Garrity: Renewing the common good
Making sense of the divisions within our nation at this moment in history has never been more important. Culture issues stand out as among the most divisive rea... Read more.
Garrity: Conclave was escapism at its best
Conclave brought me back to the day I visited a 7th grade classroom at St. Mary’s School. I had just returned from Rome and was eager to share some of my Vati... Read more.
Garrity: It has been said …
Msgr. Paul V. Garrity It has been said that a lie can make its way around the world before truth can put its pants on in the morning! It has been said that new ... Read more.
Garrity: Public guardrails can prevent a very real ‘1984’
There was a time when public servants who knowingly lied were punished administratively, if they had appointed jobs. Elected public servants were punished throu... Read more.
Msgr. Garrity: Middle East situation desperately needs historical perspective
Msgr. Paul V. Garrity The crisis in the Middle East today is the result of failed leadership over the past 150 years. This does not mean that there were not gre... Read more.
Msgr. Garrity: View immigration issue through prism of history
Immigration has become one of the leading concerns of many in the US today. When the word migrant is used, it is often in a negative context. Driven by consta... Read more.
Garrity: Rethinking the abortion debate
Msgr. Paul V. Garrity When Roe v. Wade happened in 1973, women were given the legal right to make decisions about their pregnancies. Before this, there were no ... Read more.
Msgr. Garrity: Remembering Jack Connors
Msgr. Paul V. Garrity Last December, Boston Magazine did a story on Jack Connors, who was laid to rest last week. They asked him what would make the City of Bos... Read more.
Msgr. Garrity: Challenging the Fourth Estate
“Never bring a knife to a gunfight” is a piece of advice that has made its way into more than a few movies. It comes to mind after the most recent debate be... Read more.
Msgr. Garrity: A consequential president
Hagiography is technically the biography of a saint. They can only be written after the person has entered eternal life. Candidates for hagiography are outstand... Read more.