At the Easter Vigil a few weeks ago, tens of thousands of men and women, mature adults, were baptized or entered into full communion with the Catholic Church. Each of them walked a unique itinerary of conversion; each of these “newborn babes” (1 Peter 2:2) is a singular work of the Holy Spirit.
Taylor Odenat, a parishioner at St. Thomas Aquinas Church in Flatlands, reports about the seventh annual Lock-in/Stay A-wake-Athon in Brooklyn.
Amber Edwards shares how members of the Girls v Trafficking Club at St. Joseph H.S., Downtown Brooklyn, made their way to one of the sessions of the UN Commission on the Status of Women.
During the stay in Rome, Bishop Sanchez concelebrated Mass with Pope Francis on Monday, April 4, in the pope’s chapel at the Domus Santa Marta.
Pope Francis’ long-awaited response to the work of the 2014 and 2015 Extraordinary Synods on the Family was finally released and, of course, many people have weighed in, almost immediately, on the document – some without actually reading what it says.
The heart of the work of the Church, Cardinal Nichols said, is “to look to, to rescue, to nurture, to comfort, to give freedom and a fresh start to the victims of trafficking.”
Diocesan CYO hosted its annual girls’ swimming championships March 19 at the Eisenhower Park Aquatic Center, East Meadow, L.I. A field of 16 teams competed across three divisions. Here are the results.
Sister Marie Lucy Sullivan, C.S.J., a Sister of St. Joseph, Brentwood, L.I., for 68 years, died March 23 in her Hempstead, L.I.
Sister Antoinette Damato, O.P., a Sister of St. Dominic, Amityville, L.I., for 70 years, died April 5.
Dear Editor: I am saddened to read the story of Sister Alice Michael, S.U.S.C., leaving the Faith Formation Office and her position absorbed.
