20 March 2014

Thanks to Jim Brett


Thanks to our good friend Jim Brett, my day started today with a great breakfast meeting with some of Boston’s most generous Catholic businessmen.  Pictured here with Jim are Al Minahan (Preti Minahan Strategies), and Tom Kiley (Northeast Gas Association).  I was also able to share the great story of SJS with Jim Carmody (Seaport Hotel), Joseph Carroll (National Grid), Jim Gallagher (John Hancock), Bill Kennedy (Nutter, McClennen & Fish LLP), Jim McManus (Slowey -  McManus), and John Pourbaix (CIMass  - Construction Industries of Massachussetts).  What a great joy it is to share the good news of this holy house!

Seventy five years ago, when Bishop Wright introduced the Serra Club to this fledgling Diocese, there were roughly 320,000 Catholics and 275...