Over the past year, I have had the pleasure of journeying alongside someone who is going…
Month: March 2017
Film Review: Jackie
Last year Jackie, a movie written by Noah Oppenheim and directed by Pablo Larraín, gave Americans a…
Annual Cronin Talk Provides Perspective on Dating
The annual Kerry Cronin dating talk has been a staple event at BC for the past…
Fr. Monan, S.J., Beloved Former BC President, Dies at 92
The 24th president of Boston College, Rev. J. Donald Monan, S.J., passed away on March 18…
Not a Thing to be Grasped
The Feast of the Annunciation always compels me to give some thought to Our Lord’s Incarnation.…
How Lent is Celebrated Around the World
When you think of the Lenten season in the United States, a few traditions come to…
Extra, Extra: The Best News in the World
Everywhere we look, there’s news. Televised broadcasts, online articles, nicely printed papers like this one—countless voices…
Jewish Graveyards Vandalized
Over 100 tombstones were defaced, damaged, or toppled at the Mount Carmel Cemetery of Philadelphia in…
AHCA Pulled from Voting in House of Representatives
Following campaign promises to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA), President Donald Trump—in conjunction…
Four Years of Francis
“Thinking of the next pope,” then-Cardinal Bergoglio wrote before the last papal conclave, “he must be…