The Sons of St. Patrick, according to their mission statement, are “a society of Catholic men dedicated to fostering a community of virtue, character, and faith amongst our peers and surrounding society”.  The group is founded upon its three pillars of faith, fortitude, and fraternity, and works “to create a brotherhood of Christian gentlemen dedicated [...]

Intercession, the practice of praying and requesting favors from God on another’s behalf, is an age-old practice in the Catholic Church, one that is esteemed as an act of great charity.  This tradition can be observed as far back as the time of Abraham, who by interceding on behalf of Sodom and Gomorrah, was able [...]

St. Ignatius of Antioch, also known as Theophorus (Greek for “God bearer”) lived during the first century, and was a bishop and martyr, and a student of St. John the Evangelist.  He was the third Bishop of Antioch, after St. Peter and Evodius. It is said that St. Peter himself appointed Ignatius to the See.  [...]

The Asian Christian Fellowship (ACF) is a group at Boston College that works to bring together Asian Christians of varying denominations “to engage Boston College with the person and teachings of Jesus.”  The group meets weekly for prayer sessions and utilizes what it calls the “Battle Buddy system” to “foster relationships based on trust, love, [...]

It would likely come as a surprise to many Catholics, especially in the modern era, that the Blessed Virgin Mary occupies an extremely important position in Islamic theology.  Muslims honor and venerate her as the Mother of Christ, seeing her as the most exalted of all women, occupying an even higher position than Fatima, the [...]

On October 8, 2010, at St. Ignatius Church, Archbishop Wilton Gregory of Atlanta ordained John Brown, SJ, Joe Laramie, SJ, Aaron Pidel, SJ, Jeff Johnson, SJ, Joel Medina, SJ, Antoine Paumard, SJ, and Alejandro Olayo Mendez, SJ, as deacons in a beautiful ceremony which dates back to the earliest centuries of the church. The ceremony [...]

On November 2nd of every year, the day after All Saints’ Day, the Catholic Church celebrates All Souls’ Day.  The day serves a twofold purpose, to remember the faithful departed, particularly those in purgatory, and also to remind the faithful of the end of this life which all must face. Though greatly overlooked in modern [...]

Saturday marked the 96th World Day of Migrants and Refugees, which has as its special focus this year the rights of emigrant children.  Pope Benedict addressed this theme in his message for the day, pointing out the great deal of work which remains to be done in caring and providing for their basic needs, and [...]

On Thursday, October 7th, three Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist, Sister Joseph Andrew, Sister Maria Jose, and Sister Mary Anne, came to BC to speak about their Order, share their vocation stories, and encourage others to discern whether they are being called to the priesthood or religious life. This past summer, the [...]

St. John Chrysostom, whose feast the Church observes on September 13th, has always been a figure of immense importance for the Eastern Church, yet is little known by many Latin Rite Catholics. Such a lack of knowledge among Catholics in the Western world is unfortunate, because there are many lessons to be learned from the [...]