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What does Archbishop Henning's appointment to Boston mean for the U.S. church?Michael R. Heinlein

In one of the most significant U.S. appointments of his pontificate, Pope Francis has given Boston its seventh archbishop. Archbishop Richard G. Henning will take the reins of America's fourth-largest ...

A eucharistic word: Mission Michael R. Heinlein

''Truly, nothing is more beautiful than to know Christ and to make him known to others." These words in Pope Benedict XVI's "Sacramentum Caritatis" echoed in my mind when watching the recently ...

A Eucharistic word: TabernacleMichael R. Heinlein

While praying in our pew after Communion during a recent Sunday Mass, our six-year-old son decided to administer a pop quiz to his willing little sister. "What was the first tabernacle?" he asked. "I ...

'Longing': Learning about Eucharistic desire from St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Michael R. Heinlein

My family made a recent visit to the new museum at the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Emmitsburg, Maryland. I've always been drawn to St. Elizabeth's story. I remember how it fascinated ...