The Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) hosted its first track meet of the season Sunday, Oct. 27 at Alley Pond Park in Queens. Here are the boys’ and girls’ results. Overall Boys’ Results Lowest score denotes higher finish. DIVISION TEAM FINISHERS POINTS 1 2 3 SENIOR 1) OUR LADY OF LOURDES 1 2 3 6 BOYS […]
by Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) – A Catholic wedding is not simply a beautiful ceremony; through the sacrament of marriage, a couple receives from God the grace they will need to fulfill their mission in the world, Pope Francis said. Addressing an estimated 100,000 people who came to St. Peter’s Square Oct. 26 for […]
Following on the footsteps of the Year of Faith Catechetical Gathering at the Vatican last month, the Fall Faith Formation Congress sponsored by the diocesan Office of Faith Formation was conducted Oct. 26 at St. Edmund Prep, Sheepshead Bay. More than 450 people gathered for prayer; a keynote address by Father Anthony Ciorra, S.J., a […]
With so many choices and variables, selecting the best health insurance coverage for you and your family can be difficult. Fidelis Care, the New York State Catholic Health Plan, is making it simple, with help from the Fidelis Affordable Care Advisor. Found on Fidelis Care’s website, fideliscare.org, the Fidelis Affordable Care Advisor is an online […]
by Marie Elena Giossi Water surged through the streets of Rockaway Park and Broad Channel on the night Hurricane Sandy hit the Rockaway Peninsula. Homes and buildings were damaged and destroyed, displacing residents, school children and Special Olympians. “I never expected the amount of damage, devastation and the complete change that has taken place on […]
The Bishop Kearney H.S., Bensonhurst, track team won the cross-country championships at Van Cortlandt Park, the Bronx, on Saturday, Oct. 19. The Kearney Tigers took the overall championship by defeating Archbishop Molloy H.S., Briarwood, and placing four runners in the top-10. Sophomore Theresa Gallagher won the individual championship by beating twin sister Jacqueline Gallagher by […]
WORCESTER, Mass. (CNS) – Assumption College held a noon prayer service in the school’s Chapel of the Holy Spirit to remember Colleen Ritzer, a 2011 graduate found dead early in the morning on Oct. 23. Assumptionist Father Dennis Gallagher, the college’s vice president for mission, said the time of quiet, prayerful reflection also would be […]
by Father James Rodriguez Today, tens of thousands of people from all over the world will flood the streets of our diocese in one of the most famous footraces on earth. The N.Y.C. Marathon is a major annual event, not only for runners but for spectators at home and on the streets who cheer for […]
by George Weigel Each issue of the admirable ecumenical journal, Touchstone, includes a department called “The Suffering Church.” It’s a title that Catholics of a certain age associate with purgatory; in Touchstone’s vocabulary, however, “the Church suffering” is the Church being purified here and now by persecution. It’s a useful reminder of a hard fact. […]
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