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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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.
Remembering Mayor Tom Menino, urban theologian Boston’s Mayor Tom Menino, now of blessed memory, was a religiously complex man. He grappled publicly with his tradition even as he was informed by it. He was a devout Roman Catholic who occasionally argued loudly and publicly with the leadership of his church. As the Washington Post recounted, “A Catholic in …
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