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By CLIFFORD YEARY, Associate Director, Little Rock Scripture Study | Published September 21, 2017  | En Español This is the fifth column in a 10-part series “Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be satisfied.” Mt 5:6 …

By DAVID A. KING, Ph.D., Commentary | Published September 21, 2017 One day in early September of 1893, the celebrated artist and author Beatrix Potter wrote to the young and ill son of a family friend, “My dear Noel, I don’t know what to write to you, so …

By BILL CLARKE, Commentary | Published September 21, 2017 “Retirement planning is so focused on money that people don’t realize they need to plan for the more personal areas of life that are crucial to creating a happy, healthy, and connected retirement …

By FATHER JAMES S. BEHRENS, OCSO, Commentary | Published September 21, 2017 “How can I forget you when there is always something there to remind me? Always something there to remind me. I was born to love you and I will never be free. You’ll always be a …

By LORRAINE V. MURRAY, Commentary | Published September 21, 2017 Sept. 11, 2:58 p.m. Tropical Storm Irma is stomping her way through my neighborhood in Decatur. The electricity is flickering on and off, sirens are screaming in the distance and the …

WASHINGTON (CNS) -- It took a couple of days for Jesuit Father Flavio Bravo to venture out and survey the devastation of Hurricane Maria, with its torrential rain and winds of 155 miles per hour, inflicted for hours on the island of Puerto Rico. "We …

WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Authorities say it may take months for electricity to fully return to Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria pummeled the island and its infrastructure as it made landfall Sept. 20. When the hurricane hit the island with winds of up to 155 …

People gather during a rally in late July in New York to support a single-payer health care system and to protest efforts by the Republican Party in Congress to repeal the Affordable Care Act. (CNS photo/Justin Lane, EPA) WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The title …

BRAINTREE -- Four Boston College students studying overseas were injured in an acid attack, Sept. 17, in Marseille, France. BC juniors Courtney Siverling, Charlotte Kaufman, Michelle Krug, and Kelsey Kosten were at a train station in Marseille when a …

BRAINTREE -- The Archdiocese of Boston's Opioid Task Force is offering a series of four free webinars specifically geared towards Catholic school parents, guardians, and teachers and designed to help them formulate their response to the opioid …

BRAINTREE -- When in 1996, Father Richard Bradford, rector of the Episcopalian Parish of All Saints in Ashmont, left the Episcopal Church, several dozen parishioners left with him. It wasn't that they had lost their faith; just that they had …

The U.S. flag flies in front of the Capitol dome Sept. 12 in Washington. The latest version of a Republican measure in the Senate to repeal the Affordable Care Act must be amended to protect poor and vulnerable Americans, said the chairmen of four U.S. …

Sheila Hollins and Sister Kayula Lesa, both members of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, review a document before a meeting of the commission in Rome Sept. 21. (CNS photo/Paul Haring) VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Members of the …

WASHINGTON (CNS) -- In the aftermath of two earthquakes in the span of two weeks in Mexico church-based relief agencies have been on the ground providing food, shelter and repairs. The magnitude 7.1 quake that hit near Mexico City Sept. 19 killed more …

WATERTOWN -- On Sept. 15 and Sept. 16, the CatholicTV Network held its 26th Telethon, raising over $300,000 from generous viewers in the United States and abroad. This year's telethon was hosted by Bishop Robert Reed, Jay Fadden, and Kevin Nelson, and …

During 2017 and 2018, the Sisters of St. Joseph of Boston and associates will gather for chapter weekends in September, October, February, and March. A special theme is selected each time the sisters prepare for a general chapter. The theme for the …

Chefs Brian Santos, David Titus and Michael Pantano are pictured at Catholic Charities North's 'Hunger Chopped' event Sept. 14. Proceeds from the event will help fund the new Catholic Charities Food Pantry at 585 Boston Street in Lynn. Pilot …

Officers from the Middlesex County Sheriff's Office hold candles at the 2016 Mass for Public Safety Personnel and Families. This year's Mass will be held Oct. 1 at noon at St. Theresa of Avila Church in West Roxbury. Pilot file photo/Gregory L …

Friday, September 22, 2017Faith The kind of wedding God wants and plans and dreams of is not focused on centerpieces and cake toppers. Jaymie Stuart Wolfe Most girls have thought about their weddings at least once or twice before they've met someone …