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 Cardinal presides over 'symphonic homage and prayer' at Symphony Hall
BOSTON -- Boston's Symphony Hall served as a meeting point for representatives of the Catholic and Jewish communities of Boston May 6, as more than 2,000 people gathered to hear a "symphonic homage and prayer" entitled "The Suffering of the Innocents" presided over by Cardinal Seán P. O'Malley.The symphony was composed by Kiko Arguello, one of the initiators of the Neocatechumenal Way, an itinerary of formation within the Catholic Church. According to Arguello, he began to compose the symphony in 2010 as an homage to all innocent victims and especially those of the Holocaust, known among the Jewish people as the "Shoah." Young people and leaders honored at annual ONE Awards Banquet
RANDOLPH -- The Office for the New Evangelization of Youth and Young Adults (ONE) honored 120 youth, young adults, and their leaders in ministry from 46 parishes and schools throughout the Archdiocese of Boston at an awards banquet on May 2.At Lombardo's in Randolph, ONE presented awards to honor Catholic youth, young people, and leaders for their work in middle schools, high schools, scouting, Catholic schools, and youth and young adult ministries. CatholicTV honored as 'Television Station of the Year'
WATERTOWN -- It was announced this month that the Gabriel Award for "Religious Television Station of the Year" will be awarded to two nationally recognized Catholic television networks by the Catholic Academy for Communications Arts Professionals (CACAP). The CatholicTV Network will receive the honor this year as "Religious Television Station of the Year" alongside the Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN). The CatholicTV Network was honored as the "Religious Television Station of the Year" in 2010 as well. Anti-trafficking discussed in Boston
BRIGHTON -- Over 225 participants gathered for a symposium on consumerism and the many faces of human trafficking in Boston May 5.This was the fifth such event offered by the Boston Unit of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR) Anti-trafficking Coalition since 2008. Topics ranged from an introduction to human trafficking globally, nationally, and locally; to looking at what one person can do; to the latest topic of how consumer's buying power can become a tool for addressing human trafficking. Pope tells American colleges to strengthen Catholic identity
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Benedict XVI called on America's Catholic colleges and universities to reaffirm their Catholic identity by ensuring orthodoxy in theological studies and accepting the oversight of bishops.The pope made his remarks May 5 to U.S. bishops from Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona and Wyoming, who were making their periodic "ad limina" visits to the Vatican. At 96, Blessed John XXIII's secretary tells tales of his famous boss
SOTTO IL MONTE GIOVANNI XXIII, Italy (CNS) -- When the freshly named patriarch of Venice, Cardinal Angelo G. Roncalli, chose 37-year old Father Loris F. Capovilla as his personal secretary in 1953, a skeptical adviser told the cardinal that the priest looked too sickly to bear the strain of his new job.Local News
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News posted between 5/5/2012 and 5/11/2012
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Physician Assisted Suicide offers only the illusion of freedom -- Part II Massachusetts voters are expected to vote next November on a ballot initiative that, if approved, will legalize physician-assisted suicide in the Commonwealth.  Father Tadeusz PacholczykPowerlessness, or the hidden power in our suffering? In a 1999 study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, patients with serious illness were asked to identify what was most important to them during the dying process. Many indicated they wanted to achieve a "sense of control." This is understandable. Most of us fear our powerlessness in the face of illness and death. We would like to retain an element of control, even though we realize that dying often involves the very opposite: a total loss of control, over our muscles, our emotions, our minds, our bowels and our very lives, as our human framework succumbs to powerful disintegrative forces.  Jaymie Stuart WolfeGlory in the cross It's hard to believe that 10 years have passed since we brought Juliana home from Russia. Then, just a few weeks short of her third birthday, Juliana weighed a mere 22 pounds. She had difficulty digesting proteins, falling asleep, and walking without bumping into walls. Time and a full pantry took care of the food issues. Music and a night light made falling asleep a bit better. And thick glasses kept her from bumping into things. That was the easy stuff.  Clark BoothMeandering the world of sport We have here some stray items looking for a place to land. It's a bit of "disa and data," as the long-gone but unforgettable Bud Gillooly used to term the stuff back when he was the lead sports columnist for the irascible Record-American. It seems like only yesterday. |