By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Benedict XVI prayed that the world’s Gypsies no longer be subjected to prejudice, oppression and rejection. Gypsies should always uphold “justice, legality, reconciliation and strive to never be the cause of someone else’s suffering,” he said in a festive meeting with nearly 2,000 Gypsies, Roma, Sinti and […]
by RoseAnne Cleary
By Father John Catoir Accepting God’s will is the goal of a healthy spiritual life. Acceptance of God’s permissive will is an advanced stage of personal holiness. Holiness is not the reward of a lifetime of loving service; we give a lifetime of loving service because we are holy. Holiness is not what happens to […]
by Father William J. Byron, S.J. I’ve been reading and talking a lot about health care in recent weeks. Whenever someone mentions health care “reform,” I find myself always thinking (and sometimes saying), “No, it’s health care finance reform that is the issue,” not reform in general. No one wants to dismantle or reform the […]
by Nancy Frazier O’Brien WASHINGTON (CNS) – As seven Republican candidates for president prepared for a June 13 debate in New Hampshire and others waited in the wings, there were signs that religion will play as big a role in the 2012 election as it has in other recent campaigns. Many of the declared or […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (CNS) – A plan to allow for the reading of the Quran from the pulpit during a Mass at St. Peter Church in Charlotte June 26 has been canceled, with an interfaith dialogue planned for October instead. St. Peter parish had agreed to take part in an event called Faith Shared, in which […]
Kinmel Williams, second from right, a seventh grader at Corpus Christi School, Woodside, was baptized and received First Communion at a school Mass on Ascension Thursday. Father Peter Gillen, pastor, officiated. Kinmel’s sponsors were Jennifer Gallina, his seventh grade homeroom teacher, and Alex Salerno, the eighth grade teacher. His classmates and Robert DiNardo, principal, also participated […]
Though Xaverian H.S., Bay Ridge, senior catcher and MLB Draft hopeful Elvin Soto will have to wait a few years to play professional baseball, he now has something else to be proud of. The Xaverian Clippers defeated the All-Hallows H.S., the Bronx, Gaels, 7-1, in the Class ‘AA’ Intersectional City Championship at Jack Kaiser Stadium […]
Dear Dr. Garner, I feel like I am out of synch with everyone. All my friends look forward to summer. The kids are out of school. No more Sunday evening book reports. The weather is great — no heavy clothing. Why then do I dread the summer? It happens every June, when I start to […]
By Sister Patricia Berliner, C.S.J. In last week’s readings, we saw the disciples faced with probably the most frightening experience of their lives. Having seen Jesus, the Messiah they were awaiting, crucified, they gathered together in the upper room, awaiting the day of Pentecost, maybe praying, maybe schmoozing, maybe eating or snoozing when, out of nowhere, the room was […]
