by Emily Allen BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – A few months ago, I became friends with a man who had dramatically marked my views on life and on my mission here. Let’s call him C. He was born into a rich family in the mountains of Paraguay and spent more than a few decades of his […]
by Msgr. Joseph Calise I ADMIT THAT I am not a technological wizard, but I am also not completely inept. I am comfortable on the Internet, and any communicating I cannot do face-to-face I accomplish via e-mail. However, my phone is not a multitasking computer that can give me driving directions – my phone makes phone calls […]
by Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) – One could say it all started with St. Peter’s fishing boat. One day, that humble vessel turned into a powerful pontifical fleet, particularly during the life of the Papal States. While St. Peter’s boat was clearly used for fishing and helping Jesus preach to the crowds on shore, […]
My dear brothers and sisters in the Lord, Reflecting on World Youth Day 2013 in Brazil and the prospects for the New Evangelization, during the last week I have given a great deal of thought to what World Youth Day can mean to the future of our Church, and, in particular, to our Diocese here […]
Friday, April 19, 2013 seemed like a typical day at the Rogers Centre in Toronto. The New York Yankees were in town to take on the Blue Jays, with veteran lefty Andy Pettitte squaring off against right-hander Brandon Morrow. The turnstiles clicked away as 40,028 fans filed into the stadium to witness the game between […]
When news came that Bishop Frank Caggiano had been named the fifth Bishop of Bridgeport, Conn., it was not really a shock. It was expected that Bishop Frank, the Vicar General of the Diocese of Brooklyn, would someday become the Ordinary Bishop of a diocese. A priest with the talent and abilities of Bishop Frank […]
The Holy Father continues to amaze with the direct and transparent style with which he is conducting his Petrine ministry. While retaining a dynamic public presence through his remarkably warm and engaging charism for connecting with so many different people, he is – almost systematically – disengaging the papacy from much of its conventional protocol. […]
Support Our Aging Religious (SOAR!) celebrates its 27th anniversary at its annual gala on Oct. 2 at the New York Athletic Club in Manhattan. Established in 1986, SOAR! is a national not-for-profit committed to financially supporting elderly and infirm members of Catholic religious congregations in our nation. Sister Patricia Codey, S.C., Esq., President of Catholic […]
A native of Long Island, Sister Martina Schaefer, M.M.S., will celebrate her 60th Jubilee on Aug. 15 at a Mass and reception at the Medical Mission Sisters’ North American Headquarters in Philadelphia. The former Helen Ann Schaefer, Sister Martina entered Medical Mission Sisters in 1950 at the age of 20. She earned her R.N. at […]
Brother William Herbst, O.F.M., a member of Holy Name Province, the largest community of Franciscan friars in the U.S., is celebrating 25 years as a friar this summer. Herbst is the province’s assistant director of postulancy, working out of offices at St. Paul Friary in Wilmington, Del. He was honored, along with other jubilarians celebrating […]
