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AI worship is not the answer | Data Driven

Sarah Datta March 20, 2024
We absolutely should keep in mind the vast potential and pitfalls that come with AI innovation. But, I don’t believe being fanatical or polarizing is the solution.
Yvonne Tang / DFP Staff

​​Minority Report: The shame of the bishops

Lincoln Son Currie September 2, 2021
I implore the bishops not to draft a document that would turn Christ’s body into a political weapon.
old north church in boston

Boston churches partially reopen for second Easter in the shadow of COVID-19

Sam Trottenberg April 4, 2021
Boston's Old North Church opened for a limited in-person service, while others stayed online.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

Canceled: Vibes, psychic energies and forks

Bini Ollivier-Yamin March 22, 2021
Vibes are an easy way to pass off your opinion as a gut feeling, rather than owning up to them.
Chandler pond in Chestnut Hill

Community Preservation Committee recommends projects for new funding

Taylor Brokesh February 25, 2021
The Boston City Council will vote to approve funding, which totals more than $25 million in grants from the Community Preservation Fund.
In a press conference Tuesday, Gov. Charlie Baker announced Massachusetts communities will return to Phase Three, Step One of the state’s reopening plan starting Sunday. POOL CAMERA

Baker rolls reopening back to Phase Three, Step One

Allison Pirog December 9, 2020
Eleven Massachusetts hospitals are at 90-percent capacity or more, according to Baker. Hospitals are facing a shortage of critical staff, he added, because many are in quarantine.
Joy Harjo, the first Native American U.S. poet laureate, recited poetry and excerpts from her memoir “Crazy Brave” at a virtual event hosted by the Boston University School of Theology on Sunday. COURTESY OF JOY HARJO

U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo speaks on poetry and spirituality

Julia Furnari October 7, 2020

Joy Harjo, a member of the Muscogee Nation, is the first Native American poet laureate of the United States. The poet spoke to the Boston University School of Theology Sunday about the intersections of...

The Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts set up a pop-up shop at the United Methodist Church Connexion’s “Hopeful Hearts and Local Arts” market Saturday. KELLY KONG/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Hopeful hearts, lots of art at Connexion Church

Kelly Kong February 11, 2020
Connexion, a United Methodist Church in Somerville, hosted their second pop-up market “Hopeful Hearts and Local Arts.” Themed after Valentine’s Day, the market hosted local artists and community vendors to promote the church and raise funds for the church.
Burke’s Bully Pulpit: Separation of church and state

Burke’s Bully Pulpit: Separation of church and state

Patrick Burke October 20, 2017

Many laws that people attribute to the Constitution are actually not found there. Some examples include the right to bear arms for self defense, the right to marry a person of the same sex, and the right...

KEULER: Capitalism, Church and Pope Francis

KEULER: Capitalism, Church and Pope Francis

Andrew Keuler September 24, 2015

Pope Francis set foot in the United States for the first time in his life Tuesday as he began a six day papal visit to Washington, New York and Philadelphia. He brings with him pointed critiques of capitalism,...

Columnist for the Boston Globe and author James Carroll speaks at Boston University’s Metcalf Ballroom Tuesday. PHOTO BY MAE DAVIS/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Boston Globe columnist, author speaks influence of faith on career

Christy Osler April 29, 2015

Award-winning author and Boston Globe columnist James Carroll spoke Tuesday about his career and faith as part of the Friends Speaker Series hosted by the Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center. The...

RYAN: Is this church or Congress?

Daily Free Press Admin April 2, 2014

My occasionally Protestant mother sent her unreligious daughter (me) to Catholic school because it worked best with her nine-to-five schedule. One of my second grade vocabulary words was “reconciliation”....

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