Cambridge, MA, October 27. Today’s tragic, outrageous murders at a synagogue in Pittsburgh, following so closely upon this week’s bomb threats against many leading citizens, seems destined to convince us yet again that...
Cambridge, MA. In Rome today, Pope Francis canonized seven new saints. Most well known was Pope Paul VI (1897-1978), who steered Vatican Council II through to its successful conclusion, and oversaw the tumultuous first years of the...
Poughkeepsie, NY. August 25th 2018 marks my 50th anniversary as a Jesuit, and to celebrate, I’ve just had dinner with my remaining classmate (out of 17), Fr Daniel G. O’Hare (a professor at the New...
Cambridge, MA. In every Catholic Mass, just before the exchange of peace that itself precedes communion, the priest prays, "Lord Jesus Christ, who said to your Apostles:...
Cambridge, MA. I have been preaching regularly for over 40 year, since I was ordained a deacon in 1977 and a priest in 1978. We were urged in seminary to speak without a written text and ideally without notes, and so only very rarely have I written out a homily. I can...
Cambridge, MA. I drafted this reflection yesterday, while on a 14 hour flight from Dubai to Boston, returning home after a brief three...
Cambridge, MA. I have been preaching regularly for over 40 year, since I was ordained a deacon in 1977 and a priest in 1978. We were urged in seminary to speak without a written text and ideally without notes, and so only very rarely have I written out a homily. I can...
