Echoes - A forum of Catholic thought. The Opinion section of thebostonpilot.com

August 7, 2026Faith

How do we find God in the storms and struggles of our lives, in the trials we encounter in trying to do His will? God commands Elijah in today's First Reading to stand on the mountain and await ...

Faith & Family

A Hidden PeopleJoan Ryan Lamar

Please welcome Joan Ryan Lamar, who joins us in telling the stories of the growing mission Church. -- Maureen Crowley Heil Jesus often likened the kingdom of heaven to something small, or something ...

Culture & Events

What is the 'common good,' anyway?Kenneth Craycraft

My social media feeds have recently been full of discussions of "the common good." It is mostly driven by advocates of "classical liberalism" or libertarianism, who essentially negatively equate common ...

Culture & Events

Cardinal Karol Wojtyla's 1976 visit to BostonRebecca Maitland

Many faithful in the archdiocese still remember the visit of Pope John Paul II to Boston on Oct. 1-2, 1979, particularly the rainy outdoor Mass on Boston Common. Others will recall that he first visited ...

Faith & Family

Liturgical books -- Recently revisedFather Robert M. O'Grady

A few weeks ago, at a gathering of priests, the issue of new liturgical books came up. Inspired, it seems, by the recent release of the Order of Christian Initiation of Adults (OCIA), which replaced the ...

Faith & Family

America at 250: We must remember we are still a nation of immigrantsBishop Nicholas DiMarzio

In 1958, at age 14, I learned a personal lesson about patriotism on a Boy Scout pilgrimage to Europe. Our first stop was the 1958 World's Fair in Brussels. As we viewed the various pavilions, of ...

Faith & Family

Would it be wrong for a Catholic to attend a nondenominational praise and worship night?Jenna Marie Cooper

Q: The nondenominational church near my house offers praise and worship nights with music. I've been interested in attending, not because I want to convert, but because I like that style of music ...

Faith & Family

The underlying premise of influencer cultureLucia A. Silecchia

Recently, a youthful acquaintance shared with me his future career ambition to be "an influencer." As a sign of my ever-increasing age, I was skeptical that the full-time influencer life is "a thing" ...

Culture & Events

Why an encyclical on AI is neededGreg Erlandson

What happens when an AI system goes rogue? It is no longer a theoretical question left to sci-fi movies like "Terminator" or "Blade Runner" or "2001: A Space Odyssey." It is happening now, and the implications ...