Join Boston pilgrims at the National March for Life in Washington, D.C. in January. We will depart the archdiocese at approximately 10 PM on Thurs., Jan. 23 and arrive at Life Fest at 7:30 AM on Fri., Jan. 24 and then head to the March. We will return to the archdiocese at 12:15 AM on Jan. 25. The cost is $80 and includes bus, Life Fest ticket, driver gratuity, and boxed lunch. Visit bit.ly/WitnesstoLife2025 to register.
The Family Life team invites Catholics who were married outside of the Church to a Celebration of Convalidation during National Marriage Week on Sat. Feb. 8, 2025 at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross, Boston at 6 PM. The ceremony is an opportunity for couples married outside of the Church to enter a marriage covenant in the Catholic tradition. Bishop Cristiano Barbosa and Bishop Mark O’Connell will celebrate this event in various languages of the couples present. Visit bit.ly/CatholicConvalidation for more information.
Join Catholic psychologists Dr. Greg Kolodziejczak and Dr. Christine Williams, and LICSW Michael Drahos for a workshop examining how traditional mental health treatments, support, and faith play a role in healing. Q&A will be offered and resources provided. Sponsored by Family Life. To register, visit bit.ly/mentalhealthadults.
Pray, look around, and pray some more. The Cursillo method aims at helping to transform, in a Christian way, the environments where people live and work through the involvement of "new men and women" who have become such from their encounter with Christ. Location: Notre Dame Spirituality Center, Ipswich | bostoncursillo@gmail.com
Join Emilia Cowell from Ascension Parish in Sudbury, MA to learn more about how to address a variety of “hot button issues” with young people. We’ll be talking about chastity, sex and gender, pro life issues, the male priesthood, and more. Please note that the focus of this session is on how to present and discuss the Church’s teaching on these matters and will not devote any time to discussion of changing the Church’s teaching.
The Cursillo method aims at helping to transform, in a Christian way, the environments where people live and work through the involvement of "new men and women" who have become such from their encounter with Christ. Location: Notre Dame Spirituality Center, Ipswich | bostoncursillo@gmail.com
Join us for a panel discussion with Sheila Bauer from St. Elizabeth of Hungary Parish in Acton and St. Isidore Parish in Stow, Jason Deramo from Bishop Feehan High School and Francesca Alberti Reynolds from St. John and St. Joseph Parishes in Quincy on the role of service in effective youth ministry.
