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Sowing the Seeds of FaithMaureen Crowley Heil

The Propagation of the Faith is blessed to support the multitude of "farmers" around the world -- men and women called by God to plant the seeds of our faith. They are missionaries, tending a sacramental ...

Be a Lifeline for Mission Seminarians! Maureen Crowley Heil

All around our country, seminarians are arriving at their summer formation assignments and, with any luck, enjoying some well-earned time with family and friends. Compare that with men who are studying ...

Mainstay of Seminarians in the Missions: The Society of St. Peter ApostleMaureen Crowley Heil

Our latest visitor to the Pontifical Mission Societies of Boston took me on a walk down memory lane. Archbishop Lambert Bainomugisha from the Archdiocese of Mbarara, Uganda was in town to be the main ...

Forming Witnesses Maureen Crowley Heil

Twenty-five years ago, I was offered a job by my pastor, one that I could do in less than ten hours a week. Here's why he said I was right for the position: I was good with kids, I like to talk, and ...

Leave a Legacy of LoveMaureen Crowley Heil

And then, there were three. First, my prayer sister, Kathy, whose claim to fame was showing up to an audience with then-Pope John Paul II in the loudest madras plaid known to God or man, joined that ...

A Rule NOT to be Broken Maureen Crowley Heil

Why is it that, though we all know the folk tale that death comes in threes, the second one that quickly follows the first still seems to catch us off guard? So, it was on a regular Wednesday when Father ...

Praying With the BestMaureen Crowley Heil

Call it an old wives' tale or a superstition but somehow, it seems to bear itself out -- death comes in threes. In the last two weeks, I've experienced it myself; after the first one, the thought ...

The Most Wonderful Time Maureen Crowley Heil

Everyone sing along! It's the most wonderful time ... of the year! Can you hear the bells ring as you hum the tune? I know that the song has already been co-opted from Christmas to the "Back-to-School" ...