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The following local stories and opinion articles were published on our web site in 2020:

Dec. 28 2020

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Cardinal O'Malley receives COVID-19 vaccine

Dec. 25 2020

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Archdiocese plans new priest teams for anointing COVID-19 patients

Local
Dedham Eagle Scout gives back to parish with project

Local
Local official welcomes bishops' guidance on COVID vaccines

Local
Catholic Schools Foundation receives $50K match challenge

Local
Fire tears through Townsend rectory

Local
Sister Disciples move to California

Local
From Cardinal Seán's blog

Obituary
Obituary: Father Leo G. Cormier, senior priest dies in Lowell

Obituary
Obituary: Father Maurice J. O'Connor, retired Stoughton pastor

Opinion
Michael Reardon: A radical and inspiring call

Opinion
Patrick Hewitt: Much to be grateful for

Opinion
Jaymie Stuart Wolfe: The light that dawns

Opinion
Maureen Crowley Heil: Proclaiming the Good News this Christmas in the Missions!

Opinion
Scott Hahn: Our true home

Opinion
Dick Flavin: The designated hitter and the National League

Dec. 23 2020

Opinion
Father Kenneth Doyle: Homilies distributed

Opinion
Greg Erlandson: Calling a truce in the war on holly jolly

Opinion
George Weigel: What the Magi teach us

Opinion
Father Roger J. Landry: Christmas lessons in the school of St. Joseph

Dec. 22 2020

Local
Cardinal urges Catholics to celebrate Christmas safely

Dec. 18 2020

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Parishes working hard to make Christmas Masses welcoming but safe

Local
Massachusetts bishops criticize state legislation to expand abortion

Local
Norwood student wins national Christmas artwork contest

Local
From Cardinal Seán's blog

Opinion
Stephen Gust: Inspired by our senior priests

Opinion
Violet Hurst: A new Catholic church for Burlington, Vermont

Opinion
Maureen Crowley Heil: Giving and Receiving this Christmas

Opinion
Scott Hahn: The mystery kept secret

Opinion
Dick Flavin: The trade of 'the Gray Eagle'

Dec. 16 2020

Local
Springfield's bishop promises, like Peter, to love Jesus, care for his people

Local
Pandemic doesn't stop Boston Catholic high school students' help for homeless

Opinion
Father Kenneth Doyle: How to 'bless the Lord?'

Opinion
John Garvey: What the HEK?

Opinion
Russell Shaw: Christmas and the culture war

Opinion
George Weigel: On cages and evangelization in China

Dec. 15 2020

Local
Holy Cross Family Ministries suggests six steps to foster more family prayer

Dec. 11 2020

Local
Pro-life groups rally against abortion expansion on Beacon Hill

Local
St. Paul Choir School plans virtual 'Starry Night' Christmas concert

Local
Maryknoll Sisters remember murdered missionaries 40 years on

Local
From Cardinal Seán's blog

Opinion
Father Tadeusz Pacholczyk: Must Catholics refuse a COVID-19 vaccine made with a cell line from an abortion?

Opinion
Jaymie Stuart Wolfe: Without a word

Opinion
Sister Christine S. Setticase, FSP: Women Affirming Life's virtual Advent mini-retreat

Opinion
Michael Pakaluk: 'Non Fecit Taliter Omni Nationi'

Opinion
Father Dermot S. Roache: SMA Fathers offer thanks to God for a 'most precious gift'

Opinion
Maureen Crowley Heil: The World Comes to Boston for Mission Education Day

Opinion
Scott Hahn: One who is coming

Opinion
Dick Flavin: Curt Schilling: What's your vote?

Dec. 9 2020

Opinion
Father Kenneth Doyle: Kneel, sit or stand?

Opinion
Greg Erlandson: For unto us a child is born

Opinion
George Weigel: 'Those who question the sanctity of John Paul II don't know what they're talking about'

Opinion
Father Roger Landry: Acting on the lessons learned

Dec. 4 2020

Local
Catholic Schools Office recognizes art and essay contest winners

Local
Archdiocesan Year of the Eucharist extended to June 2022

Local
Christmas lights shine once again at La Salette Shrine

Local
From Cardinal Seán's blog

Obituary
Obituary: Msgr. Dennis F. Sheehan, seminary professor, rector, and pastor

Opinion
Hosffman Ospino: Mary of Guadalupe, symbol of hope and renewal

Opinion
Thomas Lester: Seminarians prepare for journey to Rome in 1840

Opinion
Maureen Crowley Heil: Give the Gift of Hope to the Missions

Opinion
Scott Hahn: Straighten the path

Opinion
Dick Flavin: LOO-EE! LOO-EE! LOO-EE!

Dec. 2 2020

Opinion
Bishop Robert Barron: Doing some real Advent spiritual work

Opinion
Father Kenneth Doyle: Can knitting help with prayer?

Opinion
Russell Shaw: Saving Catholic schools

Opinion
George Weigel: Books for Christmas -- 2020

Nov. 27 2020

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Cardinal joins Catholic Charities Thanksgiving meal distribution

Local
IC School, Lowell, food drive yields over a ton of donations

Local
Relic of St. Matthew gifted to newly formed Billerica parish

Local
St. Peter School, Cambridge, provides school-wide COVID testing

Local
From Cardinal Seán's blog

Obituary
Obituary: Father Paul V. MacDonald, one-time pastor in Brockton, Weymouth and Scituate

Opinion
Michael Reardon: Emergencies don't take a holiday

Opinion
Jaymie Stuart Wolfe: Irrevocable

Opinion
Thomas Lester: Cardinal Cushing's missionary impulse

Opinion
Jacqueline Cunniff: What it means to give back at Catholic Charities

Opinion
Hosffman Ospino: Healing the malady of division, start with friendship

Opinion
Maureen Crowley Heil: Traveling Missionary Roads, Building the Church

Opinion
Scott Hahn: Watch for him

Opinion
Dick Flavin: Daniel Bard

Nov. 25 2020

Opinion
Father Kenneth Doyle: Pope Francis and civil unions

Opinion
John Garvey: A still small voice

Opinion
George Weigel: Thanksgiving and the paradox of death

Opinion
Father Roger J. Landry: Living the reality of the kingdom of Christ

Nov. 20 2020

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Past Healy and Ruffin Award recipients honored at virtual celebration

Local
Mass. bishops oppose abortion-expanding budget amendments

Local
Tuthill named COO of Catholic Charities of Boston

Local
Archdiocese urges continued vigilance despite eased 'red zone' requirements

Local
Bishop Reed to head USCCB communications committee

Local
From Cardinal Seán's blog

Obituary
Obituary: Father Wallace E. Blackwood, former pastor in Waltham, Peabody, Essex, and Manchester by the Sea

Opinion
MC Sullivan: A moment of thanks for a lifetime of service

Opinion
Jaymie Stuart Wolfe: Powerless

Opinion
Violet Hurst: Cardinal Cushing's 'exceptional children'

Opinion
Justine Worden: Highlighting A.P. Tureaud Sr.

Opinion
Maureen Crowley Heil: One Family in Mission: An Attitude of Gratitude

Opinion
Scott Hahn: When the end comes

Opinion
Dick Flavin: Advantage, LA

Nov. 18 2020

Opinion
Father Kenneth Doyle: Pray for president-elect?

Opinion
Greg Erlandson: What the McCarrick report means for the Church

Opinion
Russell Shaw: Choosing bishops

Opinion
George Weigel: Hard lessons of the McCarrick Affair

Opinion
Father Roger Landry: The Knights our age needs

Nov. 13 2020

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Catholic Charities sees increased need as evictions resume

Local
Social Justice Convocation explores racial justice

Local
Catholic schools faring well despite pandemic challenges

Local
Paul Shanley, key figure in clergy sexual abuse scandal, dies at 89

Local
From Cardinal Seán's blog

Obituary
Obituary: Father James Skehan, SJ -- with faith and science

Opinion
Father Tadeusz Pacholczyk: Should I get vaccinated?

Opinion
Michael Pakaluk: Father Murray and national unity

Opinion
Thomas Lester: Cardinal Cushing's outreach to other faiths

Opinion
Justine Worden: Highlighting Anne Marie Becraft

Opinion
Maureen Crowley Heil: Giving Mothers and Babies a Chance in the Missions

Opinion
Scott Hahn: Settling accounts

Opinion
Dick Flavin: Whitey Ford and me

Nov. 11 2020

Opinion
Father Kenneth Doyle: Go back to parish or not?

Opinion
Greg Erlandson: Where we go from here

Opinion
George Weigel: An open letter to the people of 'Courage'

Nov. 10 2020

Local
Cardinal O'Malley releases statement on McCarrick report

Nov. 6 2020

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Seminary marks 20 years of lay formation with online concert, auction

Local
St. Vincent de Paul Society expands with new store in Lowell

Local
Assumption University limits students to their dorm rooms

Local
From Cardinal Seán's blog

Opinion
Patrick Hewett: Giving Week -- Compassion in action

Opinion
Mary Marrocco: Facing death with hope

Opinion
Violet Hurst: The life of Cardinal Richard Cushing

Opinion
Maureen Crowley Heil: In Thanksgiving: Mass Stipends for the Missions

Opinion
Scott Hahn: Members of the wedding

Opinion
Dick Flavin: The Red Sox ratings disaster

Nov. 5 2020

Local
Cardinal O'Malley issues statement on election

Nov. 4 2020

Opinion
Bishop Robert Barron: Pope Francis, 'Fratelli Tutti,' and the universal destination of goods

Opinion
Father Kenneth Doyle: 'For all' or 'for many'

Opinion
Russell Shaw: Legalism and civil unions

Opinion
George Weigel: Three models of priestly goodness

Oct. 30 2020

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Cardinal ordains nine transitional deacons

Local
Nigerian Catholics of Boston hold Mass in solidarity with homeland

Local
Cardinal O'Malley welcomes elevation of Archbishop Gregory

Local
From Cardinal Seán's blog

Obituary
Obituary: Professor Thomas T. Howard, from Evangelical to Catholic, dies at 87

Opinion
Jaymie Stuart Wolfe: A work in progress

Opinion
James Brasco: All Souls Day and the Catholic Cemetery Association

Opinion
Father Richard Gribble, CSC: Cardinal Humberto Medeiros: The Boston years, 1970-1983

Opinion
Maureen Crowley Heil: Our 'Family' of Mission Societies Grows the Faith

Opinion
Scott Hahn: Saints, here and there

Opinion
Dick Flavin: Quo vadis, MLB?

Oct. 28 2020

Opinion
Richard Doerflinger: What now for the Supreme Court?

Opinion
Father Kenneth Doyle: 'Catholic' Bible vs. King James

Opinion
George Weigel: Prudential voting in bad times

Opinion
Father Roger J. Landry: Just a parish priest

Oct. 27 2020

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Cardinal O'Malley's statement on elevation of Archbishop Gregory

Oct. 23 2020

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Cathedral honored with preservation award, voted 'fan favorite'

Local
From Cardinal Seán's blog

Obituary
Obituary: Father Paul E. Curran, former pastor in Avon dies at 92

Obituary
Obituary: Father Gerard J. O'Meara, St. James Society missionary in Peru

Opinion
Michael Reardon: What will our memories be of this time?

Opinion
Mary Marrocco: Superstition has no place in life of faith

Opinion
Violet Hurst: The Missionary Society of St. James the Apostle

Opinion
Father Richard Gribble, CSC: Cardinal Humberto Medeiros: The Brownsville years, 1966-1970

Opinion
Maureen Crowley Heil: World Mission Sunday 2020: A Great Day for the Missions

Opinion
Scott Hahn: Love commanded

Opinion
Dick Flavin: The rise and hard fall of a hard drinker

Oct. 22 2020

Local
Cardinal O'Malley's statement on pope's civil union comments

Oct. 21 2020

Opinion
Father Kenneth Doyle: Vaccine from aborted fetuses

Opinion
John Garvey: Democracy and distrust

Opinion
Russell Shaw: How not to choose a president

Opinion
George Weigel: Joe Biden, pre-conciliar Catholic?

Opinion
Father Roger Landry: Coming to know the original three-dimensional Carlo Acutis

Oct. 16 2020

Local
'A journey full of surprises'

Local
Fatima apostolate's Holy Hour unites children through rosary

Local
Theological Institute to offer virtual courses, speaker series

Local
Allegation against senior priest found unsubstantiated

Local
From Cardinal Seán's blog

Obituary
Obituary: Father Arthur Flynn, longtime pastor in Reading

Opinion
Jaymie Stuart Wolfe: Stormy weather

Opinion
Father Richard Gribble, CSC: Cardinal Humberto Medeiros: Priesthood in Fall River 1946-1966

Opinion
Effie Caldarola: Driveway moments and justice

Opinion
Laura Kelly Fanucci: Faith at home is faith for others

Opinion
Maureen Crowley Heil: Follow Cardinal Seán's Example: Be a Missionary, Wherever You Are!

Opinion
Scott Hahn: Caesar and the king

Opinion
Dick Flavin: The new conventional wisdom

Oct. 14 2020

Opinion
Bishop Robert Barron: Four principles for Catholics during election season

Opinion
Father Kenneth Doyle: Marrying an 'anti-Catholic'

Opinion
Greg Erlandson: A rosary for our nation

Opinion
George Weigel: The hard road of national renewal

Oct. 9 2020

Local
Eight ordained permanent deacons

Local
Mural brings new beauty to Pepperell church

Local
Local campus ministers, chaplains attend virtual 'Leader Academy'

Local
Cardinal O'Malley welcomes encyclical 'Fratelli tutti'

Local
From Cardinal Seán's blog

Opinion
Michael Pakaluk: Secularism no basis for human fraternity

Opinion
Father Tadeusz Pacholczyk: Is mandating a COVID-19 vaccine ethical?

Opinion
Father Richard Gribble, CSC: Humberto Cardinal Medeiros: Youth and Education 1915-1946

Opinion
Maureen Crowley Heil: World Mission Sunday -- a Time for Re-dedication to the Missions!

Opinion
Scott Hahn: Dressing for the feast

Opinion
Dick Flavin: History, skulduggery, and bad luck

Oct. 7 2020

Opinion
Father Kenneth Doyle: Did Jesus rise 'again?'

Opinion
Russell Shaw: The Court confirmation deal

Opinion
George Weigel: The toxic waste of Roe v. Wade

Oct. 2 2020

Local
Gala goes virtual to celebrate service of priests

Local
JOY movement boosts Quincy parishes' activity

Local
Social Justice Convocation to focus on racial justice

Local
From Cardinal Seán's blog

Opinion
Jaymie Stuart Wolfe: Heaven helps us

Opinion
Richard Doerflinger: Two kinds of feminism

Opinion
Deacon Christopher Connelly: Is God calling you to serve him and his Church as a deacon?

Opinion
Adam K. Johnson: Avoiding flu is more important than ever this fall

Opinion
Maureen Crowley Heil: World Mission Sunday: Connect With the World on Mission!

Opinion
Scott Hahn: Living on the vine

Opinion
Dick Flavin: Statistics matter, some more than others

Sep. 30 2020

Opinion
Father Kenneth Doyle: Blasphemy against the Holy Spirit

Opinion
Greg Erlandson: The Church's guidance for the Catholic voter

Opinion
George Weigel: Truman's terrible choice, 75 years ago

Sep. 25 2020

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Milford parish restores historic windows

Local
Parishes work to adapt faith formation as programs resume

Local
MCFL virtual gala highlights battles against abortion, assisted suicide

Local
Local Catholic colleges deal with coronavirus as students return

Local
Mass. Knights of Columbus install new state officers

Local
From Cardinal Seán's blog

Local
Cardinal O'Malley issues statement on ROE Act Legislation

Opinion
Father Tadeusz Pacholczyk: COVID-19 vaccine myths

Opinion
Thomas Lester: The final Mass of Boston's original cathedral

Opinion
Michael Reardon: Catholic school heroes have been here all along

Opinion
Jacqueline Cunniff: St. Cecilia's and Catholic Charities: Partners supporting the community

Opinion
Maureen Crowley Heil: The Lay Members of Christ's Faithful

Opinion
Scott Hahn: The humble path

Opinion
Dick Flavin: The straw that stirs the drink

Sep. 23 2020

Opinion
Bishop Robert Barron: Acknowledging an abyss; finding a bridge

Opinion
Father Kenneth Doyle: Suicide and mortal sin

Opinion
John Garvey: Sweeter than the honeycomb

Opinion
Russell Shaw: Miracles

Opinion
George Weigel: The providential demise of the Papal States

Sep. 18 2020

Local
Local TPS holders rally following court ruling setback

Local
Former Lynn pastor found guilty of abuse

Local
Former Rochester pastor defrocked

Local
From Cardinal Seán's blog

Opinion
Thomas W. Carroll: We are prepared for whatever may come

Opinion
Sharon McNally: Our priests are there for us, let's be there for them

Opinion
Jaymie Stuart Wolfe: How would Jesus vote?

Opinion
Hosffman Ospino: For which imperfect candidate should I vote?

Opinion
Maureen Crowley Heil: Living Water for the Missions

Opinion
Scott Hahn: First and last

Opinion
Dick Flavin: Ah, if only I knew

Sep. 16 2020

Opinion
Father Kenneth Doyle: Text of creed

Opinion
Greg Erlandson: What comes after the pandemic?

Opinion
George Weigel: A man for strengthening others

Opinion
Father Roger Landry: Returning to the sacrament of divine love

Sep. 11 2020

Local
Catholic school students return to the classroom

Local
Cardinal O'Malley quietly marks 50 years of priesthood

Obituary
Obituary: Father James A. Broderick, World War II veteran and former Haverhill pastor

Opinion
Michael Pakaluk: The sweet name of Mary

Opinion
Violet Hurst: Boston's 'University Parish'

Opinion
Maureen Crowley Heil: Called to the Priesthood: A Different Seminary Life

Opinion
Scott Hahn: The debt we owe

Opinion
Dick Flavin: Happy anniversary to Lizzie Murphy

Sep. 10 2020

Local
Former Lynn pastor found guilty of abuse

Sep. 9 2020

Opinion
Bishop Robert Barron: You're meant to be an eagle, not a chicken: Reflection on baptism

Opinion
Father Kenneth Doyle: Concern for my grandchildren

Opinion
Russell Shaw: The alarming rise of cultural Marxism in America

Opinion
George Weigel: Religious freedom: bleached, blanched, and rinsed out

Sep. 4 2020

Local
Archdiocese's 'Project Nazareth' offers family-based faith formation

Local
Several parish mergers completed over summer

Local
St. Stanislaus Parish, Chelsea, suppressed

Local
From Cardinal Seán's blog

Opinion
Jaymie Stuart Wolfe: Not just history

Opinion
Maureen Crowley Heil: Sister Pauline Fortin: Celebrating 65 years of 'Yes!' to Christ

Opinion
David E. Allen: A reflection on my Master of Theological Studies experience

Opinion
Deacon Christopher Connelly: Permanent Diaconate Inquirers program: Is Christ calling you?

Opinion
Maureen Crowley Heil: A Solomon's Choice

Opinion
Scott Hahn: To win them back

Opinion
Dick Flavin: The season, so far

Sep. 2 2020

Opinion
Father Kenneth Doyle: Disposing of religious articles

Opinion
Greg Erlandson: Can we disagree less disagreeably?

Opinion
George Weigel: Christ at the center of the Council

Opinion
Father Roger Landry: The pastoral malpractice of liturgical abuse

Aug. 28 2020

Local
Celebration of the Priesthood to be held online Sept. 29

Local
Order of Malta hosts virtual camp for disabled young adults

Local
Catholic schools in some hotspot communities to start year remotely

Local
From Cardinal Seán's blog

Local
Local priest apologizes for 'pro-choice' statements

Obituary
Obituary: Father Daniel Hickey, former pastor at Sacred Hearts, Malden

Opinion
Michael Reardon: Taking the long view

Opinion
Father Richard M. Erikson: The television Mass: The next best thing to being there

Opinion
Violet Hurst: Archdiocesan CYO records available

Opinion
Maureen Crowley Heil: Do Not Fear, I Am With You! (Is 41:10)

Opinion
Scott Hahn: For your life

Opinion
Dick Flavin: Bobby Orr and his Big, Bad Bruins

Aug. 27 2020

Local
Cardinal issues statement following priest's endorsement of Biden

Aug. 26 2020

Opinion
Bishop Robert Barron: The Book of Exodus and why coming back to Mass matters

Opinion
Father Kenneth Doyle: Responsibility re: lesbian friend

Opinion
Russell Shaw: On the road to polyamory

Opinion
George Weigel: Why we are where we are

Aug. 21 2020

Local
Catholic homeschooling resources available for families

Local
Mission Grammar provides critical support with early ed. program

Local
Summer commencement snapshots

Local
From Cardinal Seán's blog

Obituary
Obituary: Father George Vartzelis, pastor in Cambridge, Roslindale, Nahant, and Wellesley

Opinion
Adam K. Johnson: Mapping out our new social norms

Opinion
Janet MacDougall: Reopening Catholic Charities of Boston's child care division

Opinion
Jaymie Stuart Wolfe: Bumps in the road

Opinion
Father Tadeusz Pacholczyk: Tragedies in human medical experimentation

Opinion
Maureen Crowley Heil: Do You Miss Your Missionaries?

Opinion
Scott Hahn: 'Oh, the depths'

Opinion
Dick Flavin: 'Dutch the Clutch'

Aug. 19 2020

Opinion
Father Kenneth Doyle: Stand or kneel for Communion?

Opinion
John Garvey: Let's get together, later

Opinion
George Weigel: Rediscovering eucharistic amazement

Opinion
Father Roger Landry: 'The Chosen'

Aug. 14 2020

Local
Delayed by pandemic, Catholic Appeal to launch in-pew campaign

Local
Drive-in event connects missions with message of Fatima

Local
Parishes in communities with high COVID counts told to follow protocols

Local
Past State Deputy O'Sullivan elected to K of C Board

Local
From Cardinal Seán's blog

Obituary
Obituary: Father Henry F. Doherty, former pastor in Hanover

Opinion
Craig Gibson: COVID-19 Priest Team administers Sacrament of the Sick

Opinion
Deacon Tim Donohue: God is whispering to us

Opinion
Thomas Lester: An important digital records milestone

Opinion
Sister Pat Boyle, CSJ: Many years of service, much to be grateful for

Opinion
Maureen Crowley Heil: And a Little Child Shall Lead Them

Opinion
Scott Hahn: A foreigner's faith

Opinion
Dick Flavin: Your mother was right

Aug. 12 2020

Opinion
Father Kenneth Doyle: Baptize great-granddaughter?

Opinion
Russell Shaw: 'Brideshead Revisited'

Opinion
George Weigel: Rediscovering the reality of the Eucharist

Aug. 7 2020

Local
Cardinal ordains five priests for Boston, one for Society of Jesus

Local
Chrism Mass celebrates unity of priesthood, sacraments

Local
Police probe arson attack at Weymouth church

Local
Archdiocese pushes back after Trump says Boston bomber 'deserves death'

Local
From Cardinal Seán's blog

Opinion
By several authors: Catholic schools are worth saving

Opinion
Jaymie Stuart Wolfe: Walking the waves

Opinion
Richard Doerflinger: Catholics in America

Opinion
Laura Kelly Fanucci: The growing edge of liturgical living

Opinion
: Sanger's name being removed is the start

Opinion
Maureen Crowley Heil: From Fatima to Waltham and back!

Opinion
Dick Flavin: Some nice things to think about in lousy times

Opinion
Scott Hahn: Sinking fear

Aug. 5 2020

Opinion
Father Kenneth Doyle: Distractions in prayer

Opinion
Greg Erlandson: Counting our blessings in the hard times

Opinion
George Weigel: AM[D]G

Opinion
Father Roger Landry: Reparation for the frightful wounds inflicted on the whole human family

Aug. 4 2020

Local
Police probe arson attack at Weymouth church

Jul. 31 2020

Local
Archdiocese's Catholic schools plan for on-time, in-person reopening

Local
Elizabeth Seton Residence benefits from local COVID-19 grant

Local
Mass. bishops express support for police reform legislation

Local
From Cardinal Seán's blog

Opinion
John Garvey: Separation and neutrality

Opinion
Effie Caldarola: COVID and encounter

Opinion
Violet Hurst: The origins of the Jesuits and their impact on Boston history

Opinion
Maureen Crowley Heil: Fatima Calling us to Hope and Peace

Opinion
Scott Hahn: Food in due season

Opinion
Dick Flavin: Baseball and Gloria Swanson

Jul. 29 2020

Opinion
Father Kenneth Doyle: Obligation for televised Mass?

Opinion
Russell Shaw: Religious liberty after Bostock

Opinion
George Weigel: The next pope and the crisis of the West

Opinion
Father Roger Landry: A great innovation for growing in faith

Jul. 24 2020

Local
Cardinal, Metropolitan speak out on Hagia Sophia

Local
Cardinal condemns resumption of federal executions

Local
Cardinal's statement on death penalty

Local
Common Statement on Hagia Sophia

Local
Father Parrish named pastor in Needham; Father Joy to serve as Vicar for Clergy

Local
St. Peter Parish responds to vandalism with prayer, forgiveness

Local
Second Dorchester statue desecrated

Local
Ordination Class of 2020: Deacon Joseph Hubbard

Local
Propagation of the Faith to hold drive-in screening of 'Fatima'

Local
Mass. bishops express support for police reform legislation

Opinion
Michael Reardon: Don't let the noise drown out the good news

Opinion
Jaymie Stuart Wolfe: The long haul

Opinion
Michael J. Cunningham: The rear view mirror

Opinion
Maureen Crowley Heil: Pray for Peace with Fatima and the Propagation of the Faith

Opinion
Scott Hahn: Treasures of the kingdom

Opinion
Dick Flavin: The death of the 'Golden Greek'

Jul. 22 2020

Opinion
Bishop Robert Barron: Cancelling Padre Serra

Opinion
Father Kenneth Doyle: Natural phenomena at death of Christ

Opinion
Greg Erlandson: How Catholic organizations are weathering the pandemic

Opinion
George Weigel: The next pope and Vatican diplomacy

Jul. 17 2020

Local
Racial justice a long-time concern for Roxbury parish

Local
Mass. bishops support extension of eviction, foreclosure protections

Local
O'Connor appointed archdiocesan general counsel

Local
Court's decision a special victory for local school choice advocates

Local
CSF provides additional emergency aid to schools

Local
Police investigate burning of statue of Mary in Dorchester

Local
Ordination Class of 2020: Deacon Matthew Norwood

Local
Spanish-speaking instructors work to bring NFP to wider audience

Opinion
Michael Pakaluk: Ideas for summer reading

Opinion
Christine Coffey: Catholic Charities appoints permanent CEO

Opinion
Violet Hurst: Cardinal Cushing urges peace in Vietnam

Opinion
Tom Birmingham: The virtual lessons Catholic schools can teach

Opinion
Maureen Crowley Heil: Witness the Miracle of Fatima!

Opinion
Scott Hahn: Of wheat and weeds

Opinion
Dick Flavin: The (almost) Washington Red Sox

Jul. 15 2020

Opinion
Bishop Robert Barron: Martin Luther King and the religious motivation for social change

Opinion
Father Kenneth Doyle: Do converts have to be 'remarried?'

Opinion
Russell Shaw: Sound advice from the chief

Opinion
George Weigel: The next pope and Vatican II

Jul. 7 2020

Local
Racial justice a long-time concern for Boston parish

Jul. 3 2020

Local
Somerville recognizes polyamorous 'civil partnerships'

Opinion
George Weigel: Books for the summer of our discontent

Opinion
Russell Shaw: China and Rome

Opinion
Father Kenneth Doyle: Forgiveness of 'many' or 'all?'

Opinion
Father Roger Landry: More than some good news

Jun. 26 2020

Local
Communication, teamwork key to pandemic response, say archdiocesan leaders

Local
Multiple parishes in merger process

Local
Roxbury school to close, Winchester school becomes early-ed center

Local
Father Gallagher reappointed Augustinian North American superior

Local
Ordination Class of 2020: Deacon Denis Nakkeeran

Local
From Cardinal Seán's blog

Local
Catholic Charities Appoints New President and CEO

Opinion
Bishop Robert Barron: Why 'What the bishops are doing about it?' is the wrong question

Opinion
Thomas Lester: The compositions of Father Theodore Metcalf

Opinion
Michael Reardon: Now is the time to act

Opinion
Jaymie Stuart Wolfe: Christ is the center of human history

Opinion
Maureen Crowley Heil: Thank You, Sisters!

Opinion
Scott Hahn: To find our lives

Opinion
Dick Flavin: Red Smith on baseball

Jun. 24 2020

Opinion
Bishop Robert Barron: Heart of Jesus, holy temple of God

Opinion
Father Kenneth Doyle: Existence of purgatory

Opinion
John Garvey: Cops and padres

Opinion
George Weigel: Will Nancy Pelosi take a page from her father's playbook?

Jun. 19 2020

Local
Cardinal celebrates Mass for racial justice and healing

Local
Year of the Eucharist kicks off with Corpus Christi feast

Local
Congratulations, graduates of the Class of 2020

Local
Winchester church closes after volunteer tests positive for coronavirus

Local
MIT chaplain resigns after comments on Floyd killing

Local
From Cardinal Seán's blog

Opinion
Cardinal Seán P. O'Malley: We all need to work together

Opinion
Jacqueline Cunniff: A look at Catholic Charities shelter services during COVID-19

Opinion
Maureen Crowley Heil: Walking with Children in the Missions

Opinion
Scott Hahn: Be not afraid

Opinion
Dick Flavin: 1976 -- the Year of the Bird

Jun. 17 2020

Opinion
Father Kenneth Doyle: Mass obligation, emotional struggle

Opinion
Russell Shaw: Crisis

Opinion
George Weigel: The biases of a Royal Commission

Opinion
Carole Norris Greene: Teaching children about race relations

Jun. 12 2020

Local
Sister brings presence of prayer, Eucharist to Quincy protest

Local
Parishes' plans vary as public Masses resume

Local
Physician-assisted suicide bill moves forward on Beacon Hill

Local
St. Paul's Choir School receives $100K Cummings Foundation Grant

Local
Archdiocese announces new phase of 90 Days Now initiative

Local
From Cardinal Seán's blog

Obituary
Obituary: Father Vincent H. Poirier, former campus minister

Obituary
Obituary: Francis Beirne Lovely, archdiocesan general counsel, dies in Milton at 74

Opinion
Jaymie Stuart Wolfe: Listen and love

Opinion
Father Tadeusz Pacholczyk: Spiritual lessons from the pandemic

Opinion
Father Walter J. Woods: Come, Holy Spirit

Opinion
Thomas Lester: The controversial conversion of Dr. T.L. Nichols

Opinion
Michael Pakaluk: Asking pardon and the 'purification of memory'

Opinion
Shannen Dee Williams: Racism has always been a pro-life issue

Opinion
Maureen Crowley Heil: Prayerful Solidarity with the Whole World

Opinion
Scott Hahn: Word of the 'living Father'

Opinion
Dick Flavin: Pinky Higgins' fatal flaw

Jun. 10 2020

Opinion
Father Kenneth Doyle: Limit on number of Masses?

Opinion
Greg Erlandson: This moment of judgment

Opinion
George Weigel: The heavens declare the glory of God

Opinion
Father Roger Landry: Protesting on both knees

Jun. 9 2020

Local
Physician-assisted suicide bill moves forward on Beacon Hill

Opinion
Cardinal Seán P. O'Malley: The 'evil and moral cancer' of racism

Jun. 5 2020

Local
'Year of the Eucharist' to launch on June 14

Local
Four Catholic schools to close under pressures from pandemic

Local
Two Weymouth Catholic schools announce new partnership

Local
Webinar looks at evangelization, hospitality as churches reopen

Local
Ordination Class of 2020: Deacon Daniel Zinger

Local
From Cardinal Seán's blog

Opinion
Cardinal Seán P. O'Malley: Floyd's killing was 'morally wrong'

Opinion
Maureen Crowley Heil: A Vision for the Missions

Opinion
Cardinal Seán P. O'Malley: My letter to the faithful

Opinion
Scott Hahn: How God loves

Opinion
Dick Flavin: Fenway's other 'monstah'

Jun. 3 2020

Opinion
Bishop Robert Barron: Pentecost and the fires in our cities

Opinion
Father Kenneth Doyle: Christ's descent into hell

Opinion
Carole Norris Greene: Thinking right or wrong before race

Opinion
Russell Shaw: Homeschooling

Opinion
George Weigel: The Vatican's Choice: Jimmy Lai or Xi Jinping?

Opinion
Father Roger J. Landry: For better or worse, in sickness and health, from day one

May. 30 2020

Local
Cardinal O'Malley reacts to Floyd's killing

May. 29 2020

Local
Parishes cautiously resume public Masses

Local
Catholic Charities' annual Spring Celebration goes virtual

Local
From Cardinal Seán's blog

Obituary
Obituary: Donna M. Morrissey, former Secretary for Public Relations and Communications

Opinion
Jaymie Stuart Wolfe: Holy warriors

Opinion
Maureen Crowley Heil: Lockdown: Here and There

Opinion
Scott Hahn: A mighty wind

Opinion
Dick Flavin: The new Fenway Park and the Red Sox almost-owner

May. 27 2020

Opinion
Bishop Robert Barron: 'Unorthodox' and the modern myth of origins

Opinion
Father Kenneth Doyle: Feeling need for forgiveness

Opinion
Greg Erlandson: To mask or not to mask

Opinion
George Weigel: Extraordinary evangelization in extraordinary times

May. 22 2020

Local
Churches prepare to welcome back faithful for Masses

Local
Cardinal celebrates baccalaureate Mass for high school grads

Local
Mass, cathedral lights honor health care workers

Local
From Cardinal Seán's blog

Opinion
Michael Reardon: The extraordinary gift of perspective

Opinion
Thomas Lester: The conversion of Father George Haskins -- Part II

Opinion
Callie Armstrong: Adapting mental health services to COVID-19

Opinion
Kevin and Marilyn Ryan: Parents as teachers: A fresh appreciation

Opinion
Scott Hahn: Knowing God

Opinion
Maureen Crowley Heil: Where Did You See the Face of Christ Today?

Opinion
Dick Flavin: It ain't beanbag

May. 20 2020

Opinion
Bishop Robert Barron: 'Laudato Si'' athwart modernity

Opinion
Father Kenneth Doyle: Who created COVID-19?

Opinion
John Garvey: The human costs of solitary confinement

Opinion
Russell Shaw: End Times

Opinion
George Weigel: Games intellectuals play

May. 18 2020

Local
Masses to resume in the Archdiocese of Boston

May. 15 2020

Local
Parishes cope with COVID-19 in hard-hit cities

Local
Catholic Charities to hold annual fundraiser virtually

Local
Legislature extends decision date for ROE Act

Local
St. Agnes School students recreate works of art at home

Local
From Cardinal Seán's blog

Obituary
Obituary: Father Michael Regan, former high school chaplain and pastor in Bridgewater

Opinion
Elise Italiano Ureneck: Coronavirus gives newlyweds opportunity to focus on sacrament

Opinion
Jaymie Stuart Wolfe: Lessons from the hive

Opinion
Mary Jo Kriz: I learned to love, to listen and to walk with others

Opinion
Maureen Crowley Heil: Let Us All 'Row Together'

Opinion
Scott Hahn: Alive in the Spirit

Opinion
Dick Flavin: Dom DiMaggio, Enos Slaughter, and the '46 World Series

May. 14 2020

Local
Wait likely 'several more weeks' for public Masses, says vicar general

May. 13 2020

Opinion
Bishop Robert Barron: Why we can't do evil even if good may come

Opinion
Father Kenneth Doyle: Rules on receiving Communion

Opinion
Greg Erlandson: Acts of bravery are the pandemic's grace notes

Opinion
George Weigel: On John Paul II's centenary

May. 8 2020

Local
Archdiocese hosts webinar on 'virtual evangelization' during pandemic

Local
Cardinal celebrates memorial Mass for priests

Local
One new priest tests positive for coronavirus, three recover

Local
Immaculate Conception School, Marlborough, to close

Local
From Cardinal Seán's blog

Opinion
Father Tadeusz Pacholczyk: Accelerating vaccine development

Opinion
Michael Pakaluk: Spiritual communion

Opinion
Thomas Lester: The conversion of Father George Haskins

Opinion
Father Thomas Ryan, CSP: Catholics and Buddhists -- solidarity on climate change

Opinion
Maureen Crowley Heil: Finding Mary in the Missions

Opinion
Scott Hahn: Building His house

Opinion
Dick Flavin: Boo Ferriss

May. 6 2020

Opinion
Father Kenneth Doyle: Does televised Mass fulfill obligation?

Opinion
Russell Shaw: Security in a pandemic

Opinion
George Weigel: The 'historic' Amazonian Synod, revisited

Opinion
Maureen Pratt: Unique times for a really unique person: Mom

Opinion
Catholic News Service: Our churches need our generous support to survive the pandemic

May. 1 2020

Local
Former Auxiliary Bishop Emilio S. Allué dies at 85

Local
Priests teams begin anointings of COVID-19 patients

Local
Archdiocesan officials discuss parish financial impact of pandemic

Local
St. Paul School, Hingham, sends sweet treats to medical workers

Local
Archdiocese honors teachers with Excellence in Education Awards

Local
Archdiocese approves funeral blessings outside churches

Local
From Cardinal Seán's blog

Obituary
Obituary: Msgr. Francis J. McGann, former pastor in Hingham and Winchester

Obituary
Obituary: Father Arthur Driscoll, former seminary professor and pastor in Readville and Andover

Opinion
Jaymie Stuart Wolfe: Cautious and courageous

Opinion
Kevin and Marilyn Ryan: Why we love our parish

Opinion
Maureen Crowley Heil: 'A Little Piece of Heaven'

Opinion
Scott Hahn: What are we to do?

Opinion
Dick Flavin: Baseball's voices

Apr. 29 2020

Opinion
Bishop Robert Barron: The quarantine's three lessons about the Church

Opinion
Father Kenneth Doyle: Pray to Mother Angelica?

Opinion
Greg Erlandson: Reflecting on the before and after of the pandemic

Opinion
Roger J. Landry: Restoring essential services

Opinion
George Weigel: Joseph Ratzinger, theological reformer

Apr. 26 2020

Local
Bishop Emilio Allué, retired auxiliary bishop of Boston, dies

Apr. 24 2020

Local
Timing of reopening parishes uncertain, say archdiocesan officials

Local
Priest teams prepare to bring anointing to COVID-19 patients

Local
Archdiocese's latest coronavirus statistics for priests

Local
Petition urges Gov. Baker to include Catholic schools in aid package

Local
Governor signs ban on evictions, foreclosures

Local
From Cardinal Seán's blog

Obituary
Obituary: Father Russell W. Best, former pastor in Roxbury

Opinion
Michael Reardon: Viewing challenges in the light of hope

Opinion
Thomas Lester: Conflict on the Passamaquoddy Reservation

Opinion
Father Thomas Ryan: Lent, Easter, Ramadan: Catholic-Muslim resonance

Opinion
Maureen Crowley Heil: Lessons from the Missions

Opinion
Scott Hahn: Emmaus and us

Opinion
Dick Flavin: Pete Gray, a sad story

Apr. 22 2020

Opinion
Bishop Robert Barron: Governor Cuomo and God's noncompetitive transcendence

Opinion
Father Kenneth Doyle: Did Jesus have to die for our sins?

Opinion
Russell Shaw: Lockdown debate

Opinion
George Weigel: Rediscovering baptism in plague time

Apr. 20 2020

Local
Petition urges Gov. Baker to include Catholic schools in aid package

Apr. 17 2020

Local
'United in faith,' cardinal celebrates socially distanced Triduum

Local
Lawrence hospital receives Holy Week blessing

Local
Local Catholics find new ways to celebrate Holy Week at home

Local
Archdiocese provides updated coronavirus figures for priests

Local
Coping with the lack of funerals in the time of COVID-19

Local
From Cardinal Seán's blog

Obituary
Obituary: Father George R. Flynn, missionary in South America

Opinion
Elise Italiano Ureneck: Letter to my post-quarantine self

Opinion
Jaymie Stuart Wolfe: No prayers unprayed

Opinion
Maureen Crowley Heil: A World Mission Rosary of Prayers

Opinion
Scott Hahn: His mercy endures

Opinion
Dick Flavin: An unknown masterpiece

Apr. 15 2020

Opinion
Father Kenneth Doyle: Pope and bishops in China

Opinion
Greg Erlandson: An eighth corporal work of mercy

Opinion
John Garvey: Sense of smell

Opinion
George Weigel: After Cardinal Pell's rightful acquittal

Opinion
Father Roger J. Landry: God's enduring mercy and Covid-19

Apr. 10 2020

Local
Religious communities pray and work in the midst of pandemic

Local
Mass. bishops support bill halting evictions, foreclosures during pandemic

Local
Year of the Eucharist start postponed to Corpus Christi

Local
Church bells to ring on Easter Day

Local
Inner-City Scholarship Fund gala raises $3.6M despite going virtual

Obituary
Obituary: Father Henry M. Cunney, former pastor in Merrimac and Nahant

Opinion
Father Tadeusz Pacholczyk: Thinking through the rationing of ventilators

Opinion
Mary Beth Moran: My rewarding and sacred work as a chaplain

Opinion
Maureen Crowley Heil: Pope Francis Establishes a COVID19 Emergency Fund

Opinion
Scott Hahn: They saw and believed

Opinion
Dick Flavin: Mookie, Tom and my wandering mind

Apr. 8 2020

Opinion
Father Kenneth Doyle: Anointing of the sick during the coronavirus

Opinion
Russell Shaw: Lessons of the pandemic

Opinion
George Weigel: Embracing the kind of redeemer God appointed

Opinion
Cardinal Seán P. O'Malley: Cardinal's Palm Sunday homily

Opinion
Sister Mary Catherine Redmond: I'm providing health care, and prayer, during COVID-19

Apr. 3 2020

Local
New system allows parish giving while Masses are suspended

Local
Holy Week liturgies to go on without faithful present

Local
Father Peter Gori cleared of abuse allegation, reinstated

Local
Eight Boston priests test positive for COVID-19

Local
Boston Province transitions to nation-wide abuse reporting system

Local
Hospital chaplains adapt ministry to serve patients

Local
Priesthood ordination rescheduled for Aug. 1

Local
Spring fundraisers impacted by pandemic

Local
Cardinal allows meat on Fridays for remainder of Lent

Local
From Cardinal Seán's blog

Opinion
Bishop Robert Barron: Tragedy, contingency, and a deeper sense of God

Opinion
Jaymie Stuart Wolfe: Easter is coming

Opinion
Richard Doerflinger: The coronavirus and us

Opinion
Hosffman Ospino: Learning from the poor in a time of crisis

Opinion
Maureen Crowley Heil: A Different Kind of Non-Classroom Learning

Opinion
Scott Hahn: All is fulfilled

Opinion
Dick Flavin: The rivalry revisited

Apr. 1 2020

Opinion
Father Kenneth Doyle: Catholic attendance at civil wedding

Opinion
Greg Erlandson: An opportunity not to be missed

Opinion
George Weigel: Transforming quarantine into retreat

Opinion
Father Roger J. Landry: Preparing for an atypical Holy Week

Mar. 30 2020

Local
Father Peter Gori cleared of abuse allegation, reinstated

Mar. 27 2020

Local
Priests offer outdoor confessions in time of 'social distancing'

Local
Catholic schools turn to virtual learning during time of closure

Local
Cardinal O'Malley leads 'Virtual Lenten Retreat'

Local
Tighter guidelines for churches, Pastoral Center closed following new directives

Local
Parishes turn to Internet as Masses are suspended

Local
From Cardinal Seán's blog

Local
Cardinal OKs meat on Fridays for remainder of Lent

Obituary
Obituary: Father Robert Blute, retired pastor of Peabody parish

Obituary
Obituary: Father Louis Dufour, former Maynard pastor

Opinion
Michael Reardon: Worry cannot be turned to joy by a kind word alone

Opinion
Edith Avila Olea: Offer up your COVID-19 sacrifices for the forgotten

Opinion
Michael Pakaluk: The last pilgrim

Opinion
Kevin and Marilyn Ryan: Today's college: Mission or business?

Opinion
Elise Italiano Ureneck: Our Christian calling and social distancing

Opinion
Thomas Lester: An early mission in Connecticut

Opinion
Scott Hahn: At Lazarus' Tomb

Opinion
Dick Flavin: The greatest game I ever saw

Mar. 25 2020

Opinion
Father Kenneth Doyle: Why did Jesus weep?

Opinion
Russell Shaw: Building community in a pandemic

Opinion
George Weigel: 'Wittenberg' in synodal slow motion

Opinion
Father Roger J. Landry: Virtues needed for a time of crisis

Mar. 24 2020

Local
Tighter guidelines for churches, Pastoral Center closed following new directives

Mar. 23 2020

Local
Cardinal O'Malley to lead 'Virtual Lenten Retreat'

Mar. 20 2020

Local
Cardinal urges praying the rosary in absence of Masses

Local
Masses, other activities suspended, churches remain open in archdiocese

Local
St. Patrick's Day cathedral Mass continues via CatholicTV

Local
Cardinal O'Malley proposes slavery reparations in St. Patrick's Day reflection

Local
From Cardinal Seán's blog

Opinion
Dr. Thomas Heyne: Suspending Masses was an act of charity

Opinion
Jaymie Stuart Wolfe: Keeping your distance

Opinion
Stephen Fulton: Catholic Charities: A look at food insecurity in our community

Opinion
Effie Caldarola: A Lenten response to COVID-19

Opinion
Bishop Robert Barron: The coronavirus and sitting quietly in a room alone

Opinion
Scott Hahn: Eyesight to the blind

Opinion
Dick Flavin: A new baseball season awaits

Mar. 18 2020

Opinion
Father Kenneth Doyle: Church's stance on organ donation

Opinion
Greg Erlandson: A crisis that may be an opportunity

Opinion
John Garvey: Coronavirus and 'Hollywood Squares'

Opinion
Maureen Pratt: Keeping the balance: Health and faith

Opinion
George Weigel: Churchmanship

Opinion
Lucia A. Silecchia: Disruption comes to ordinary times

Mar. 17 2020

Local
Cardinal O'Malley: 'We need to take care of each other'

Mar. 13 2020

Local
Don't panic, but prepare for coronavirus, says archdiocesan official

Local
Cardinal announces 2020 Catholic Appeal at parishes

Local
Year of the Nurse and Midwife: Blending nursing and faith at Regina Cleri

Local
From Cardinal Seán's blog

Local
Boston Archdiocesan Catholic schools to close for two weeks

Local
Archdiocese cancels Masses, closes schools due to coronavirus

Opinion
: How Catholics should respond to the coronavirus

Opinion
Michael M. Lavigne: This is our Church

Opinion
Thomas Lester: Father Patrick Byrne, one of Boston's first priests

Opinion
Raymond Flynn and Jamie Gass: A last vestige of 19th-century anti-Catholic bigotry

Opinion
Scott Hahn: Striking the rock

Opinion
Dick Flavin: The end of the world is near -- or is it?

Mar. 12 2020

Local
Cardinal issues message on coronavirus situation

Mar. 11 2020

Opinion
Bishop Robert Barron: Love an enemy this Lent

Opinion
Father Kenneth Doyle: Is funeral Mass mandated?

Opinion
Russell Shaw: Court and abortion: What next?

Opinion
George Weigel: Doubling down on a bad deal

Mar. 6 2020

Local
Hundreds prepare to enter Catholic Church with Rite of Election

Local
Cardinal announces launch of 2020 Catholic Appeal

Local
Driscoll to step down as Secretary of Institutional Advancement

Local
Forming the Future: St. Catherine of Siena School adopts, develops STREAM curriculum

Local
Archdiocese issues liturgical directives for coronavirus prevention

Local
WBUR and Catholic Charities host panel discussion on immigration crisis

Local
From Cardinal Seán's blog

Opinion
Deacon Timothy F. Donohue: The Gospel at the Border: An update

Opinion
Jaymie Stuart Wolfe: Gone viral

Opinion
Father Tadeusz Pacholczyk: A hundred love letters

Opinion
Thomas Harvey: Learning the faith is not just for the sake of learning

Opinion
Scott Hahn: Listen to Him

Opinion
Hosffman Ospino: Lent as an invitation to practicing solidarity

Opinion
Dick Flavin: The Shadow -- starring Tom Brady

Mar. 4 2020

Opinion
Father Kenneth Doyle: Reconciling Gospel accounts

Opinion
Greg Erlandson: Another infernal betrayal

Opinion
George Weigel: The clerisy of the concrete-and-glass box freaks out

Opinion
Father Roger Landry: St. Joseph as a model for Lent

Feb. 28 2020

Local
Go deeper than fitness goals in Lent, says cardinal on Ash Wednesday

Local
The Catholic origins of the leap year

Local
Speaker shares story of abortion, conversion at 40 Days for Life launch event

Local
Notre Dame Cristo Rey High to acquire Presentation of Mary properties

Local
From Cardinal Seán's blog

Local
Archdiocese issues liturgical directives for coronavirus prevention

Opinion
Megan Adzima: 'We have to get over the fear that we are different.'

Opinion
Kevin and Marilyn Ryan: Will we seize this prize and act?

Opinion
Thomas Lester: Bishop Fitzpatrick's call to aid suffering in Ireland

Opinion
Scott Hahn: Tale of two Adams

Opinion
Dick Flavin: Whistling past the graveyard

Feb. 26 2020

Opinion
Father Kenneth Doyle: Are relics 'macabre?'

Opinion
John Garvey: Women and men

Opinion
Russell Shaw: An American knight

Opinion
George Weigel: Aventine meditations

Opinion
Katie Prejean McGrady: The inconveniently necessary Lent

Feb. 21 2020

Local
Ministry offers hope to families impacted by addiction

Local
Dynamic Catholic invites parishes to pilot 'Dynamic Parish' initiative

Local
Forming the Future: St. Peter School alum serves up nutrition, learning as school's chef

Local
From Cardinal Seán's blog

Opinion
Marjean A. Perhot: Our call to be a welcoming neighbor

Opinion
Bishop Robert Barron: What is synodality?

Opinion
Jaymie Stuart Wolfe: Do it for love

Opinion
Scott Hahn: Holy as God

Opinion
Dick Flavin: So long, Mookie

Feb. 19 2020

Opinion
Father Kenneth Doyle: Extraordinary minister, annulment required?

Opinion
Greg Erlandson: Why we should care about the beloved Amazon

Opinion
George Weigel: Beyond Amazonia

Opinion
Father Roger J. Landry: Reviving a sense of mission in the Amazon

Feb. 14 2020

Local
Bishop O'Connell offers blessing of throats via Twitter

Local
Archdiocese to hold vocation discernment retreats

Local
Catholic Schools Foundation honors class of 2020 scholars

Local
Two South Region Catholic schools to close

Local
From Cardinal Seán's blog

Obituary
Obituary: Bishop William J. McNaughton, MM, missionary in Korea

Opinion
Michael Pakaluk: The Church as a household

Opinion
Thomas Lester: Archbishop Cheverus writes to a friend in Boston

Opinion
Scott Hahn: Affair of the heart

Opinion
Dick Flavin: The pride of the jury box

Feb. 12 2020

Opinion
Bishop Robert Barron: The Ratzingerian constants and the maintenance of harmony in the Church

Opinion
Father Kenneth Doyle: Candles and feast of Presentation

Opinion
Russell Shaw: Goodbye to Roe?

Opinion
George Weigel: Flannery O'Connor and friends, revisited

Feb. 7 2020

Local
Journey of faith -- Man attends Mass at every Catholic church in Boston

Local
Harvard social scientist gives talk on 'loving your enemy'

Local
Forming the Future: St. Michael School, North Andover, engages students, families in STEM challenges

Local
The Boys' Choir of St. Paul's Choir School embarks on European Tour

Local
From Cardinal Seán's blog

Opinion
Dwight G. Duncan: The background of the Little Sisters' faithful practice of their religion

Opinion
Jaymie Stuart Wolfe: St. John Paul speaks again

Opinion
Father Tadeusz Pacholczyk: Christian girls and abortion

Opinion
Father David Barnes: FOCUS -- helping priests to be priests

Opinion
Scott Hahn: Light breaking forth

Opinion
Dick Flavin: On shooting the messenger

Feb. 5 2020

Opinion
Father Kenneth Doyle: Can heaven be happy with some missing?

Opinion
Greg Erlandson: Strengthening marriage amid the sinkholes

Opinion
Bishop Robert Barron: A prayer at the tomb of St. Paul

Opinion
George Weigel: Auschwitz and 'intrinsic evil'

Opinion
Father Roger J. Landry: Missionaries of Mercy in response to the Kairos of Mercy

Jan. 31 2020

Local
'Witness to Life' pilgrims march in Washington, D.C.

Local
Save babies by accompanying mothers, cardinal tells Boston pro-life pilgrims

Local
Cardinal launches $200 million 'Inspiring Hope' Capital Campaign

Local
Catholic Schools Foundation, Pioneer Institute hold discussion on school choice case

Local
From Cardinal Seán's blog

Opinion
Thomas W. Carroll: U.S. Supreme Court tackles anti-Catholic bigotry

Opinion
Sianna Casey: Planning an ethical will

Opinion
Thomas Lester: A lawsuit over the construction of St. Mary Church, Newton Upper Falls

Opinion
Colleen Donohoe: When God calls

Opinion
Scott Hahn: Presenting the present

Opinion
Dick Flavin: Baseball's new strongman

Jan. 29 2020

Opinion
Bishop Robert Barron: Spending time with my spiritual father

Opinion
Father Kenneth Doyle: Chewing gum and holy Communion

Opinion
Russell Shaw: Praying with the mystics

Opinion
George Weigel: The bullies and the book

Jan. 24 2020

Local
St. James Society meets in Lima

Local
Forming the Future: Holy Name Parish School decorates 'Trees of Hope and Peace'

Local
Local program seeks to give young people experience of Holy Land

Local
From Cardinal Seán's blog

Obituary
Obituary: Father John L. Doyle: missionary, pastor, social advocate

Obituary
Obituary: Father Lawrence Sullivan, former chaplain at Chelsea Soldiers' Home

Opinion
Michael Reardon: Building minds, changing lives

Opinion
Jaymie Stuart Wolfe: Threading the needle

Opinion
Dick Flavin: Quo vadis, Sam Travis?

Opinion
Scott Hahn: History redeemed

Opinion
Kevin and Marilyn Ryan: A culture -- if we can keep it

Jan. 22 2020

Opinion
Father Kenneth Doyle: Catholic Church and Alpha movement

Opinion
Greg Erlandson: Understanding the debate about celibacy

Opinion
John Garvey: Hold the Botox

Opinion
George Weigel: Before the 2020 presidential elections

Opinion
Father Roger Landry: Celebrating joyfully the First Sunday of the Word of God

Jan. 17 2020

Local
Mass. bishops call on parishioners to oppose ROE Act

Local
A year after fire, cardinal blesses Marlborough parish renovations

Local
Court rejects right to physician-assisted suicide in Mass.

Local
B.C. to host screening of Dorothy Day documentary

Local
From Cardinal Seán's blog

Opinion
Cardinal Seán P. O'Malley: Cardinal's letter on ROE Act

Opinion
Beth Chambers: Economic instability and meeting basic needs in Massachusetts

Opinion
Hosffman Ospino: Breaking the chains of poverty through Catholic education

Opinion
Thomas Lester: A new mission parish in Taunton

Opinion
Scott Hahn: Perfect offering

Opinion
: How can businesses be more pro-life? Create family-friendly workplaces

Opinion
Dick Flavin: The hex of Harry Frazee

Jan. 15 2020

Opinion
Bishop Robert Barron: '1917' and remembering who we are

Opinion
Father Kenneth Doyle: End of Christmas season?

Opinion
George Weigel: 'The two popes': baloney, brilliantly acted

Opinion
Russell Shaw: Nuclear

Jan. 10 2020

Local
Carmelite 'Chapel in the Mall' marks 60th anniversary

Local
Forming the Future: Our Lady of the Assumption School student council fosters leadership and service

Local
Visiting Nurse Foundation to purchase Jeanne Jugan Residence

Local
Regis College trustees extend presidency of Hays to 2023

Local
From Cardinal Seán's blog

Opinion
Jaymie Stuart Wolfe: Living 20-20

Opinion
James T. Brett: Assisted suicide laws may harm people with disabilities

Opinion
Michael Pakaluk: Mysteries in our faith

Opinion
Father Tadeusz Pacholczyk: The foxes and the henhouse

Opinion
Richard Doerflinger: Catholic judges under the microscope

Opinion
Scott Hahn: Anointed ones

Opinion
Dick Flavin: Your guess is as good as mine

Jan. 8 2020

Opinion
Father Kenneth Doyle: Is incense harmful to health?

Opinion
George Weigel: The Martini Curve revisited

Opinion
Greg Erlandson: A queen and two popes

Jan. 3 2020

Local
Cardinal highlights homelessness during Christmas visits

Local
Missionary Childhood Assoc. honors Christmas artwork winners

Opinion
Effie Caldarola: Make 2020 a year of forgiveness

Opinion
George Weigel: New Year's Resolutions for Concerned Catholics: A Few Suggestions

Opinion
Kevin M. MacKenzie: A greeting from Catholic Charities board chair and interim president

Opinion
Greg Erlandson: The dollars and sense of our Catholic tithing

Opinion
Dick Flavin: A Hall of Famer who isn't in the Hall