As the fate of the Education Investment Tax Credit was about to be decided, new support was added and the opposition ramped up its voice.
Month: March 2014
Irish Parades Celebrate Family and the Faith
The celebration of the month of St. Patrick has come to an end.
Mission Funds Recovered
The Pontifical Mission Societies announced the recovery of some $1.1 million in stolen funds.
Vatican Will Go Online With Valued Manuscripts Available Online
Thousands of rare manuscripts will go online over the next four years.
Abstaining from Meat – A Year-Round Practice
For many Catholics, abstaining from meat products is no longer limited to Lent but has become self-sacrificial and health-enhancing throughout one’s lifetime.
Charity Sister Miriam Thomas Collins Dead at 80
A member of the Sisters of Charity of N.Y. for 63 years, died March 20.
Irish Parades Celebrate Family and the Faith (with slide show)
The Bay Ridge St. Patrick’s Day Parade was the final event of local observances of the patron saint of Ireland.
St. Ephrem’s Pastor Had Quite the Pitching Arm
It’s no surprise then that Msgr. Peter Kain, pastor of St. Ephrem’s Church, Dyker Heights, has excelled on both the altar and the mound. It may have been a while ago, but Msgr. Kain still has plenty of fond memories from his days on the baseball diamond.
Citi Field Opening Has Red Storm Ties
Citi Field, Flushing, will be celebrating its sixth Opening Day on March 31, but it turns out that the first at-bat was recorded by a member of the St. John’s University, Jamaica, Red Storm baseball team. The Johnnies took on Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., in the first-ever game played on the new field on March […]
CYO Day at Yankee Stadium
The Catholic Youth Organization of the Diocese of Brooklyn will host “CYO Day” at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx on Sunday, May 4 as the Yankees take on the Tampa Bay Rays. CYO baseball players and their families are encouraged to attend and wear their baseball jerseys. A portion of each ticket sold will benefit […]