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Birthday cake for Fr. Dan

October 17th, 2009

At our meeting on October 17th, the Serra Club of Boston presented Fr. Dan Hennessey (chaplain of the club, and Vocations Director for the Archdiocese of Boston) with a birthday cake. Fr. Dan’s birthday was October 25 – which fell on Priesthood Sunday in 2009!

Photos of the cake can be seen in the slideshow below:

Happy birthday Fr. Dan, and thank you for your continued service to the Archdiocese of Boston!

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U.S. Bishops name new leader for Vocations Secretariat

September 21st, 2009

ZENIT reports that the U.S. Bishops have named Fr. Shawn McKnight of Wichita, Kansas to lead its Secretariat for Clergy, Consecrated Life and Vocations”

“Father McKnight brings extraordinary background to the position,” Monsignor David Malloy, general-secretary of the episcopal conference, said. “In addition to parish work, his experience includes years in seminary formation, education of deacons, college chaplaincy and membership on his diocesan presbyteral council. I am grateful that Bishop Michael Jackels of Wichita is permitting him to serve the U.S. bishops in this national position.”

Read the full press release at: ZENIT – US Bishops Name Leader for Vocations Secretariat

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The Catholic Priest Today documentary now online

September 9th, 2009

A documentary called “The Catholic Priest Today” is now available online. This 30 minute documentary showcases the lives of dedicated priests.

To view the documentary, click the “play” button below:

For more information on this documentary, please visit The Catholic Priest Today DVD site.

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Priesthood Sunday on October 25

September 1st, 2009

Be sure your parish celebrates Priesthood Sunday on Sunday, October 25!

“Priesthood Sunday” is a day to reflect upon and affirm the role of the priesthood in the life of the Church. This annual nationwide event is coordinated and sponsored by the USA Council of Serra International. Especially during this Year of the Priest, we should all remember our priests in a special way on this day designated for doing so.

For more information and a complete Planning Guide for Priesthood Sunday, click on the link below:
http://www.priestsunday.org/pdfs/englishguide09.pdf

Honor your priest with an ad in the Boston Pilot

Our archdiocesan newspaper, The Pilot, will again this year be accepting ads honoring priests whom the faithful would like to remember on this special occasion.

For more information, contact Larry Ricardo at the Pilot by e-mail: advertising@thebostonpilot.com or call him at (617) 746-5835.

Be sure “your” priests are included in this special Pilot edition!

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Blessed Junipero Serra needs one more miracle for canonization

August 30th, 2009

The LA Times recently printed an article on the need for a second official miracle to be attributed to Bl. Junipero Serra before being canonized. One possibility is a 66-year-old Panamanian artist who is still alive after losing a third of her skull to 14 surgeries for a brain tumor.

You can read the full text of the August 28, 2009 article here: LA Times: Junipero Serra needs just one more miracle

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