Spotlight is a film about the two institutions I hold most dear: newspapers and the Church, set in Boston, the city I have claimed as home. I left the film full of rage, despondent, and convicted- if you serve any religious institution, you need to see this film. Spotlight is the cautionary tale of an institution …
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“SPIRIT ENOUGH FOR THE WILDERNESS” Sermon for the 100th anniversary of ARMENIAN MEMORIAL CHURCH, WATERTOWN SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 24, 2015 Numbers 11:4-6, 10-16, 24-29 Every time we tell the story, the peaches get sweeter. Once upon a time, my Great-Aunt Josephine was flying back to the United States from her childhood home in Italy. And like …
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You are invited to join us for a Pope Francis Address to Congress Viewing Party! Thursday, September 24, from 9:30-11am at Doyle’s Cafe in Boston. Facebook Invite here! Please share widely. Sinners and Saints, welcome. If you can’t join us in person, tweet us at #PopeInBoston and download our Pope Francis Bingo Cards.
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