In this week's post, Cardinal Seán blogs on:

 Women's  Catholic Conference
 Visiting Haiti
 Greeting friends from Agrupacion Catolica

 More

Cardinal tours Haitian earthquake damage
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (CNS) -- Cardinal Seán P. O’Malley, who traveled to Haiti as part of a March 1-3 tour of the earthquake-damaged Haitian capital as part of an advisory group from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, called the trip “a very moving experience” and praised the efforts that Catholic organizations are playing in the aftermath of the Jan. 12 earthquake.

Cardinal reflects on Haiti visit
BRAINTREE -- Cardinal Seán O’Malley visited Haiti March 1-3 together with a delegation from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops to evaluate the long term needs of the Church in Haiti as it deals with the aftermath of the Jan. 12 earthquake. The cardinal spoke via telephone to The Pilot prior to his departure from the Port au Prince Airport March 3.

Conference brings women ‘closer to God and one another’
SOUTH END -- A sellout crowd of women, estimated at about 2,000, from parishes across the Archdiocese of Boston gathered for spiritual renewal and solidarity at the 5th annual Boston Catholic Women’s Conference at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross Feb. 27.

“It’s nice to see 2,000 women who are on the same page -- from all different nations and all different nationalities,” said Claire Nicholson, a parishioner of Our Lady of Fatima Parish in Sudbury who has attended all but one of the conferences to date. “It’s a great day.”

Harmony makes good art and good business, says Legatus speaker
WESTON -- Some would say art does not apply to running a business, but that is not so, according to a New Hampshire art professor.

David Clayton, the artist-in-residence at the Thomas More College of Liberal Arts in Merrimack, N.H. showed local business leaders how art, the divine order and harmony in nature applies to economics and business management at a meeting of the Boston chapter of Legatus, an international organization of Catholic business leaders, Feb. 25 at St. Julia Parish.

Cathedral Mass celebrates 100 years of scouting

If you a fan of the Academy Awards, the CatholicTV Network has a show for you. Father Bill Kelly and Father Chip Hines host the original CatholicTV series Spotlight. Each week, the "film fathers" review movies of all genres. The most recent episode is their Academy Awards preview show. Tune in Saturday at noon and 10 p.m. to see their Oscar predictions or watch the episode now on demand at the Spotlight page at Your Catholic Broadband Network, CatholicTV.com.

 

This week, America’s Catholic Television Network takes you to Austin, Texas for the Installation Mass of Bishop Joe Vásquez. The Mass will be celebrated Monday, March 8 at Saint William Church in Round Rock, Texas and air on CatholicTV at 8 p.m. (rebroadcast Tuesday at noon). Throughout the month of March, enjoy encore presentations of the CatholicTV original reality-style series House+Home. Meet the Betinelli, Rinkacs, Patino, Phelps and Richard families again.

 

Our Lenten programming continues this month as well. Celebrate Mass throughout the season with CatholicTV. Sunday Mass from Notre Dame airs live at 10 a.m. Daily Mass with priests from around the archdiocese airs Monday through Saturday live at 9:30 a.m. with rebroadcasts at 7 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. This week's celebrants Monday through Saturday are Father Casey, Father Flately, Father Deehan, Father Williams, Father Boutin, and Father Reed.

Watch CatholicTV^® 24 hours daily in crystal-clear digital on Charter channel 101, Comcast channel 268 (183 in some areas), RCN channel 85, and Verizon FiOS channel 296. Visit CatholicTV.com for more information or to watch live anytime, everywhere.

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