by Sister Mary Ann Walsh Sexual abuse of a minor is a sin and a crime, and no organization can become complacent about addressing it. The Catholic Church has certainly done more than any other international organization to face the problem, and it will continue to lead in doing so. In the U.S., the number […]
Youth Reflection: Praising the Work of Those Who Came Before By Olivia Calamia Though there have been many advances for women in modern society, the glass ceiling is an ever-present barrier. Indeed, the glass ceiling has infested schools; it has inundated houses. The struggle for women is not new, however. The advances today are made, […]
Last week at the New York Armory, Bishop Kearney H.S., Bensonhurst twin sisters Tessy and Jackie Gallagher became Brooklyn/Queens Diocesan Indoor Track Champions. Tessy won the 3000-meter run, while Jackie won the 1500-meter with a time of 5:04 — setting a Kearney varsity school record in the […]
With St. John’s University’s 70-65 win Sunday over No. 12 Creighton at Madison Square Garden, head coach Steve Lavin earned his 200th career win as a coach. He’s spent the last four seasons at the helm of the Red Storm and was the coach at UCLA for seven seasons prior. The Johnnies have now won […]
The Archbishop Molloy H.S., Briarwood, girls’ varsity swim team captured the N.Y.C. Championship Feb. 2 for the second straight year, scoring 831 pts. The team capped off its second consecutive undefeated season as well. The entire team turned in personal-best times and set three school records along […]
St. Saviour H.S., Park Slope, held an alumnae basketball challenge on Jan. 31 to welcome back 70 alumnae and friends. It was the school’s first alumnae basketball gathering since the 1970s. The 20 ladies who played in the game (1990s vs. 2000s) reminisced about their days playing for the Pandas.
A Mass of Christian Burial for Father Michael R. Parisi, former director of the Religious Consultation Center, was celebrated Feb. 1 at St. Kevin’s Church, Flushing. He died Jan. 30 at L.I. Jewish Hospital. He was 85. Born in Brooklyn, he was baptized at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Williamsburg. He attended Cathedral College, […]
Sister Maurita McMahon, S.C., a Sister of Charity, Halifax, for 68 years, died Jan. 22 at Mount St. Vincent, Wellesley Hills, Mass. She was 88. Locally, she served as a first-grade teacher at Resurrection-Ascension School, Rego Park, 1945-51. She spent the remainder of her teaching career ministering in Massachusetts. In 2000, she retired to Mount […]
The Nerd Herd, the robotics team from St. Edmund Prep, Sheepshead Bay, can’t wait to showcase their work this year. Composed mainly of seniors, it is their last chance to expand the program, Teach Gracious Professionalism, and hopefully participate in as many competitions as possible. Last year, the FIRST Tech Challenge rookie team spent most […]
FROM THE YOUCAT Why does the Catholic Church have her own social teaching? Because all men, as children of God, possess a unique dignity, the Church with her social teaching is committed to defending and promoting this human dignity for all men in the social sphere. She is not trying to preempt the legitimate freedom of politics […]
