I don’t know how many times during the summer that someone said to me: “The world is in a mess.” I knew immediately what the speaker meant. Often reading the first page of a newspaper can be depressing.
Month: September 2014
Remembering the Great Fouad Ajami
In a year replete with devastating news, the June 22 death of Middle East scholar Fouad Ajami hit especially hard. For decades, Ajami – a man of genius, whom I was honored to call a friend – was an invaluable mentor in matters involving the Arab world and its often lethal discontents.
Loneliness Can Take A Toll on Health
Dear Dr. Garner,
My husband died three years ago, and since that time, I have been very lonely. We used to have an active life together. Now I spend most of my evenings alone in the house and rarely go out.
Hope Is Response to Day We Will Never Forget
It was a beautiful day, and the sun was shining. Shining brilliantly in the clear blue sky above America’s east coast, the sun promised a good travel day.
Teen News Flash: Sept. 13, 2014
Congratulations to Rocco A. Odel; TACHS Prep; Youth Page Submissions
What is a quality you hope people remember you by?
Being outspoken isn’t the easiest task for me, but I have been improving on it and I feel that this what others notice in me.
Msgr. Breen, Former Pastor And Professor, Dies at 82
A Mass of Christian Burial for Msgr. Edward J. Breen, pastor emeritus of Our Lady of Fatima, East Elmhurst, will be celebrated Saturday, Sept. 13, at the church. He died Sept. 8 at Bishop Mugavero Residence, Douglaston. He was 82.
Learning about Smiles in Ireland
My biggest wish is to be able to go on an Operation Smile mission to help out and see surgeries being performed.
14 Couples Invited to Synod on the Family
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – More than 250 participants, including 14 married couples from around the world, were expected to attend October’s extraordinary Synod of Bishops on the family.
Gazans Say Nothing Has Changed
JERUSALEM (CNS) – Gazans are frustrated that, despite all the sacrifice and loss of life, nothing has changed for them, except perhaps having more fishing rights, said a Catholic aid official.