An hour full of sweat, cycling machines and loud music at 9:30 p.m. on a Monday night may seem unappealing to the average student, but to the members of the Boston College cycling team, it’s a great way to end the day. In fact, during the cold winter months when cycling outside is not exactly [...]

BY Ariana Caraffa On a recent Wednesday evening, an audience gathered in Devlin 101 to hear James T. Fisher tell his story about growing up a “fallen-away” Catholic, and raising a son who was diagnosed with autism at a very early age. Fisher, who holds a PhD from Rutgers University, is a professor of Theology [...]

By: Lizzy Bayoff These guys don’t mess around: they’ve raced off to an impressive 5-1 start. Victorious in three straight matches at a tournament hosted by Northeastern University, the men’s club volleyball team achieved the start its members were looking for before finally losing to Northeastern at a tournament this weekend. Defeating the University of [...]

BY John Grosso   Tessah Holt scored 12 points but it wasn’t enough to lead Boston College past a dominant No. 10 Miami on Sunday. The Hurricanes controlled the game from the start, taking advantage of Eagle turnovers and getting strong performances from Shenise Johnson and Riquna Williams, and cruised to an 88-57 victory.  With [...]

BY Ariana Caraffa The start of the spring semester marked the transition back to BC for students who travelled and studied abroad during the fall semester. Many students choose to study abroad during their time here at BC, as we have a very prominent international program with over fifty percent of students having an experience [...]

In a joint effort of Campus Ministry and the St. Thomas More Society, a chapel dedicated to adoration of the Blessed Sacrament has opened in Bapst Library. Andrew Rota, one of the organizers on the project, said that planning for this chapel began earlier in the semester after students expressed interest in having the Eucharist [...]

In a down year for BC Athletics —we have all been to the football games – other sports are compesating for the slight lack of Eagle pride. As one such sport, Fencing returns to the tennis courts this fall to practice for another successful season. The Eagles return six starters from the 2011 conference championship [...]

There seems to be a lot of animosity running around about the new HHS insurance reform stating that prescription contraceptives must be covered by employers. An article recently published in The Observer highlights the conflict many Catholics feel over their tax dollars funding contraception: “C.J. Doyle, Executive Director of the Catholic Action League of Massachusetts, [...]

Many Catholic groups on campus have radically different modes of worship. While some students prefer the traditional Latin Mass, others prefer Masses where pop culture songs dominate, while still others tend to frequent Masses where lay preaching is in vogue. A common, Catholic misconception is that higher forms of the Mass, forms in which Tradition [...]

I have read this fine editorial of yours and I have shared it with several others. Congratulations! Oremus pro invicem. (Let’s pray for one another.) Richard A. Watson, M.D. Past President, Catholic Medical Asso (USA)