My friend Ann Carter JamesonTerry Donilon
In the great Carole King song about friendship and loyalty, "You've Got A Friend," and made famous by both King and James Taylor, I keep thinking of the idea that words matter. For instance, there ...
The funeral of Pilot founding editor Patrick DonahoeViolet Hurst
Just over 125 years ago, on March 20, 1901, mourners filled the Cathedral of the Holy Cross for the funeral of Patrick Donahoe, founding editor of The Pilot. Born in County Cavan, Ireland, in 1811, Patrick ...
School's in sessionGreg Erlandson
St. John Henry Newman, writing in the 19th century, wanted a Catholic laity "who know their religion ... who know what they hold and what they do not." Whatever the challenges Newman faced in the 19th ...
Please support our priests this EasterSharon McNally
I have always been grateful for the friendships I've been blessed to have with priests over the years. They have nurtured my faith, guided my spirit, and brought me great joy. Msgr. Frank Kelley ...
When Lent is extra Lenty, you need Holy Week even moreLaura Kelly Fanucci
Propped up on pillows, ice packs piled on my aching chest, I watched our parish livestream of the celebration of the Lord's Passion on Good Friday. After the painful biopsy earlier that morning, I ...
Why does the Annunciation loom so large in Catholicism?Elizabeth Scalia
Non-Catholic friends are often puzzled by our calendar of memorials and solemnities, particularly the solemnity of the Annunciation -- a moment that usually only hits their awareness in the days leading ...
Scripture Reflection for March 29, 2026, Palm Sunday of the Lord's PassionGreg Kandra
Mt 21:1-11 Is 50:4-7 Ps 22:8-9, 17-18, 19-20, 23-24 Phil 2:6-11 Mt 26:14-27:66 or Mt 27:11-54 This Sunday in between the palms and the hosannas, the breaking of bread and the agony on the cross ...
'Don't be like me'Michael Reardon
There are a few things in my work that are non-negotiable, and spending time with the student speaker for our annual Catholic Schools Foundation gala is one of them. It is one of the rare moments each ...
Women religious in the Archdiocese of BostonRebecca Maitland
In celebration of both Catholic Sisters Week (March 8-14) and Women's History Month (March 1-31), for this iteration of the Archives Department column, we wanted to highlight women religious in the ...
St. Patrick's Breastplate and the terrors of mid-LentElizabeth Scalia
I arise today Through a mighty strength, the invocation of the Trinity, Through belief in the Threeness, Through confession of the Oneness of the Creator of creation. Well, here we are in mid-March ...
