Sister Kathleen Birmingham, S.C., a Sister of Charity, Halifax, for 59 years, died Nov. 18 at Elizabeth Seton Residence, Mount St. Vincent, Wellesley Hills, Mass. She was 81.
Month: December 2015
Tablet’s All-Diocesan HS Football Team
A look at the 2015 All-Diocesan CHSFL Football Team.
Making Christmas Mystery a Reality
Each of us should be the birthday gift given to the Christ child that He might live His life in each of us.
Cabrini Honorees
Community members receive annual St. Frances X. Cabrini Award for Migration for individuals who have played a significant role in the life of immigrants or to individual immigrants who have made major contributions to society.
Our Lady of Solace – Part of Coney Island’s Revival
Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio rededicated the Shrine Church of Our Lady Solace in Coney Island, Dec. 20, during a festive liturgy symbolizing a rebirth of the church building that has suffered disrepair for over half a century. He also consecrated the new altar.
Miracle Approved Declaring Mother Teresa to be a Saint
Pope Francis has approved a miracle attributed to the intercession of Blessed Teresa of Kolkata, thus paving the way for her canonization in 2016.
The Gift of Peace
My dear brothers and sisters in the Lord, The concluding lines of the Canticle of Zechariah found in the Gospel of Luke are a fitting reminder of the true meaning of Christmas: “To shine on those who dwell in darkness and the shadow of death, and to guide our feet into the way of peace.” […]
New Ways to Communicate
Pope Francis recently appointed Msgr. Paul Tighe of Dublin, Ireland, a bishop. Msgr. Tighe, a genial, affable priest, has worked for the Vatican for 10 years and was very certain that he was going to be returning to his home diocese.
Tidings of Joy
The hymns of Advent and Christmas are so incredibly theologically rich.
Quickly, It Began to Feel Like Christmas
While Christmas seems to have sneaked up on us this year, it did make its presence felt in the waning days preceding the holiday.