10 New Priests Will Be Ordained in Brooklyn This Weekend

Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio will ordain 10 men to the priesthood for the Diocese of Brooklyn at the Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph, 856 Pacific Street, Prospect Heights, on Saturday morning. You can watch it live on NET TV at 10:30 a.m. “These devoted men are truly a blessing to our Diocese. Their deep faith and different […]

CYO Diocesan Champs

Here is a list of the CYO diocesan champions in baseball, soccer and softball.

Laudato si’ : A Study Guide and Summary

The following offers an overview of the 191 pages of the encyclical Laudato si’ and its key points, along with a summary of each of its six chapters (“What is happening to our common home,” “The Gospel of Creation,” “The human roots of the ecological crisis,” “Integral ecology,” “Lines of approach and action” and “Ecological education and spirituality”).

Laudato si’ Study Guide: Chapter One

Laudato si’ Study Guide: Chapter One – WHAT IS HAPPENING TO OUR COMMON HOME
(Pollution and climate change; Pollution, refuse and the culture of waste; Climate as a common good; The issue of water; Loss of biodiversity; Decline in the quality of human life and the breakdown of society; Global inequality; Weak responses; A variety of opinions).

Laudato si’ Study Guide: Chapter Two

Laudato si’ Study Guide: Chapter Two – THE GOSPEL OF CREATION
(The light offered by faith; The wisdom of the Biblical accounts; The mystery of the universe; The message of each creature in the harmony of creation; A universal communion; The common destination of goods; The gaze of Jesus).

Laudato si’ Study Guide: Chapter Three

Laudato si’ Study Guide: Chapter Three – THE HUMAN ROOTS OF THE ECOLOGICAL CRISIS
(Technology: creativity and power; The globalization of the technocratic paradigm; The crisis and effects of modern anthropocentrism; Practical relativism; The need to protect employment; New biological technologies).

Laudato si’ Study Guide: Chapter Four

Laudato si’ Study Guide: Chapter Four – INTEGRAL ECOLOGY
(Environmental, economic and social ecology; Cultural ecology; Ecology of daily life; The principle of the common good; Justice between the generations).

Laudato si’ Study Guide: Chapter Five

Laudato si’ Study Guide: Chapter Five – LINES OF APPROACH AND ACTION
(Dialogue on the environment; In the international community; Dialogue for new national and local policies; Dialogue and transparency in decision-making; Politics and economy in dialogue for human fulfilment; Religions in dialogue with science).