Boston and the nation respond to the San Francisco Earthquake of 1906Thomas Lester
In the early morning hours of April 18, 1906, Californians were awoken by what the U.S. Geological Survey calls "one of the most significant earthquakes of all time." Several shocks occurred throughout ...
See you in the storyLaura Kelly Fanucci
My son stands in the center of his bedroom, wailing to the heavens while his sleepy brothers tuck into bunk beds. Tonight, there has been no time for stories, since the family party ran late. But I hadn't ...
'Dignitas' and the mediaRussell Shaw
By now it should be clear that when the Church issues a document addressing several topics, one of which is sex, our major secular media will ignore the rest and concentrate on sex. The latest example ...
Scripture Reflection for April 14, 2024, Third Sunday of EasterDeacon Greg Kandra
Acts 3:13-15, 17-19 Ps 4:2, 4, 7-8, 9 1 Jn 2:1-5a Lk 24:35-48 "You are witnesses of these things." It almost sounds like an episode of "CSI: Jerusalem." But the case unfolding in this Sunday's ...
St. Helena's House is established in the South EndThomas Lester
On April 23, 1892, The Working Girls Home was incorporated "for the purpose of providing a temporary Home for homeless working girls while out of employment; and also for working girls whose employment, ...
Is this synodality?Russell Shaw
A surprisingly large number of priests are said to have lately been replying "no thanks" when invited to become bishops. If that's so, it may help explain why Pope Francis, responding to discussions ...
Poking the hornet's nest of IVFFather Tadeusz Pacholczyk
A sweeping decision by the Alabama Supreme Court in February sent shockwaves through the world of assisted reproduction. Justice Jay Mitchell, writing on behalf of the court's 7-2 majority, concluded ...
A eucharistic word: MissionMichael R. Heinlein
''Truly, nothing is more beautiful than to know Christ and to make him known to others." These words in Pope Benedict XVI's "Sacramentum Caritatis" echoed in my mind when watching the recently ...
In praise of singingLaura Kelly Fanucci
The first thing I noticed about our parish was the music. Everyone sang. From the moment the opening hymn began, the sanctuary was filled with a robust chorus. I looked around and couldn't believe ...
Let's celebrate Easter for a whileGreg Erlandson
This year, I'm glad to see Lent come to an end, and not just because of Easter Alleluias and Cadbury dark chocolate eggs. It was a tough Lent. Part of it, of course, had nothing explicitly to do with ...
