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ExploreChrist is Risen. Alleluia!
2024 Easter Message
Bishop Edgar da Cunha, S.D.V
At last, after preparing during six-weeks of Lent, we celebrate the joyous feast of Easter, the heart of...
Solanus Casey Food Pantry provides sustenance and hope
By Joan D. Warren
NEW BEDFORD —The line on Bonny Street in the south end of New Bedford stretched along the sidewalk, around the corner...
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MoreSalt, Light and Leaven feature
Meet Shaun Kerrigan, jack of all trades at the Diocese
Shaun Kerrigan, Diocesan Records Coordinator was born in Hartford, CT, the fourth of six children....
Christ is Risen. Alleluia!
2024 Easter Message
Bishop Edgar da Cunha, S.D.V
At last, after preparing during six-weeks of Lent, we celebrate the joyous feast of Easter, the heart of...
Salt, Light and Leaven Feature
Meet new Diocesan canon lawyer, E. Magdalen Ross
FALL RIVER — E. Magdalen Ross began to serve as Director of Canonical Services for the Diocese...
Diocese launches new website
FALL RIVER — To foster improved communication, engagement and accessibility across multiple devices, the Diocese of Fall River has launched a new website.
While the...
Joan Warren new Anchor editor; Dave Jolivet retires
By John KearnsDirector of Communications Diocese of Fall River
FALL RIVER — Readers of The Anchor will notice a familiar byline missing with this March...
Talbot Apartments to be renovated to former glory
NEW BEDFORD — Continuing the mission of serving those in need, the Diocese of Fall River is working to renovate the Talbot Apartments in...
Father Roger LandryPutting into the Deep
MoreDivine Mercy and Hell
As we continue during this Easter Octave to celebrate Jesus’ triumph over sin and death and as the Church prepares for Divine Mercy Sunday...
The highspeed lane to holiness
In this month of November dedicated to a Church-wide meditation on the four last things and to the practical imperative to become holy, so...
Taking Christ out to the streets
On October 11, the Church celebrated the 60th anniversary of the opening of the Second Vatican Council.
The Second Vatican Council was summoned, St. John...
Dave JolivetMy View from the stands
MoreChristmases and friends remembered and cherished
I cannot believe today is December 1. I’ve mentioned before that each year seems to fly by more quickly than the last. It seems like...
It’s not so bad to become your parents
Most of us have done it as we grew in age and wisdom (well, age for all of us, wisdom for most). Oftentimes we...
‘What did we just do?’
Forty-five years ago, on October 2, one swing of a bat saved me from potentially having to share my wedding reception with a Red...
Dr. Helen FlavinWrestling with god
MoreCalled to walk in newness of life
We were celebrating the Easter Vigil Mass at the nursing home. Sister Claire nudged me to get the hand bells ready. As I rang...
Called to walk in newness of life
We were celebrating the Easter Vigil Mass at the nursing home. Sister Claire nudged me to get the hand bells ready. As I rang...
Keeping an open heart while navigating the Valley of the Shadow...
Long before they understand the meaning of the prayer, adolescents internalize that Psalm 23 is comforting to adults under duress. They know that by...
David CarvalhoAs For Me and My House
MoreOne at a time
One at a time. It’s a common phrase I have to use with my kids, whether it’s when they grab all their toys at...
Acceptance is the first step
Often times when I become frustrated or make mistakes it is usually because I am stuck in the same, self-serving mindset. It is only...
What is the end of all this anyway?
One of the key lessons I learned when I started working as a high school teacher was to begin planning the year with the...
Youth ColumnBe Not Afraid
MoreStrong on ramps to Eternity: The Importance of Youth Pathways to...
Youth Pathways to grow in their Catholic Faith
Recent headlines in the south coast have been abuzz with talk and frustrations of commute times, swirling...
Bishop Stang shapes life of campus minister
Just about 20 years ago I was working two part time jobs. I was a campus minister at a church in Rhode Island and...
From word to adventure
Can you imagine living the life of a perpetual wanderer? Some may be very keen on the idea while others not so much. If...
EDITORIAL
ExploreA Long-Awaited Spotlight on the IVF and ART Industries
The Feb. 16 ruling by the Supreme Court of Alabama, which by an 8-1 margin determined that cryogenically frozen human embryos are considered unborn...
A Eucharistic Lent
Lent is about going spiritually to the state of the desert, about uniting ourselves to, and imitating, Jesus’ fasting, praying and charity. It’s a...
Giving thanks to God for the gift of human life
The laws in the United States with regard to abortion are considerably better than before Dobbs v. Jackson was decided in June of 2022.
Not...
Year of St. Joseph
ExploreSt. Joseph knocks at the door … Open your heart to...
Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year. All of Creation proclaims the coming of Christ! As the bright stars in the Heavens...
St. Joseph — The saint of silence
This month, in preparation for the Liturgical season of Advent, the Church reflects upon Christ’s coming in history, in mystery in the Holy Eucharist...
St. Joseph, powerful intercessor for the Holy Souls in purgatory
November has traditionally been the month to pray for the dead, particularly for the holy souls in purgatory. The “Catechism of the Catholic Church”...