St. Patrick Parish

Hello and welcome! Last Thursday evening, we had our 15th annual Celebration of the Priesthood Dinner at the Omni Seaport Hotel in Boston.  This dinner is so important to us because it raises funds for our Clergy Trust, which supports the healthcare, wellness, and retirement needs of our priests in good standing. It was impressive […]

Hello and welcome! Last week, we were very happy to have some guests at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross. Cardinal Mario Zenari, the Papal Nuncio to Syria, was visiting Boston with his niece Maria, and he stayed with us at the cathedral. Also, Father Simeon Gallagher, who gave the bishops’ retreat here and has […]

Hello and welcome! As I do each year around Labor Day, I visited our three archdiocesan seminaries for a Mass of the Holy Spirit to open the academic year. The first was at St. John’s Seminary last Wednesday.  We were joined by Bishop Barres, who was visiting, and afterward, we had lunch with the seminarians. […]

Hello and welcome! Saturday, I was visited by Bishop Joe Bonello, OFM of the Diocese of Juticalpa in Honduras.  This is the diocese where Bishop Maurice Muldoon had been before, who was also Franciscan, but Bishop Bonello is from Malta. He came with a group that is working with children with disabilities and on other social […]

Hello and welcome! Last Thursday, Craig and Nancy Gibson held a lovely gathering at their beautiful home in Woods Hole in honor of the 20th anniversary of my appointment as Archbishop of Boston. There were about 50 people there, and they had a large cake to mark the occasion.   On Friday, I left for […]

Hello and welcome! I want to begin this week by noting how painfully aware we are of the suffering of the people of Maui in the wake of the recent wildfires.  The devastation there and the loss of so many lives is truly tragic. In response, we have authorized a collection to be held over […]

Hello and welcome! As I explained last week, I attended the World Youth Day events in Lisbon, culminating with a Saturday evening vigil and Sunday Mass at Parque Tejo. At other World Youth Days, I have always done catechesis for the pilgrims. They were usually in a church, and there would be a couple hundred […]

Hello and welcome! I am now in Portugal, attending World Youth Day. There is a very vibrant atmosphere, and you bump into youth from every nation. The Spanish are the largest group. I think there are around 70,000 youth from Spain and about 20,000 from the States in attendance, so we’re one of the top […]

Hello and welcome! Last weekend, I was in Washington attending the National Black Catholic Congress, which takes place every five years. The theme this year was “Write the Vision: A Prophetic Call to Thrive.” There were around 3,000 people, coming from all over the country. The opening Mass was Friday at the Basilica of the […]

Hello and welcome! I hoped you enjoyed the guest blogs by Fathers Schirripa and Martinez as much as I did!   I think it’s always edifying to hear about the experience of our newly ordained priests.  But I’m happy to be back with you and catch up on my activities over the past few weeks. Earlier […]