If one had to tie the modern crisis in the Catholic Church to a single source, it would not seem unreasonable to link it with the spirit of excessive compromise that has relentlessly undermined and stripped away all devotions that had the potential to serve as a “stumbling block” to those outside the Church. This [...]
When Cardinal O’Connell, Archbishop of Boston, passed away in 1944, he was buried under a chapel in Brighton, on the campus of St. John’s Seminary. He had the chapel constructed in 1928 for this very purpose, saying publicly, “in that crypt is the place my body, after death, shall repose until the Judgment Day.” The [...]
The Church in the 21st Century Center and the Boston College Women’s Resource Center presented the seminar Unwrapping Faith for Our Children: Helping the Young Challenge Consumerism. The discussion focused on the detrimental impact that our consumer culture has had on the development of children and strove to define the true meaning of the holiday [...]
Experts are uncertain as to the immediate future of retail sales during the coming weeks of December.
It was a nerve-racking afternoon in Conte Forum, which ultimately ended joyously as the Eagles knocked off the Miami Hurricanes, 61-60. The Eagles were led by Reggie Jackson and Corey Raji. The duo combined for 35 electrifying points. Jackson demonstrated the pizzazz while Raji displayed his usual grit. The Eagles seemed to have great control [...]
Tattoos can either be a meaningful piece of art to mark one’s body or they can be the product of a long, regrettable night in the city. These marks have long been considered to be only for those on the fringe of society, but as society has increasingly accepted this as a legitimate art form, [...]
Reggie Jackson has been filling the stat sheet early on in his sophomore season. Following up an impressive freshman season in which he played in all 34 games, Jackson is playing more minutes than any of his Eagle teammates thus far. He’s shooting 44 percent from the field and 68 percent from the free throw [...]
McElroy echoed with the sounds of Music for Mark, a 9.4- hour music marathon in honor of Mark Herzlich, the now famous BC linebacker diagnosed with Ewings Sarcoma. The length of the marathon refers to Herzlich’s number on the team – 94. Eleven different BC performance groups and individual artists, including Ayla Brown, a BC [...]
In front of 6,000 hostile Boston University fans on Saturday night, the Boston College Men’s Hockey team put on an excellent performance at Agganis Arena, defeating the BU Terrier’s 4-1. After falling behind 1-0 in the second period, the Eagles responded with four unanswered goals in the second and third period to silence the BU [...]
Most know of the dispute between the family of the late William Cardinal O’Connell and the Archdiocese of Boston regarding the movement of his remains. When Boston College bought land formerly belonging to the Archdiocese in 2004, it agreed to move the Cardinal’s body in a respectful manner as a condition of the sale. While [...]
