My dear brothers and sisters in the Lord,
Be grateful to God for the gifts that you receive and the Lord will give you whatever you need. We cannot be reminded enough about the true meaning of Christmas and the birth of Jesus Christ.
Month: December 2019
Look to Mary During Advent
With each passing year, Advent seems to be getting shorter. And yet that is not the case — we have all four Sundays of the Advent season. Perhaps it is the busyness of our lives that seems to make these sacred days of joyful preparation go by faster.
Bright Christmas Campaign At Mrs. Ray’s Class
Last week, I received a beautiful, early Christmas present. It came in the mail. The envelope contained a check and 24 letters for the Bright Christmas campaign. The first letter was written by Mrs. Janice Ray. It reads:
Christmas Mass Listing 2019
Hero’s Salute for Fallen Officer
It was a rainy, solemn occasion as hundreds gathered in Jersey City, N.J., on Dec. 17 for the funeral of Jersey City Police Department Det. Joseph Seals, which was held at St. Aedan’s church, where police and family members paid their final respects to the slain officer, who was Catholic.
Sports Round-Up Dec. 21
Msgr. McClancy H.S., East Elmhurst, hosted the 38th Brother Arnold Memorial Basketball Tournament Dec. 6-7.
Pope Lifts Secrecy Obligation for Those Who Report Having Been Abused
Pope Francis has abolished the obligation of secrecy for those who report having been abused by a priest and for those who testify in a church trial or process having to do with clerical abuse.
Death Penalty Continues to Decline in the U.S. According to New Report
For five years in a row, there have been fewer than 30 death penalty executions and fewer than 50 death sentences, according to a new report that chronicles a continued dramatic decline in the use of capital punishment in the United States.
Bright Christmas Fund Boosts Youth Ministry in the Diocese
The Tablet’s Bright Christmas Fund has made the Christmas season a little more cheerful for Lauren Barriteau, 16, a parishioner of St. Clare Catholic Church, Rosedale, and a member of the parish’s youth ministry group.
Mother Cabrini Statue Will Be Placed in Battery Park
St. Frances Xavier Cabrini’s statue will be built in Battery Park City on a spot facing the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, a fitting spot for the Italian-American saint, who is known as the “patroness of immigrants.”