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Diocese, Parishioners Enthusiastic About Upcoming Jubilee Pilgrimages

October 30, 2024

The Diocese of Brooklyn will make its presence felt in the Jubilee Year, as nearly 200 people will set off on pilgrimages to Rome to share in the excitement with Catholics worldwide. At least three groups from the diocese will travel to Italy next year, and by far, the largest contingent the diocese will send is young people. Dozens of youths have already signed up for a youth focused pilgrimage with Father James Kuroly, director of the Youth and Young Adult Ministry for the diocese, and Bishop Robert Brennan. 

Seven Things to Know About the Second and Final Session of the Synod on Synodality

October 1, 2024

The second meeting of the 16th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops begins Oct. 2 at the Vatican. Like last year’s meeting, it’s a four-week-long gathering of 368 voting delegates — with scores more of nonvoting participants — from six continents to address the theme “For a Synodal Church: Communion, Participation, Mission” and experience synodality, a posture of listening, accompaniment and communion in the church.

What Orwell’s ‘1984’ Can Teach Us About ‘Truth’

August 14, 2024

The Book of Genesis explains God created the universe by his word alone, speaking the world into existence. As we read in the first chapter of Genesis, “God said, ‘Let there be …’ ” And as God reflected on the six days of creation, He looked upon his work and “found it very good.” 

Let’s All Talk About Catholic Education

June 12, 2024

Let’s talk about our incredible history, our relevance today, and the hope it brings for our future. Let’s talk about how Catholic education in Queens and Brooklyn is creating a “Foundation for Life” for the leaders of tomorrow.

The Priestly Vocation He Dreamed of as a Boy is About to Come True

May 23, 2024

Luis Marquez was teaching at New Jersey City University several years ago when he came across a young woman in tears in the university library. It was a vulnerable time in her life, as she had just learned she was pregnant. At the moment Marquez encountered her, she was thinking about getting an abortion.

Many Today Don’t Ask Big Questions About Their Lives

April 24, 2024

As I have been reflecting on the importance of the liberal arts in helping us to deal with what we often refer to as “ultimate questions,” questions about the meaning of our lives, the meaning of our death, the meaning of love, the meaning of God, the name of Catholic novelist Walker Percy keeps entering my mind.