Help us make The Pilot's archives accessibleThomas Lester
The first issue of The Pilot was published on Sept. 5, 1829, as The Jesuit, or Catholic Sentinel. Over the next 30 years, it would go through several name changes, including the Literary and Catholic ...
Seminarians prepare for journey to Rome in 1840 Thomas Lester
On Dec. 1, 1840, Father Francis Vesprei, SJ, replied to Bishop Benedict Fenwick of Boston regarding his request for guidance about "the cheapest way of sending the two young men of your diocese already ...
Cardinal Cushing's missionary impulseThomas Lester
This week is the final installment of our series commemorating the 50th anniversary of the death of Cardinal Richard Cushing and focuses on another area in which he made a significant impact both within ...
The final Mass of Boston's original cathedral Thomas Lester
On Sunday, Sept. 16, 1860, the Cathedral of the Holy Cross on Franklin Street in Boston was filled to capacity, while many more would-be worshipers lingered on the sidewalks outside. The reason so many ...
An important digital records milestoneThomas Lester
It is with great pleasure that we share the following news regarding our sacramental record digitization project for which we entered a partnership with the New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS) ...
The compositions of Father Theodore Metcalf Thomas Lester
I want to start by thanking a regular reader of The Pilot for contacting me to suggest the following topic and sharing his research on Father Metcalf's contributions to Catholic music. The Solemnity ...
The conversion of Father George Haskins -- Part IIThomas Lester
The previous installment of this column discussed the life of George Foxcroft Haskins, a native Bostonian and Protestant Episcopal Minister who converted to Catholicism in November 1840. Following his ...
Lent, Easter, Ramadan: Catholic-Muslim resonance Father Thomas Ryan
We recently came out of Lent and are presently celebrating the joy of Easter. But, in this time of universal distress due to the coronavirus pandemic, understanding the ways in which other faithful people ...
