Local
St. Columbkille Partnership School receives $1.65 million in grants

Local
Local group promotes devotion to Mary

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Lenten programming on CatholicTV

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From Cardinal Seán's blog

Obituary
Obituary: Msgr. Richard J. Mehm, pastor in Malden

Obituary
Obituary: Father David J. Bartley, former pastor in Lynn and Salem

Obituary
Obituary: Father Jose S. Ferreira 'builder and healer'

Opinion
Father Tadeusz Pacholczyk: Medical assistance with the Battle of the Bulge

Opinion
Jaymie Stuart Wolfe: The snow effect

Opinion
Karen Osborne: You have a voice

Opinion
Effie Caldarola: Welcoming others into an eternity with God

Opinion
Michael Pakaluk: Lent with Francis

Opinion
George Weigel: Evangelical challenges for Vatican diplomacy

Opinion
Susan Abbott: Phase III pastors

Opinion
Clark Booth: Soupey XLIX

Feb. 5 2015

Opinion
Russell Shaw: Unserious politics

Feb. 4 2015

Opinion
Pope Francis: On the Positive Role of Fathers. Catechesis on the Family (IV)

Feb. 3 2015

Opinion
Msgr. Paul Garrity: LESSONS FROM THE SUPERBOWL

Opinion
Father Kenneth Doyle: Auditing church institutions / Traditional Mass

Opinion
Father Roger J. Landry: Daily Mental Prayer

Feb. 2 2015

Opinion
Pope Francis: Pope's Homily for World Day of Consecrated Life

Jan. 31 2015

Opinion
Father Robert Barron: Why Having a Heart of Gold is Not What Christianity is About

Jan. 30 2015

Local
Bostonians march for life

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Local pro-lifers hold annual rally

Local
Young adults rough it to attend march

Local
New look at Milton parish

Local
Local Catholic invited to attend State of the Union

Local
World Day for Consecrated Life: You are cordially invited to the following Open Houses on Feb. 8

Local
From Cardinal Seán's blog

Opinion
Elizabeth Paquette: I am a Catholic school nurse

Opinion
Father Eugene Hemrick: An education beyond formal education

Opinion
Susan Abbott: Amazing Parish traits -- Part III, traits six and seven

Opinion
Clark Booth: Looneytunes

Jan. 28 2015

Opinion
Father Kenneth Doyle: Biblical basis for purgatory / Does pope write his speeches?

Opinion
George Weigel: Nonsense on 'Sixty Minutes'

Opinion
Father Roger J. Landry: The General Examination

Jan. 27 2015

Obituary
Father Richard McBrien, prolific theologian and essayist, dies at 78

Opinion
Pope Francis: On Fatherhood. Catechesis on the Family (III)

Jan. 26 2015

Opinion
Kathy Mears: Catholic Schools: Developing saints and scholars

Jan. 23 2015

Local
Local groups pray for unity 'for the sake of the world'

Local
MCFL announces 2015 legislative agenda

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Boston-area Sisters host prayer vigil for Human Trafficking Awareness Day

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Assumptionists promote 'education in all its forms' in New England

Local
From Cardinal Seán's blog

Obituary
Obituary: Father Arthur A. Brown former Norwood pastor

Opinion
Dwight G. Duncan: 'The purpose of our coming here'

Opinion
Father John Catoir: The ultimate path to peace

Opinion
Jaymie Stuart Wolfe: History Days

Opinion
Susan Abbott: Amazing parish traits -- Part II

Jan. 21 2015

Opinion
Russell Shaw: Marriage, an ideal?

Opinion
Mike Krokos: '500 ... and counting'

Opinion
Cardinal Seán P. O'Malley: 2015 March For Life Vigil Mass Homily

Jan. 20 2015

Obituary
U.S. ambassador who fought for truth about churchwomen's murders dies

Opinion
George Weigel: Europe and nothingness

Opinion
John Garvey: 'Je suis Charlie'?

Opinion
Father Kenneth Doyle: On the length of eulogies at funeral Masses

Opinion
Pope Francis: On the Apostolic Visit to Sri Lanka and the Philippines

Opinion
Fr. Paweł Rytel-Andrianik: The Unknown Side of Cardinal Wyszynski

Opinion
Father Roger J. Landry: The Morning Offering

Jan. 16 2015

Local
Five ordained transitional deacons

Local
'Ordinary Time is anything but ordinary'

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Baker and Polito gather with faith leaders on eve of inauguration

Local
Arrest made in Haverhill creche desecration

Local
Indecent exposure alleged at Catholic school

Local
Local business offers free van rentals for March for Life

Local
Marist Missionary Sisters -- 'Ready to Go!'

Local
Cardinal celebrates milestones at Christmas visit to Regina Cleri

Local
From Cardinal Seán's blog

Opinion
Father Tadeusz Pacholczyk: Esteeming our elders and fostering solidarity across generations

Opinion
Kevin and Marilyn Ryan: Will the Synod on the Family face our hook-up culture?

Opinion
Father James Ronan: 'What are you looking for?'

Opinion
Erick Rommel: The moments that define us

Opinion
Debbie Rambo: Our amazing volunteers

Opinion
Susan Abbott: Phase II moving along

Opinion
Clark Booth: Pats -- Shula's shot

Jan. 14 2015

Opinion
Glen Argan: True satire defends what is sacred, instead of belittling it

Opinion
Father Kenneth Doyle: Convenient Mass on holy days / 'Born again' and the rapture

Opinion
Sister Constance Veit, l.s.p.: The Sisterhood, For Real

Opinion
George Weigel: Owning our baptism

Opinion
Father Roger J. Landry: The Heroic Moment

Jan. 9 2015

Local
Five years later, local Haitians still deal with effects of quake

Local
The CatholicTV Network marks 60 years of TV Mass

Local
Living the Gospel of Joy

Opinion
Jaymie Stuart Wolfe: The Savior's secret life

Opinion
Richard Spinello: A tribute to 'Love and Responsibility'

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Cheryl Murphy: Future of Catholic schools tied to fate of the middle class

Opinion
Michael Pakaluk: The pleasure of the saints

Opinion
William Milhomme: Souvenir medal recalls local priest

Opinion
Susan Abbott: New Year's resolutions and amazing parishes

Opinion
Clark Booth: Broons

Jan. 8 2015

Opinion
Russell Shaw: The 'Great Society' and the bishops

Jan. 7 2015

Opinion
George Weigel: Africa's Catholic moment

Opinion
Father Robert Barron: Does Religion Really Have a 'Smart-People Problem'?

Opinion
Father Kenneth Doyle: Comment on applause / Annulling non-Catholic marriages

Opinion
Sister Constance Veit, l.s.p.: Year of Consecrated Life: Waking Up the World Through Humble Service

Opinion
Father Roger J. Landry: The Plan of Life

Jan. 6 2015

Local
Pope Thanks Mothers for Metaphorical 'Martyrdom'

Obituary
Bishop McLaughlin, retired Buffalo, N.Y., auxiliary bishop, dies at 102

Opinion
Pope Francis: On Mother Church and Motherhood. Catechesis on the Family (II)

Jan. 5 2015

Obituary
Mario Cuomo, politician with complicated relationship with church, dies

Jan. 2 2015

Local
Haverhill Catholics united after creche desecration

Local
January collection to benefit social service agencies

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Cardinal O'Malley influential in U.S. Cuba deal

Local
Secular Institutes -- the vocation of the 21st century

Opinion
Dwight G. Duncan: Examining one's conscience with the Curia

Opinion
Raymond L. Flynn: Make respect for older Americans a political priority

Opinion
Father Paul Soper: A Christmas homily

Opinion
Clark Booth: Departures 2014