Jill Boughton holds a doctorate in philosophy from Yale, but writing has always been a central part of her life: even while raising six children and eight foster children. Her books include “You and Your Aging Parent: The Practical Side of Love” (with Julie Walters) and “God's Icebreaker: The Life and Adventures of Father Ted Hesburgh of Notre Dame.” She has written a children's Liturgy of the Word curriculum, together with her husband, John, and ghost-written several other books. She is also a parish catechist.
SOUTH BEND (OSV News) – When Holy Cross Father Theodore Hesburgh became president of the University of Notre Dame in 1952, there was no search committee or formal inauguration ceremony. […]
Notre Dame Theologian Urges Catholics to See the Face of Christ in Migrants and Refugees (OSV News) – The first thing Holy Cross Father Daniel G. Groody, a theologian, had […]
Pope Francis recently appointed Bishop Peter L. Smith, Auxiliary Bishop of Portland, Oregon, as the ecclesiastical adviser to CHARIS, a Vatican agency charged with serving and unifying the worldwide Catholic […]
During the 2019-2020 school year, officials at Marian High School introduced a new program aimed at providing a well-rounded Catholic education to members of the school community with special needs. […]
In April, Lambing Press published “Memorable Graces: Testimonies, Memories, Anecdotes, and Favors Granted Through the Intercession of Blessed Father Solanus Casey, O.F.M. Cap.” The 93-page book was written, compiled, and […]
Hundreds of pilgrims from the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend have hiked or biked along the Camino de Santiago de Compostela, a network of pathways through France, Italy, Portugal, and […]
Individuals, parishes, and dioceses have been busy trying to foster a deeper devotion to the Real Presence of Jesus Christ in the Blessed Sacrament throughout the past few years during […]
On Saturday, April 6, Bishop William A. Wack, CSC, of Pensacola-Tallahassee, Florida, ordained eight young men in the University of Notre Dame’s Basilica of the Sacred Heart. He conferred the […]
Recently, Our Sunday Visitor released a revised and expanded fourth edition of “Those Who Saw Her: Apparitions of Mary” by local author Catherine M. Odell. Catherine and her husband, Bill, are active […]
Just before the Liturgy of the Word, incense being used in the Holy Spirit Chapel at LeMans Hall at Saint Mary’s College triggered loud smoke alarms, emptying the dorm of […]
“The Catholic Church is not racist,” declared Deacon Harold Burke-Sivers in a talk as part of the Heart and Mind Series at Holy Cross College on Monday, January 22, “but […]
In Fratelli Tutti, Pope Francis’ 2020 encyclical on fraternity and social friendship, the Holy Father wrote at length about the need for communities to be willing to extend their help […]
