Taking Thyroid Disease Seriously

Thyroid disease is one of the most under-diagnosed diseases. Millions of Americans have the disease and don’t even know it.

‘You Are Ma Mess’

Our mentors don’t want us to leave our troubles at home; they want us to bring every issue, every gift, every thought and every feeling and talk about them. It may be a mess to talk about, but we are encouraging that mess, that storm.

Seniors in Queens Take to the Road, Thanks to Councilman

Councilman Eric A. Ulrich (R-Queens) and Catholic Charities of Brooklyn and Queens (CCBQ) held a press conference on Monday, Sept. 22, to announce city funding to support bus service for seniors at four CCBQ centers in Howard Beach, Woodhaven, Rockaway Beach and Ozone Park.

Mercy Residents Enjoy Day at ‘Motherhouse’

The Convent of Mercy fills most of a block in the Fort Greene/Bedford-Stuyvesant area of Brooklyn. A few blocks west of its main entrance on Willoughby Avenue is Pratt Institute, where young artists and architects prepare for their future careers.

Newark Will Host First Beatification in the US

NEWARK, N.J. (CNS) – Although Sister Miriam Teresa Demjanovich was personally unassuming, the spiritual impact she had on other Sisters of Charity of St. Elizabeth was so unmistakable that they began the effort to have her canonized soon after her May 8, 1927, death in Paterson, N.J.

Laypeople Will Be Consulted

VATICAN CITY (CNS) – The World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia in September, 2015 will serve as a forum for debating issues on the agenda for the world Synod of Bishops at the Vatican the following month, said the two archbishops responsible for planning the Philadelphia event.

Tablet TALK

This week’s Tablet TALK has details about Debbie Gibson returning to her native Brooklyn for a special concert, highlights the pre-kindergartners at Our Lady of Hope, Middle Village, and students who are going gold for pediatric cancer at Xaverian and much, much more…

Spokane Bishop Named to Head Chicago Archdiocese

Pope Francis has appointed Bishop Blase J. Cupich of Spokane, Wash., as the ninth archbishop of Chicago. The appointment was announced Sept. 20 in Washington, D.C. Archbishop Cupich, 65, will be installed Nov. 18 during a Mass at Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago.