Happy New Year!Eileen McLaughlin
As a lifelong educator, I've always had multiple opportunities to celebrate the New Year -- once in September with the launch of the school year and again in January when the calendar shifted. I ...
Joyful hopeMichael Reardon
Last week, I received an anxious call from my 20-year-old son at 12:30 in the morning telling me that his connecting flight was canceled, and the next flight was not until 22 hours later. He was anxious, ...
Scripture Reflection for Jan. 5, 2025, The Epiphany of the LordDeacon Greg Kandra
Is 60:1-6 Ps 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-11, 12-13 Eph 3:2-3a, 5-6 Mt 2:1-12 If we haven't gotten enough of Christmas lights already this season -- on houses, trees, bushes, department stores -- this Sunday ...
Tolkien's world, still popular on the big screen, began with faith and wordsCecilia Hadley
In the beginning were the words. J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth -- the world of "The Lord of the Rings" and now the new animated film "The War of the Rohirrim" -- was born, first and foremost, from ...
Scripture Reflection for Dec. 22, 2024, Fourth Sunday of AdventDeacon Greg Kandra
Mi 5:1-4a Ps 80:2-3, 15-16, 18-19 Heb 10:5-10 Lk 1:39-45 Ironically, as our Advent journey is drawing to a close, another journey is beginning. It's right there in the first three words of this ...
Getting adult children to Christmas MassGreg Erlandson
There are two kinds of families that I notice at Christmas Mass. The first are those with young children dressed up in their best Christmas finery, excited about the whole day. The kids sing the songs ...
The work of redemptionEileen McLaughlin
Advent has begun for school children in our archdiocesan community of faith. Most likely, they'll be wearing down their purple, pink, and green crayons as they color an Advent wreath and learn that ...
Intern reflectionsEmily Greco and James Kaeser
(Editor's note: Simmons University student interns Emily Greco and James Kaeser recently concluded fall semester internships at the Archdiocese of Boston Archives. Following are their reflections ...
We are naked before the strange humility of GodElizabeth Scalia
''After the man, Adam, had eaten of the tree, the Lord God called to the man and asked him, 'Where are you?' He answered, 'I heard you in the garden; but I was afraid, because I was ...
Following Christ as content creatorsSister Hosea Rupprecht, FSP
Do you consider yourself a media maker? Perhaps a better way to put it would be: Are you a content creator? You don't have to be a social media "influencer" to be a content creator. In today's ...
