Dear Editor: In reply to Bob Fallon’s Letter (Oct. 10) which you headline “Fix the Church of Jesus,” we agree with Fallon’s assertion that Pope Francis has embarked vigorously upon this mission and ministry.
Month: October 2015
Science v. Religion
Dear Editor: Two letters (Oct. 3) are wrongheaded. Mildred Burke supports her view of “infallible science” sanctioning homosexuality by citing science v. religion narratives that never really occurred historically except in mythologized forms encouraged by popular anti-religious hatred.
Raising Awareness in Ozone Park
St. Stanislaus parish, Ozone Park, hosted the “Battle Against Breast Cancer,” a preseason Catholic Youth Organization basketball tournament to raise funds for breast cancer research.
CHFSL Roundup
Current CHSFL standings as of Oct. 20, 2015.
Seeing ‘the Other’ In the Year of Mercy
There is a touching image at the beginning of Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s autobiography. As a little girl living in the projects in the Bronx, she recalls joining her cousins in her grandmother’s bedroom to make faces at passengers speeding by on the elevated train that ran at the height of the window.
Preparing for the Year of Mercy With Eyes Wide Open
In just seven weeks, Pope Francis, who has proclaimed an Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy, will open wide the doors of the Church’s Holy Year of Mercy. He is calling us to “gaze even more attentively on mercy so that we may become a more effective sign of the Father’s action in our lives.”
A Blessed Loss
ROME – During Synod 2015, I’ve been reading John Martin Robinson’s “Cardinal Consalvi: 1757-1824,” a biography of Pope Pius VII’s secretary of state, one of the most impressive churchmen of his day, or indeed any day.
Synod Wrestles with Church’s Lost and Found
It is a wonderfully frightening time to be a Catholic. These past weeks the Synod of Bishops meeting in Rome is grappling with difficult questions that touch upon all our lives.
Nourishing the Interior Life
Sixth in a series on Jesuit Father John Kavanaugh’s book “Following Christ in a Consumer Society.” father Lauder speaks about how the book has strengthened his commitment to challenge his students to enter more deeply into their interior selves.
A Dangerous, Divisive Word
In our language and conceptual development, the definitions of “we” and “they” emerge quickly. Pope Francis urges us to open our hearts and minds to all.