Friends, today’s Gospel gives us a wonderful story of Jesus performing a miracle, something he still does today.

In the Order of Christian Funerals, the text used by priests and deacons in the funeral rites, the Congregation for Divine Worship teaches us, “By means of the funeral rites it has been the practice ...

When Father Derek Mobilio met last month in Florida with the four FOCUS missionaries who will serve at Worcester State University and Quinsigamond Community College this coming school year, he was ...

Many people might dismiss the future of an alcohol-addicted, divorced, depressed dad of five as hopeless. But amazing things can blossom with a little faith. Not only did Joseph F. Whalen return to ...

Twenty-five years ago Msgr. Robert J. McManus had to shoo away a young seminarian from his office in Our Lady of Providence Seminary and rush over to the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul to meet ...

Bishop McManus has announced transfers and one retirement affecting five diocesan priests and one deacon. All transfers are in effect. Father Juan D. Echavarría, pastor of St. Mary of the Hills Parish ...

In Catholic Health Care Ethics: A Manual for Practitioners, Second Edition, James M. DuBois writes “In the Catholic tradition, death is conceptualized as the separation of the soul from the body.” The ...

St. Paul Diocesan Junior-Senior High School of Worcester and St. Bernard High School of Fitchburg announced plans to begin a Thanksgiving football rivalry next fall. “That’s exciting news, no doubt,” ...

PAXTON - Sean J. Ryan, most recently from Bellarmine University in Kentucky, is to become the 12th president of Anna Maria College, the institution announced March 6. Mr. Ryan is to succeed current ...

The Catechism of the Catholic Church tells us that the works of mercy are “charitable actions by which we come to the aid of our neighbors in their bodily and spiritual needs.” The catechism goes on ...

Saturday’s ordination of two men to the priesthood was filled with emotion. “It was very emotional and moving,” said Jacqueline Sullivan, whose son Zachary Sullivan is one of the two new priests. “I ...

It is said that the appearance of Our Lady of Guadalupe was the single most powerful evangelization event since Pentecost. Guadalupe happens to be the geographical center of the Americas; therefore, ...