Father Jay Maddock to be honored at NCEA convention
By Kenneth J. Souza, Anchor Staff
FALL RIVER, Mass. — Father Jay Maddock, V.F., will receive the 2015 Distinguished …
Universal Church taps into diocesan talent pool to assist her mission
By Dave Jolivet, Anchor Editor
FALL RIVER, Mass. — When a man hears a call from God to serve Him as a priest, and …
Evangelizing starts at home
By Becky Aubut, Anchor Staff
LAWRENCE, Mass. — When 10-year-old Guadalupe Ospino arrived from Guatemala in 1992, her …
Philosopher Peter Kreeft to speak at Proclaim & Magnify Conference
By Linda Andrade Rodrigues, Anchor Correspondent
NORTH DARTMOUTH, Mass. — Faithful from far and wide will gather at …
Diocesan faithful complete ‘informative, helpful’ ‘Beginning Apologetics’ course
NEW BEDFORD, Mass. — Six women and three men, representing six parishes in the New Bedford Deanery, received Certificates …
Fall River Catholic churches hosting Lenten Mission
FALL RIVER, Mass. — The Catholic parishes of the Greater Fall River area will be jointly sponsoring a Lenten Mission …
Sister Helen Prejean, author of ‘Dead Man Walking,’ to speak at Stonehill
NORTH EASTON, Mass. — Sister Helen Prejean, C.S.J., author of “Dead Man Walking: An Eyewitness Account of the Death …
Father Richard R. Gendreau dies at age 73
FALL RIVER, Mass. — Father Richard R. Gendreau, 73, of Fall River, passed away on February 13 at Charlton Memorial Hospital …
Of wrestling and kitty litter
Lent began for me a few years ago, and the desert feeling of the Liturgical season just won’t let go.
There are weeks when …
Prayer for snow
Monday 23 February 2015 — Homeport: Falmouth Harbor — Lenten Monday No. 1
In a cave high in the …
Bold Christian fasting
On Ash Wednesday, Jesus spoke about three elements central to a Christian plan of life: prayer, fasting and …
‘Let it begin with me’
The Advent readings are, for me, among the most beautiful of the entire year. They speak of healing, hope, promise, prosperity, peace …
The importance of Marriage and families
The Church is once again asking us to do some soul searching, most specifically when it comes to Marriage and families. Back in October of …
Medical assistance with the battle of the bulge
Bariatric surgery, which often involves banding of the stomach, is a widely-used procedure for treating severe obesity. Another …
Marriage and the wider community
America is famous for its sense of personal freedom, which is interpreted in a strictly libertarian fashion. From the Pilgrims who …
Knowing and loving our enemies
Recently, our news has been full of stories of atrocious killings perpetrated in the name of religion: ISIS, or the so-called Islamic …
When did I see You?
The season of Lent is a time to look at ourselves, to take a deeper look into our lives and see what it is we may need to amend, what is good …
‘All day, all night, Marianne’
“All day, all night, Marianne,
Down by the seaside siftin’ sand.
Even little children love Marianne,
Down by the seaside siftin’ …
Blocking out the noise
It seems that this semester is going to be a busy one. Actually, that’s an understatement and any one of my peers would be quick to correct …
Who is God and who am I?
I entered the art classroom where I had been assigned substitute coverage. It had been a long day. Wearily, I placed my books down. …
Discombobulated
I don’t know about you but the weather this month has left me sort of confused, out of sorts, discombobulated. I find that the lack of a normal …
God loves you too much not to forgive you
Pope Francis in his apostolic exhortation Evangelii Gaudium tells us “God never tires of forgiving us; we are …
Catching flies
I love idioms. I love starting a sentence with, “You know what they say.” I love trying to figure out where they originate from and what the …
Enter the journey
And the journey begins again. Welcome to Lent. How wonderful it is to be reminded that God loves and forgives us no matter what, …
Churches offer community opportunities for the blind
While we, as blind people, try our best to get involved in our communities on our own, one vehicle that helps us accomplish this …
