Today's First Reading begins by giving us a time frame -- the events take place during the days between Christ's Ascension and Pentecost. We're at the same point in our liturgical year. On ...

Physician-assisted suicide, according to its advocates, offers a good way to wrap up our life as we face extreme suffering. When we think we have reached the limit of what we can bear in terms of pain ...

As a child, May was always an exciting month for me -- partly because the school year was almost over, but also because of the special Marian devotions and activities that took place. We students cre ...

Do you know anyone whose birthday is near Christmas? Have you heard them complain that at least at some point in their lives, ...

As more than 200 priests from around the world met to share how their parishes experience a sense of shared mission and ...

Deacon Brian Daley was looking for "a more stable life." After spending six years as an engineer in the Merchant Marine, ...

On May 2, the formal dining room of the Youville Place assisted living facility in Lexington played host to one-fifth of the ...

When Ta'Qaire Bell first stepped through the doors of Cathedral High School, he was nervous. "Coming to Cathedral, I didn't ...

I visited New Horizons Assisted Living in Marlborough. The site was originally a home for troubled girls run by the Good Shepherd Sisters. However, several years ago, it was converted in ...

Continuing an annual tradition expressing unity between the Catholic and Greek Orthodox churches in Boston, Cardinal Seán P. O'Malley attended the Easter vigil at the Annunciatio ...

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Your browser does not support the audio element. RAINTREE -- Ann Gennaro had the job of her dreams. Working for a production company in Charlestown, the NYU graduate ...