I want to post the video’s from the June 6 Convocation of Priests, at which the New Evangelization was the principal topic. The keynote speaker was Archbishop Rino Fisichella.  He is the President of the Pontifical Council for the Promotion of the New Evangelisation. Here is Archbishop Fisichella’s first talk. Here is Archbishop Fisichella’s second talk. Here [...]

You look around and staring back at you- another wave of doubt. Will it pull you under, you wonder? What if I’m overtaken? What if I never make it? What if no one’s there? Will You hear my prayer? When you take that first step into the unknown- you know that He won’t let you [...]

Disciples in Mission – A Pastoral Plan for the Archdiocese of Boston Phase One Implementation – Frequently Asked Questions – June 3, 2013            for a printable PDF of this FAQ, click here What’s the reason for all of this? Parish based evangelization works, and we can train for it, but we need strong Parishes in [...]

Fr. Mark Mahoney, Msgr. William Fay, Fr. Joe Rossi and Fr. Paul Ritt listening to presentation by Barb Eckert of CLI. Also pictured are Fr. John Sassani, Fr. Paul Ritt,Fr. Brain Clary, Fr. Shawn Allen, Fr. Dan Riley, Fr. Brian Flynn and Fr. Thom Mahoney.

The Twelve Pastors of the new Collaboratives arrived at the Pastoral Center on Tuesday, May 28th to resume their preparations to take up the challenge of implementation of the Pastoral Plan Disciples in Mission. This second week of training offered the Pastors the opportunity to work in a one-on-one setting with members of the Collaborative [...]

As we get the second week of Pastor training underway, with great excitement, please watch Bishop Deeley’s interview on Catholic TV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=QtpiLL2q4Ms  

As Phase One Collaboratives get underway in the coming weeks, our attention will now turn to Phase Two.  As you know, in Phase One, 28 parishes were formed into 12 Collaboratives.  Going forward, there will be 20 Collaboratives formed each year. During the summer, Fr. Paul and I will be meeting and talking with Pastors [...]

As is my tradition in the St. James bulletin, I’m quoting the lyrics from a song that summarizes my feelings as I turn a corner and head due south. I’ve heard it said that people come into our lives for a reason, bringing something we must learn, and we are led to those who help [...]

Thank you Fr. Jack Ahern for sharing the Pentecost homily of Pope Francis.    The Pope raises some excellent questions for our reflection. His words also made me very aware of the pastors and parishes of our Phase One Collaboratives and the fact that all of us are meant to be evangelizers, bringing the Gospel to our [...]

OK, time to get caught up a bit … On Thursday of last week, Michael Lavigne, Sister Pat, Denise McKinnon-Biernat, Tricia Fraser, Deb Dillon, Eric Landers, Patrick Farragher, Jim DiFrancesco, Robert Sommer, and I did a training/discussion session on Pastoral Planning for the Business Managers – not just Phase One, but anyone who wanted to [...]