Journalist, journalism professor and author of three books, Paul Moses is serving as The Bard of the 2016 Great Irish Fair.
Month: September 2016
Irish Man of the Year 2016
Coach John Kelly of Xavier H.S., Manhattan, is receiving the 2016 Great Irish Fair’s Irish Man of the Year Award.
A Look Back at the 2015 Great Irish Fair
A look back at the 2015 Great Irish fair.
Movie Capsule Review: Bridget Jones’s Baby (Universal)
British writer Helen Fielding’s klutzy diarist (Renee Zellweger) resurfaces in a charming romantic comedy that proves middle-aged characters are more than capable of combining love and laughter to life-affirming effect.
‘Vessel’ Writer, Director Sees Self in Characters
“Catholic symbols help tap into that sense of something below the surface, and there’s more to life than meets the eye.”
Deacons Cannot Witness Marriages In an Orthodox or Eastern Church
In a change to Church law, Latin-rite Catholic deacons may not preside at a wedding when one or both of the new spouses are members of an Eastern Catholic church.
Abortion Aid, Suicide Are Seen As Impediments to Ordination
The sacredness of human life is so absolute that performing or helping procure an abortion or attempting suicide is an obstacle to ordination as a Catholic priest, even if the man was not Catholic at the time the events occurred, said a new Vatican ruling.
Two More Priests Killed in Mexico
Two priests were kidnapped and killed in the Mexican state of Veracruz, raising the death toll of prelates murdered in Mexico to 14 in less than four years.
Pope, Cardinals Examine How Bishops Are Chosen
Pope Francis and members of the international Council of Cardinals advising him on church governance once again discussed ways to improve the process of identifying the best priests to become bishops.
Presentation on End-of-Life Issues From a Catholic Perspective Oct. 5
“Catholic Considerations on End-of-Life Decision-Making” will be the focus of a presentation in Our Lady of Angels auditorium, Bay Ridge, Oct. 5 at 7:30 p.m.