After Pope Francis visited Our Lady of Knock in Ireland on the morning of Sunday Aug. 26, Holy Child Jesus parish in Richmond Hill held their own Our Lady of Knock celebration that same afternoon.
Month: August 2018
Making Sense of McCarrick Cover-up Charges
As Pope Francis wrapped up a 32-hour visit to Ireland on Sunday, the cold, windy and rainy weather undoubtedly put a damper on the turnout. Officials had expected around a half-million people to flock to Dublin’s Phoenix Park for the concluding Mass, but in the end the Vatican said 300,000 people turned out.
Elmhurst Parish Shows Off New Look on Parish Feast
As St. Bartholomew Church celebrated its parish feast day, the Elmhurst parish was also proud of its new looks – showing off the completion of its $3 million renovation as Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio celebrated Mass and blessed the church Aug. 24.
Anger and Prayers For the Sins of Clergy Sexual Abuse
Parishioners at Blessed Virgin Mary Help of Christians Church in Woodside are now reciting the Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel at the end of every Mass.
Pilgrim Image of Divino Niño Of Charasol Arrives in Corona
About 1,000 people arrived at St. Leo Church in Corona to attend the Mass in honor of the Divino Niño of Charasol that came from the Diocese of Azogues in Ecuador.
No Easy Solutions, Just Courage
“RELIGION THAT IS pure and undefiled before God and the Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their affliction and to keep oneself unstained by the world.”
Families Called to Be Beacons of Joy
Photos and stories from all the coverage of Pope Francis trip ti Ireland for the World Meeting of Families.
Caution: Don’t Worship Your Ability and Will
THERE IS A section in Pope Francis’ apostolic exhortation, “Rejoice and Be Glad,” in which the Holy Father comments on the heresy of pelagianism, the heresy that states that we can save ourselves by our own efforts without the help of God’s grace. There are several points that Pope Francis makes that I find both interesting and important.
Why We Stay and The Vigano Testimony
In the immediate aftermath of Archbishop Carlo-Maria Vigano’s “Testimony,” and its statement that Pope Francis knew of the dereliction of former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, and lifted the sanctions against him that had been imposed (but never seriously enforced) by Pope Benedict XVI, the polemics within the Church immediately intensified.
The B’klyn Pilgrims Journey to Ireland
The Brooklyn Diocese was well represented for the World Meeting of Families in Ireland.