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Bishop Connolly school family responds to news of closure with love...
By Dave Jolivet
FALL RIVER — On March 8, the Diocese of Fall River announced that Bishop Connolly High School in Fall River would cease...
Area educator, NCCW president-elect, invited to event to commemorate 10th anniversary...
By Dave Jolivet
WASHINGTON, D.C. — On March 13, the 10th anniversary of Pope Francis’ election as the Holy Father, several Church leaders, cardinals, bishops,...
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Hundreds from across the area attend return of diocesan Women’s and...
Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., right, and presenters Father Roger Landry and Mari Pablo, take part in a Question and Answer session at the recent diocesan Women’s and Men’s Conference in Easton. (Photo by Deacon Alan Thadeu)
Dartmouth Ladies Guild to host conference for diocesan women
NORTH DARTMOUTH — The Ladies Guild of St. Julie Billiart Church invites women of the parish, the surrounding area, and the Diocese of Fall...
Faculty and staff of diocesan Catholic schools enjoy a day of...
Catholic musician and speaker Eric Genuis plays keyboards with his team members at the recent Professional Day for faculty and staff of diocesan Catholic schools.
Second annual Lumen Christi Cathedral Gala to be celebrated June 7...
WESTPORT — On June 7 the light will shine once again on an evening celebrating the Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption and...
Bishop da Cunha blesses new chapel at Taunton schools
TAUNTON — On February 10, Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., celebrated Mass with the students and faculty of Our Lady of Lourdes School...
Father Roger LandryPutting into the Deep
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The highspeed lane to holiness
In this month of November dedicated to a Church-wide meditation on the four last things and to the practical imperative to become holy, so...
Taking Christ out to the streets
On October 11, the Church celebrated the 60th anniversary of the opening of the Second Vatican Council.
The Second Vatican Council was summoned, St. John...
St. Therese’s Little Way of Eucharistic Love and Life
Today, September 30, is the 125th anniversary of the death and birth into eternal life of St. Therese of the Child Jesus and the...
Dave JolivetMy View from the stands
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It’s OK to make a nun cry
When the British Invasion (the second one, not the Tea Party one) hit the U.S. with an explosion of new music, I was just...
One never knows what one will do
Most of the time, the nightly news, which can now be seen at 4, 5, 6, and 7 o’clock, is a bombardment of how...
It may be time to turn the page
Most Anchor subscribers likely received a letter from the diocese recently, explaining the need for this wonderful publication to begin a monthly run beginning...
Dr. Helen FlavinWrestling with god
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Keeping an open heart while navigating the Valley of the Shadow...
Long before they understand the meaning of the prayer, adolescents internalize that Psalm 23 is comforting to adults under duress. They know that by...
Nothing but love
I stood in the doorway of my classroom. Behind me was the window that provided a vista to the bird’s nest. My students and I...
The call of the Good Samaritan
As a very young child, the first thing I learned about the parable of the Good Samaritan (Lk 10: 29-37) was to practice what...
David CarvalhoAs For Me and My House
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One at a time
One at a time. It’s a common phrase I have to use with my kids, whether it’s when they grab all their toys at...
Acceptance is the first step
Often times when I become frustrated or make mistakes it is usually because I am stuck in the same, self-serving mindset. It is only...
What is the end of all this anyway?
One of the key lessons I learned when I started working as a high school teacher was to begin planning the year with the...
Youth ColumnBe Not Afraid
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Pope Francis reminds we are all part of the same family
March 2023 marks the tenth anniversary of Pope Francis’ pontificate. It is too soon to estimate the historical impact of Pope Francis on the...
Lenten self-help or Lenten denial of self?
One day, my family and I were playing with magnatiles and blocks. I told my kids that I was going to build a massive...
Treat yourself
This fall I decided to go back to college to get a certificate in Thanatology. I thought one class a semester would not be...
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Understanding Pope Francis from the inside
St. John Paul II once told George Weigel, author of “Witness to Hope,” that the problem with many previous biographers was that they tried...
Praying for Pope Francis
Ten years ago this Monday, March 13, at 8:22 p.m. Rome time, the 266th Peter walked out for the first time onto the Balcony...
Slandering and spying on traditional Catholics
On February 8, former FBI special agent turned federal whistle-blower Kyle Seraphin published online a Jan. 23, 2023 internal memorandum by the FBI’s Richmond...
Year of St. Joseph
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St. Joseph knocks at the door … Open your heart to...
Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year. All of Creation proclaims the coming of Christ! As the bright stars in the Heavens...
St. Joseph — The saint of silence
This month, in preparation for the Liturgical season of Advent, the Church reflects upon Christ’s coming in history, in mystery in the Holy Eucharist...
St. Joseph, powerful intercessor for the Holy Souls in purgatory
November has traditionally been the month to pray for the dead, particularly for the holy souls in purgatory. The “Catechism of the Catholic Church”...
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