Wednesday, April 10 – Faith Maps Series with Shawn Copeland, Professor of Theology at Boston College 7pm in the Parish Social Hall
Shawn Copeland, Professor of Theology at BC and former President of the Catholic Theological Society of America, will speak on the German thinker Dorothy Soelle, whose Faith Map is described by Michael Paul Gallagher as providing a needed “…dimension of justice… and… theology of mystical resistance” to his book. Her talk will reference Soelle’s fellow German Johan Baptist Metz, whom Gallagher refers to as a member of Soelle’s “extended counter cultural family.”
Tuesday, April 16 – Prophetic Voices Women in the Tradition
Panel Discussion, Moderator: Patricia Deleeuw
5:30 pm at B.C., Corcoran Commons, Heights Room
Saturday, April 20 – A Man for All Seasons
Movie Night/Potluck Supper
Following the 5:00 pm Mass in the Parish Social Hall
Thursday, April 25 – God and the Imagination: Praying through Poetry Presenter: Paul Mariani, Professor of English at Boston College
4:00-6:00 pm at B.C., Corcoran Commons, Heights Room
Friends for Good Update
Many have seen these wonderful photos of Pope Francis embracing a child in St. Peter’s Square after Easter Sunday Mass. The child, Dominic Gondreau, who is 8 years old and has cerebral palsy, is seen being held and kissed by Pope Francis while smiling and struggling to put his arm around the pontiff in giving his own greeting. Dominic is the son of
The next day, Dr. Gondreau shared his reflections on this experience in a guest post on the Catholic Moral Theology website:
We invite all parishioners to a showing of the movie “A Man for All Seasons”. One of the finest films of all times, winner of 6 Oscars. The film is a powerful depiction of the conflict between Henry VIII (Robert Shaw) and Sir Thomas More (Paul Scofield) leading to a major rift between church and state. Please join us for a special evening together. SPECIAL REQUEST: Bring your
May the joy and hope of this Easter Season be yours in abundance. And may the peace of the Risen Christ be with you always!
10am – 12pm Confessions
12pm Walk with the Cross
Join us for an afternoon gathering to deepen our faith and 