Sarah Higgins, senior St. Agnes A.H.S. Marriage is very important to society because it teaches the strength and importance of love and commitment. The bond that marriage produces between a couple reflects their love and utter devotion to each other. This is important for people to see because many today are afraid of commitment. Commitment […]
Month: February 2015
Scout Helps Others With Eagle Vision
Congratulations to Davide G. Rindone from St. Athanasius parish, Bensonhurst, on achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. He collected over 500 pairs of glasses for those in need in Guatemala. That’s 200 pairs over his initial goal! He collaborated with local churches, schools, the YMCA and other places of work to collect donations of glasses […]
Grateful Students at SJHS
By Emmanuela Blanc St. Joseph H.S. in Downtown Brooklyn is a place where we learn in all of our classes that giving is an important aspect of living a healthy Catholic life. Students give of themselves when they volunteer at places that need assistance, such as at nursing homes or at our old grammar schools. […]
New Pastor In Greenpoint
Auxiliary Bishop Raymond Chappetto, center, installed Father Kavungal Davy, C.M.I., fifth from right, as the new pastor of St. Anthony – St. Alphonsus Church, Greenpoint, Feb. 14. Many priests from the diocese and the congregation of Carmelites of Mary Immaculate concelebrated.
Rainbow Connection – The Nature of Covenant
By Father John P. Cush SISTER HELENA Burns, f.s.p., one of the best voices in Catholic media and dialogue with culture, recently commented that the best recent films based on the Bible are being made by atheists. I tend to agree. This is not just concerning recent films; go back to Pasolini’s “The Gospel According […]
New Cardinals’ First Official Act: Three New Saints
VATICAN CITY – With the creation of the 20 new cardinals, the College of Cardinals expanded to 227 members, 125 of whom are under the age of 80 and therefore eligible to vote in a conclave to elect a new pope. After the new cardinals professed their faith by reciting the Creed and formally swore […]
Judges’ Ruling Threatens Church’s Freedom
A three-judge panel’s Feb. 11 ruling on a court challenge to the contraceptive mandate “says that the church is no longer free to practice what we preach,” Pittsburgh Bishop David A. Zubik said.
Teachers’ Handbook Amended in San Francisco
The handbook and contract changes reiterate more strongly the responsibility of teachers and staff not to contradict Catholic teaching in school and in their public lives.
‘Jesus Was the Last Word on Their Lips’
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – The 21 Coptic Christians who were beheaded by Islamic State militants died as martyrs, invoking the name of Jesus, said an Egyptian Catholic bishop. In line with Pope Francis’ assertion at morning Mass Feb. 17, Bishop Antonios Aziz Mina of Giza told the Fides news agency that the “diabolical” video of […]
RCIA Changes Site
The site of the annual Rite of Election ceremonies of the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA) has been changed from the Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph to the former Bishop Ford H.S., 500 19th St. Park Slope. Scheduled for Sunday, Feb. 22, the service will be held in two different sessions, at 2 and […]