A local elderly Jewish gentleman, who has rubbed elbows with Christian patriarchs and archbishops in the Holy Land, forged a friendship with the bishop of Brooklyn by penning a letter.
Month: May 2019
For St. John’s Grad, the Road to Jamaica Was Conversion Story
Derrell Bouknight said his most memorable college experience wasn’t his extensive academic accolades or his extracurricular activities, but instead it was his conversion to Catholicism.
Families Rooted in Faith Remain Strong, Study Says
Women who are actively religious alongside husbands of the same faith are more likely to have a positive marital relationship, says a new study published by the Institute for Family Studies.
Court in India Orders Investigation of Cardinal After Cover-Up Accusation
Mumbai police have been ordered to investigate accusations that Cardinal Oswald Gracias and two auxiliary bishops covered up an accusation of clerical abuse in 2015.
Keep the Hierarchy
This past week, a prominent Roman Catholic priest, Father Jonathan Morris, a television commentator, author and pastor in the Archdiocese of New York, announced that he has decided to leave the active ministry as a priest because he wants to be free to “marry and have a family,” although assuring his social media followers that he doesn’t have an “existing relationship.”
Yogi Berra’s Accidental Wisdom
Since his playing days, legendary Yankee catcher Yogi Berra has been famous for his curiously worded statements. My favorite Yogism is probably an apocryphal one about a popular restaurant: “Nobody goes there anymore – it’s too crowded.” It is unintentionally wise and revealing. I imagine he meant to say that he and his friends used to go to that place – wherever it was – but at a certain point, it became so popular and crowded that they stopped visiting it.
Deacons Are True Servants in the Diocese
My dear brothers and sisters in the Lord,On Saturday, May 25, I will ordain 18 Permanent Deacons for service to the Diocese in Brooklyn and Queens, as well as one Transitional Deacon who is well on his way to the priesthood.
Rome’s ‘Festival of Peoples’ Amid Anti-Immigrant Backlash
“The Festival of Peoples wishes to offer an important witness of civil cohabitation between different peoples.”
Nigerian Bishop: Sharia Law Failed in the North
A dozen states in Nigeria are Muslim- majority, and since 1999 they have all at least partially implemented sharia law.
In Egypt, Christian Marriage And Sharia Law to Reconcile
Egypt’s three major Christian denominations – Catholic, Coptic and Evangelical Christian – are preparing to sign off on a final draft of what is known in the country as “personal-status” law, the rules governing marriage, divorce and inheritance for Christians in Egypt.