Members of the Msgr. McClancy M.H.S., East Elmhurst, girls’ varsity basketball team continued what has become a tradition of attending Mass together as a team as away to open their season. The team attended Mass Nov. 9 at Corpus Christi Church, Woodside, and received a special blessing from pastor Father Pat West. Following Mass, the […]
Month: November 2014
Former Holy Cross Receiver Now a New York Giant
After stints with the Dallas Cowboys, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Detroit Lions, former Holy Cross H.S., Flushing, football standout Kevin Ogletree, pictured above left, recently signed with the New York Giants. The 2005 graduate played two varsity seasons with the Knights and helped the team capture the 2004 CHSFL ‘AA’ championship his senior year. The […]
Injury Only Strengthens Giants’ Corner’s Faith
Injuries are an all-too unfortunate reality in the game of football, and the New York Giants are well aware. With just about half the schedule left to play, the team has been dealt season-ending injuries to star wide receiver Victor Cruz and All-Pro middle linebacker Jon Beason. But in the team’s Nov. 3 loss to […]
Cathedral Prep Marks 100 Years of Greatness
When the Salve Regina was intoned last Saturday evening at St. Joseph’s Co-Cathedral in Prospect Heights, about 75 men picked up the chant and didn’t miss a beat for the rest of the hymn. This was their school song, the unofficial anthem of Cathedral Prep, which is marking the 100th anniversary of its establishment […]
A Chance for Immigration Reform
My dear brothers and sisters in the Lord, Nov. 13 was the celebration of the Feast of St. Frances Cabrini, the patroness of immigrants, a saint to whom I have a special devotion. I have kept a small statue of Mother Cabrini on my desk for the last 40 years. Every day, I look upon […]
Priest Guilty of Bishop’s Murder
NAIROBI, Kenya (CNS) – A Catholic priest was among five people found guilty and sentenced to death for the 2005 slaying of Italian Bishop Luigi Locati. Judge Fred Ochieng described Father Guyo Waqo as the mastermind of the plot as the eight-year trial concluded. The judge said he believed the priest recruited Mohammed Molu Bagajo, […]
Student Techies at Fontbonne
Students from Fontbonne Hall Academy, Bay Ridge, are not known to pass up an opportunity to learn more about technology. Last month, a group of students attended Techweek’s LAUNCH Start Up Competition in Manhattan. They met the next generation of technical inventors and professionals who were there to compete for $50,000 in cash and prizes. […]
Prelates Talk About A Tale of Two Synods
By Mark Pattison BALTIMORE (CNS) – October’s extraordinary Synod of Bishops on the family was just one event, but “a tale of two synods” emerged from it, according to the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). Speaking to reporters Nov. 10 after the morning session of the USCCB’s annual fall general assembly […]
Bishops Told to View the Church as Family
By Patricia Zapor BALTIMORE (CNS) – Acknowledging that families come with complications, the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) reminded his fellow bishops that their role is to accompany their family of the Church through their fears and concerns. “Evangelizing means witnessing to our hope in Jesus,” said Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz […]
Future of Catholic Schools
Dear Editor: While explaining charity, Pope Francis said, “True charity requires courage: let us overcome the fear of getting our hands dirty so as to help those in need.” At Futures In Education, our courage comes from our benefactors who give of themselves in order to provide opportunities for the children in our Catholic schools […]