Dear Editor: I must take issue with Rosa Cerrato’s comments (March 21) that opposition to the Keystone Pipeline “is based on environmental studies that do not report the whole truth” and with The New York Times’ published study “stating the pipeline will not damage the environment.”
Month: March 2015
Mass Will Offer Healing To Sex Abuse Survivors
It’s not easy to step forward and accuse a member of the clergy of sexual abuse – especially when that clergyman is a close friend of the family. That was the personal experience of two survivors of clergy sexual abuse who spoke about their experiences on In the Arena, the WOR radio show hosted by Msgr. Kieran Harrington and shown on NET-TV.
St. Joseph Honored as Role Model to Haitians
Husband, father, laborer and immigrant – that is how retired Auxiliary Bishop Guy Sansaricq described St. Joseph to more than 500 Haitian Catholics who gathered to honor the patron of the universal Church on his feast day.
The Scourge of Pornography
As we begin Holy Week, with the celebration of Palm Sunday, sometimes called Passion Sunday, we recognize that a modern-day passion event is unfolding in our society.
Brother Richard O’Brien, C.S.C.
Brother Richard O’Brien, C.S.C., a member of the Congregation of the Holy Cross, for over 60 years, died March 13. He was 86. Born in Auburn, N.Y., he held a several jobs in the Syracuse area, including working as a soda fountain attendant, an office boy and as a salesman, before entering religious life. Reading […]
Pope Visits Poor, Immigrants in Naples
By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Hope is the first act of resistance to evil, Pope Francis told the people of Naples as he pleaded for respect for the dignity of immigrants, jobs for the unemployed and the conversion of the city’s notorious mafia families. “The Gospel teaches that the truly blessed are the […]
Sister Marie Pierre Meyer, C.S.J.
Sister Marie Pierre Meyer, C.S.J., a Sister of St. Joseph, Brentwood, L.I., for 77 years, died Feb. 27. She was 94. She entered the congregation in 1938 from Holy Child Jesus, Richmond Hill. She earned a bachelor’s degree in music from Marywood College, Scranton, Pa., 1963, and a master’s degree from Queens College in 1974. […]
Sister Anne Brendan Delaney, C.S.J.
Sister Anne Brendan Delaney, C.S.J., a member of the Sisters of St. Joseph, Brentwood, L.I., for 72 years, died March 11. She entered the congregation from Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Sunset Park. She earned a bachelor’s degree in Italian from Manhattan College in 1955 and earned college credits in sacred science at St. Bonaventure […]
Victor Gainor, 2014 Xavier Award Recipient, Dead at 79
Victor Gainor, a board member of the Xavier Society for the Blind and recipient of the 2014 Xavier Award, died March 22. He was 79. Born and raised in Manhattan, he graduated from Sacred Heart H.S. and attended Iona College before becoming a United States Marine. A successful career in financial services allowed time for […]
CYO Boys’ Basketball Champs Crowned
The Catholic Youth Organization crowned this year’s boys’ basketball champions. Congratulations to all participating teams for another great season, and special congratulations to this year’s diocesan champs.