BOSTON -- Cardinal Seán P. O'Malley ordained five men from four different countries to the archdiocesan priesthood in a Mass at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross on May 20. The new priests are Father Paul Born; Father Rodrigo Martinez, originally from El Salvador; Father Jose Ignacio Montero, from the Dominican Republic; Father Peter Schirripa; and Father Hien Vu, from Vietnam.
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BOSTON -- Over 250 guests gathered at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum on May 17 to attend Catholic Charities of Boston's annual Spring Celebration Gala. Kelley Tuthill, the chief operating officer of CCAB, and Father John Unni, pastor of St. Cecilia Parish, served as emcees for the event, which recognizes Catholic Charities' supporters and raises crucial funds for their programs.
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BRIGHTON -- Bridget Whyte had not attended a Mass in 25 years. But when her children were about to start CCD, she decided to bring them to a Mass so they could see what it was like. She only planned to go once, but she ended up finding her spiritual home at St. Mary Parish in Foxborough. She came back to the sacraments and volunteered in various capacities in the parish. This led her to hear about the Lay Formation Program offered by St. John's Seminary, and she applied for admission less than two years after her return to the Church.
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FRAMINGHAM -- The priests of the archdiocese received a refresher course in liturgical celebration during their annual Spring Convocation, which was held at the Sheraton Framingham Hotel on May 16. The keynote speaker for the event was Father Paul Turner, pastor of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Kansas City, Missouri, director of the Office of Divine Worship for the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph, and author of "Ars Celebrandi: Celebrating and Concelebrating Mass."
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Last Friday, I attended the wake of Marylou Parrish, the mother of Father Bryan Parrish, who had been living with her husband at St. Patrick's Manor in Framingham. She was very active in the Church and had a great devotion to the Little Flower.
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BOSTON -- The day after the Celtics won against the Philadelphia 76ers, a different kind of gathering took place outside TD Garden. On May 15, a number of city, state, and religious leaders, including Cardinal Seán P. O'Malley, gathered at North Station for a press conference marking the launch of a campaign to "Face Jewish Hate," part of a larger effort to combat antisemitism.
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BRIGHTON -- When most people think of a Catholic seminary, they might imagine something like a monastery, where men follow a strict life of prayer and study as they discern their vocations. They might not imagine playing sports, although such activities can help seminarians develop fraternity, discipline, and other areas of growth.
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BOSTON -- Cardinal Seán P. O'Malley ordained 11 men, coming from all three of the archdiocese's seminaries, to the transitional diaconate during a Mass on May 13, the feast of Our Lady of Fatima.
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As I mentioned in my previous post, last week, we had our plenary meeting of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors. The Spanish magazine Vida Nueva did a wonderful write-up of the commission and our plenary session.
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BRAINTREE -- The life of faith is often described as a journey. Catholics' belief in the Communion of Saints -- the unity of the Church on Earth and the saints in Heaven -- gives the assurance that no one is alone in seeking Christ.
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AUBURNDALE -- Centuries of mission and decades of pilgrimage form the backdrop of St. Antoine Daveluy Parish, where Boston's Korean Catholic Community has made its spiritual home. The Korean Catholic Community in the archdiocese was first formed in 1976, but did not have a permanent home for almost 40 years. They relocated a total of seven times, hosted by various parishes that allowed them to use their churches. Finally, in 2013, Corpus Christi-St. Bernard Parish gifted their current church to them, and the community established itself as St. Antoine Daveluy Parish, with Father Dominic Jung as the pastor.
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This is the fifth and final article in a series profiling the five men who will be ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Boston at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross on May 20, 2023. CHESTNUT HILL -- When Deacon Jose Ignacio Montero Burgos became a transitional deacon, his ordination cards had the verse from Isaiah 55:8, "'My thoughts are not your thoughts, and my ways are not your ways,' declares the Lord."
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CAMBRIDGE -- Archbishop Bashar Warda recalled the words of Pope Francis when he asserted that "The Church in Iraq is alive" despite years of conflict and persecution in that country during a recent talk at the Harvard Catholic Center.
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Last Thursday, I was very happy to attend the Catholic Schools Foundation's 33rd annual Building Minds Scholarship Fund Dinner Celebration at the Copley Marriott Hotel. It was a wonderful evening, during which they honored Peter Lynch. The dinner was chaired by his three daughters, and over 1,200 people came out for this tribute to Peter.
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BOSTON -- The Catholic Schools Foundation honored their president emeritus and longtime promoter Peter Lynch at the 33rd annual Building Minds Scholarship Fund Celebration, which this year raised $21 million for scholarships for students in Catholic schools.
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BOSTON -- Eucharistic processions. Extra opportunities for confession. Around-the-clock adoration. Praise music concerts. Lectures about the occult. These were among the many activities undertaken by Catholic communities around the archdiocese over the weekend of April 28-30, at the same time SatanCon, billed as the largest gathering of the Satanists in history, took place at Boston Marriott Copley Place. Leading up to the event, the archdiocese encouraged local shrines, parishes, and monasteries to increase their opportunities for prayer and the sacraments during this time.
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QUINCY -- Nearly 800 people -- priests, seminarians, and supporters of the seminary -- gathered together for Redemptoris Mater Seminary's 11th annual gala dinner April 30. Redemptoris Mater Seminary was founded to form diocesan priests for the New Evangelization of the Church and for the "Missio ad Gentes," proclaiming the Gospel to those who have not heard it. The seminarians attend a local Neocatechumenal community and go on to serve the Church both locally, as pastors and parochial vicars, and in missionary outposts.
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CAMBRIDGE -- Cambridge Matignon School has announced that they will permanently close after the conclusion of the 2022-2023 academic year. The news came in a letter to the school community signed by Marc-Anthony Hourihan, a 1989 graduate of the school and president of the Cambridge Matignon Board of Trustees.
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Thursday, the Pontifical North American College held their annual Rector's Dinner at the seminary. As always, it was a wonderful event, and it was good to see so many people turn out to support the important mission of the seminary.
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CAMBRIDGE -- Cambridge Matignon School has announced that they will permanently close after the conclusion of the 2022-2023 academic year. The news came in a letter to the school community signed by Marc-Anthony Hourihan, a 1989 graduate of the school and president of the Cambridge Matignon Board of Trustees.
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