by Rita Piro
Fifty years ago this month, America was in the midst of the Summer of Love, a morally repugnant source of anxiety for most adults, but a new and exciting concept of freedom for most young people.
Month: June 2017
Sister Eileen Cecilia Kelly, C.S.J.
Sister Eileen Cecilia Kelly, C.S.J., a Sister of St. Joseph, Brentwood, L.I., for 69 years, died at Maria Regina Residence in Brentwood, June 10.
Frank Aguggia
Frank Aguggia, the father of Msgr. Steven J. Aguggia, Judicial Vicar, died June 16.
Robert E. Rambusch
Robert E. Rambusch, the noted liturgical artist, designer and recognized pioneer in the profession of liturgical design consultation, died May 23 of cardiac arrest. He was 93.
Mali’s Bishops Ask for a Tougher Stand Against Terrorist Attacks
Mali’s Catholic church has urged a common front against Islamist violence after al-Qaida-linked terrorists attacked a tourist resort just days before the creation of the country’s first cardinal.
Catacombs of St. Domitilla – Oldest Christian Cemetery?
Under a mown hayfield, whose dried-out stalks crunch underfoot, lies the four-level labyrinth of the early Christian Catacombs of St. Domitilla.
Court Ruling Favors Religious Liberty
In a 7-2 decision, the Supreme Court June 26 said a Lutheran preschool should not be excluded from a state grant program to refurbish its playground surface just because it is a religious entity.
Flag Waving in Brooklyn
Court St. in Brooklyn became a boulevard of red, white and blue when the Long Island Chapter of the Knights of Columbus sponsored its 112th annual Independence Day Parade in Brooklyn on Saturday, June 24.
Brooklynite Chosen as General Superior
Sister Maria Catherine Iannotti, P.V.M.I., was elected General Superior of the Parish Visitors of Mary Immaculate June 19 at Marycrest, the Congregation’s motherhouse, in Monroe, N.Y.
Ordained a Franciscan 50 Years Ago
Father Dominic Scotto, TOR, a native of Brooklyn, will be honored on the 50th anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood by his religious order – the Third Order Regular of St. Francis, Province of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus – in Loretto, Pa., on July 12.