A Massachusetts judge ruled that a Catholic high school discriminated against a man because of his sexual orientation after the school officials rescinded a job offer upon learning he was in a same-sex marriage.
Month: January 2016
Nebraska Bishops Support Gender-at-birth Proposal
The Nebraska Catholic Conference has urged people to support a proposal being considered by the Nebraska School Activities Association that would formalize the current practice of basing high school sports participation on students’ sex at birth.
Pope: There Are No Limits to God’s Mercy
God’s ability to forgive “knows no limits” as his mercy frees people from bitterness and despair, Pope Francis said.
Pope Francis and The World
(Eighth in a series) IN STUDYING POPE Francis’ encyclical “Laudato Si’,” I’ve discovered that the philosophy of person that underlies Pope Francis’ theological reflections seems to be similar to the philosophy of person that I teach to students at St. John’s University.
Mercy Gives Meaning to Old Year as Well as the New Year
By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) – The gift of mercy is a light that helps Christians reflect on the past year and radiates hope at the start of the new year, Pope Francis said. While retracing the events of 2015 may recall moments of both joy and sorrow, it also offers a moment […]
Looking Toward Nov. 8
TO REDEPLOY A phrase from President Gerald Ford, our “long national nightmare” – in this case, the semi-permanent presidential campaign – will be over in 11 months. Here are two suggestions for what Catholics in America might ponder before Nov. 8.
Kindness and Mercy In a Troubled World
It seems as if daily we witness violence, dissension and other social ailments. Father Eugene Hemrick asks how to keep this from overshadowing a hopeful new year.
Teen Newsflash
WYD Fundraiser at Our Lady of Light parish, St. Albans on Jan. 23; Brooklyn Youth Catholic Day Registration is now open; and Change at the Youth Page.
Whitestone Teens Don’t Sweat 100+ Meal Challenge for Charity
The Holy Trinity Youth Ministry Group in Whitestone set out to accomplish the “100+ meal challenge.”
Msgr. King Tourney Keeps Tradition Alive (with video)
Walk into Msgr. King Hall at St. Thomas Aquinas parish, Flatlands, and you will immediately see that the parish’s sports association has done a fine job in keeping alive the many basketball memories of the past. And from Dec. 26 to 30, a new chapter of that storied history was written in the form of this year’s Msgr. King Basketball Tournament.