November is a time of change and a time of reflection. The trees begin their show, then the air cools. Summer "toys" are ...

History has shown that collectively America's bishops have taken controversial stands that have helped animate and even shape ...

The question of admitting women to the diaconate has captured the attention of theologians, pastors, and faithful Catholics alike. It raises profound theological and historical concerns about the natu ...

The focal point of the Liturgy of the Word is the proclamation of the Gospel. Its importance is highlighted by the acclamation about which we wrote last week. Only one who is ordained can read the Go ...

For the past 40 years, undocumented immigration has been fueled by a lack of legal avenues for immigrant workers to fill ...

In a world filled with noise and constant motion, Glastonbury Abbey in Hingham, Massachusetts, is extending a rare invitation ...

Jn 6:37-40 Forese had not been dead that long, not even five years. That's why Dante wondered how he'd made so much progress.

As we celebrate Veterans Day this week, we remember the important work of the chaplains who ministered to the Catholic men fighting in the First World War. Veterans Day was originally called Armistice ...

As we look toward Thanksgiving and Christmas, I realize that 2025 is quickly coming to an end, and so is the Jubilee Year of ...

On Oct. 27, Kelly Byrne, director of the Pathway to Grace confirmation prep program at St. Francis Xavier School in Weymouth, introduced a special guest to her eighth-grade class.

To Father Ghazar Bedrossian, the Armenian community in New England is like a garden. The garden has many branches and many flowers, which God waters so that they may grow. One of those flo ...

From 1950 to 1966, Venerable Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen was the National Director of what was then called The Pontifical ...