by Marie Elena Giossi Following intensive fundraising efforts and an outpouring of financial support, Brooklyn Jesuit Prep, Crown Heights, will reopen its doors this September as a freestanding school. Things looked bleak in early May when New York Nativity, a ministry of the New York Province Jesuits, which has sponsored the middle school for the […]
As St. Athanasius parish, Bensonhurst, celebrates its 100th anniversary, Msgr. David Cassato, pastor, hosted an event to encourage youth participation. The parish youth rally featured live music, celebrities, games, rides, food and a laser light show – all free. “The point is that the church is open to all people,” the pastor said. “I want […]
by Mark Pattison WASHINGTON (CNS) – Roman Catholics and Greek Orthodox in the U.S. have collaborated on a new website to instruct web users, primarily parents, on how young people can navigate the online world, taking advantage of its promise while steering away from its pitfalls. The site, www.faithandsafety.org, was activated in the middle of […]
TOULOUSE, France (CNS) – Work crews rushed to clear mud and remove debris June 21 after a massive flood inundated sections of the Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes so that tourists could return to the popular pilgrimage site. Much of the shrine complex was under water for two days as floods swamped much of […]
by Antonina Zielinska Colombia continues to work toward peace, the aisles at St. Bartholomew Church, Elmhurst, were packed full of people wanting to hear a message from Cardinal Rubén Salazar Gómez. The archbishop of Bogota, Colombia, told the mostly Colombian congregation that peace can be obtained through Christ. “We, in this church, have to ask […]
WASHINGTON (CNS) – After he ordained six new priests for the Archdiocese of Washington June 15, Washington Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl encouraged them to take up the call of the new evangelization and help transform the world. “This is the age of the new evangelization,” the cardinal said during an ordination Mass at the Basilica […]
The St. Francis Prep, Fresh Meadows, junior varsity baseball team won this year’s city championship for the first time since 1980. The team defeated Iona Prep, New Rochelle, N.Y., 5-2 in the championship game. Pitcher Robert Einersen tossed a gem to guide the L’il Terriers to victory. Fifty sophomores tried out this past March for […]
by Sister Karen Cavanagh, C.S.J. “Follow Me.” “I will follow You wherever You go.” Today’s Scriptures are powerful reminders for our responses and behaviors in this “Ordinary Time.” They are anything but ordinary, and they are anything but easy to follow in the ordinary and in the less-than-ordinary events of our everyday lives. Human […]
A good understanding of the principle of human dignity can be found in examples from new technology. Or from the straight talk of Pope Francis. Both can be equally effective. “We have begun this culture of disposal where human beings themselves are nowadays considered as consumer goods, which can be used and thrown away,” the […]
by George Weigel The “Edict of Milan,” whose milleseptuacentennial (so to speak) is being marked this year, wasn’t an edict and wasn’t issued at Milan. Still, its enormous impact on the history of the Church and the West is well worth pondering on this 1,700th anniversary. In his magisterial study, The First Thousand Years, Robert […]
