By Jonathan Luxmoore OXFORD, England (CNS) – An archbishop in Niger said the church would rebuild after rioters destroyed its places of worship during protests over cartoons mocking depictions of Muhammad by the French satirical newsweekly Charlie Hebdo. “We’re still trying to understand the savagery which erupted here – but it’s certain it was well […]
Month: January 2015
Changes in Williamsburg
Queen of the Rosary Catholic Academy is making dramatic changes – just like its Williamsburg neighborhood. With a dynamic new principal, Marian Hernandez, the school resides in a fully renovated, former high school building at 11 Catherine Street. The building is well-configured, with large classrooms that easily accommodate the students. In addition to these new […]
Father Richard McBrien
Father Richard McBrien, 78, noted theologian and prolific writer who served on the faculty of Notre Dame University, South Bend, Ind., for almost three decades, died Jan. 25 in his native Connecticut, where he had recently returned. He had been ill for the past several years. His popular works included “Catholicism,” “Lives of the Saints” […]
Lydia Garcia
Lydia Garcia, 94, a Catholic schoolteacher in the Diocese of Brooklyn for 23 years, died Jan. 9. Starting as a volunteer at Our Lady of Good Counsel, Bushwick, in 1960, she began teaching third grade at the school full-time in 1964. When Our Lady of Good Counsel closed in 1973, she taught third grade at […]
Bishop Sanchez Leads Christian Unity Prayers
A prayer service in honor of the international Week of Prayer for Christian Unity was held at Glendale Maspeth United Methodist Church, and Auxiliary Bishop Paul Sanchez was the keynote speaker.
Having Trouble Staying Awake?
Dear Dr. Garner, I love your TV show and tune in every Tuesday night. But I can’t make it though the hour without falling asleep. I fall asleep at movie theaters and on the commute to and from work. I feel tired all the time and have little energy most days. I am becoming depressed. […]
Young People Provide Base of Life Movement
In Washington last week, Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo scanned the crowd and said, “It’s really a beautiful sight, to look out and see so many young people saying ‘yes’ to life. How beautiful it is!”
Pro Vita Mass Honors Local Life Leaders
The diocesan Pro Vita Mass was celebrated Jan. 25 at St. James Cathedral-Basilica in Downtown Brooklyn. For more about the Pro Vita celebration, see this week’s Editor’s Space column by Ed Wilkinson.
The Power of Art
A few months ago, mine told me about a paperback book that he and his wife were reading. The book was “Imagine: A Vision for Christians in the Arts” (Madison, Wisconsin, 2001, pp. 201) by Steve Turner. My friend wanted me to read it because he thought that a number of ideas that Turner presents in […]
Nonsense on “60 Minutes”
“60 Minutes,” The CBS News “magazine” that helped redefine television journalism, prides itself on challenging conventional wisdom. No such challenge, alas, was evident in the program’s recent segment on Pope Francis, which aired Dec. 28.