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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.

Parish honors long-time pastor with 'mortgage burning'

DUXBURY -- Parishioners of Holy Family Parish in Duxbury fulfilled a life-long goal for a beloved former pastor when they "burned the mortgage" at a celebration of the anniversary of his ordination, on April 28.

After raising more than $300,000 through a committee headed by parishioner Tom Guilfoyle the parish celebrated the final payment in conjunction with the anniversary of Msgr. William F. Glynn, 89, who was ordained 65 years ago.

Scot Landry and Fr. Mark O’Connell ended last week with a smorgasbord of topics, including the appointment of a familiar name as interim head of Pastoral Planning, a special pro-life award, and all-day event for families.

This week began with Scot sitting down with Denise McKinnon-Biernat and Tricia Fraser to talk about one of the big, but unrecognized, initiatives in the Archdiocese: the Improved Financial Relationship Model for parishes and Central Ministries.

Some say the Church is waging a “war on women”, but Dr. Angela Franks joined Scot and Fr. Chris O’Connor to dispel the myth and show how the Church defends women with the oft-misunderstood teachings on contraception, sexuality, and marriage.

On Wednesday, Fr. Darin Colarusso was Scot’s guest along with fill-in co-host Fr. Chip Hines to talk about his vocational journey from Air Force aviator to the priesthood and his transition from parochial vicar to pastor only five years out of the seminary.

On Thursday, Scot, Susan Abbott, Fr. Roger Landry, and Antonio Enrique discussed the news headlines of the week, including last weekend's performance of Kiko Arguello's symphonic homage "The Suffering of the Innocents" in Boston; CatholicTV's Gabriel Award; Massachusetts as the most Catholic state; a parish's mortgage burning to honor a former pastor; youth ministry awards; priest assignments; and safeguarding the Catholic identity of colleges.

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