by Father Robert Czok Recently, I was in Philadelphia to participate in a prayer event commemorating the “fetuses” killed by Dr. Kermit Gosnell. In order to give them proper burial in recognition of their humanity and personhood, Father Frank Pavone, director of the Priests for Life, was attempting to obtain the release of their remains from […]
Running a marathon is no easy task. Even with years of training, it’s still a grueling test of perseverance and stamina. In many ways, the journey of life is synonymous with a marathon. It may involve some challenging times that we think we cannot overcome, but if we just keep pushing forward, an end to […]
Construction is ongoing for the new multipurpose gymnasium on the campus of St. Joseph’s College Brooklyn, Clinton Hill. The three-story, 26,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art athletic complex on Vanderbilt Avenue will house a 270-seat NCAA regulation basketball and volleyball court as well as a fitness center, dance studio and the athletic department offices. The anticipated opening of the […]
(CNS) — A Catholic bishop in Luxor, about 400 miles south of Cairo, said Muslims and Christians are afraid to leave their homes; because the shops are closed and no one is venturing outside, many are running out of food. Coptic Catholic Bishop Youhannes Zakaria of Luxor told Fides, the news agency of the Congregation […]
by Katherina Hwang The Korean Apostolate of the Brooklyn Diocese held its sixth annual Bolivia Mission Trip. The volunteers had helped the Cristo Salvador parish – Father Francisco Ma, pastor – located in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, from July 1-13, mainly by building a chapel in Brecha Dies, a countryside region that lacks electricity. The volunteers […]
by Maryann Gogniat Eidemiller LATROBE, Pa. (CNS) – Ask Pittsburgh Steelers’ chairman Dan Rooney why his football team has been training at St. Vincent College since 1966, and he says that the campus has the right facilities, it’s close to Pittsburgh and “for many reasons, it works well.” Then he adds with a laugh, “and […]
by Marie Elena Giossi School will be back in session soon, and while some will lament over the end of summer, Eileen Harnischfeger isn’t one of them. The principal of Immaculate Conception School (I.C.S.) is excited to reunite with the students and teachers who, she says, make I.C.S. “the best little school in the heart […]
(CNS) – Pope Francis will host a meeting of cardinals Sept. 30 to formally approve the canonization of Blesseds John Paul II and John XXIII; the date for the canonization will be announced at that time, said Cardinal Angelo Amato, prefect of the Congregation for Saints’ Causes. The cardinal told Vatican Radio Aug. 20 that […]
by Father John P. Cush “Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth” by Reza Aslan. Random House (New York, 2013). 333 pp., $27. Some speak of a contemporary third quest for the historical Jesus. For a definition of the historical Jesus, a contemporary scholar, John P. Meier, states: “the Jesus whom we can […]
Bishop Loughlin M.H.S., Fort Greene, now has the second largest green roof in Brooklyn as of the end of July. The N.Y.C. Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) selected Bishop Loughlin as the site for an ambitious green roof project, funded through the Green Infrastructure Grant Program. The green roof will have a significant impact for […]
