Coptic Christians in Egypt earlier this month observed the fifth anniversary of the martyrdom of 21 Christians in Libya at the hands of ISIS by dedicating a shrine to the victims and opening a museum at the Church of the Martyrs of Faith and the Homeland in the al-Our village in the Minya governate in Egypt, where most of the martyrs were from.
In a sign of solidarity with the Jewish community of New York, local religious leaders — including some from the Diocese of Brooklyn — have issued a statement condemning the spate of anti-Semitic attacks that hit the New York City area late last year during Hanukkah.
Let’s be clear about one thing: Serpents don’t talk. They never have, and they never will. The inspired storytellers who were responsible for crafting the Genesis narrative that is Sunday’s first reading knew full well that serpents don’t talk, and the earliest hearers and readers of those words didn’t imagine that they could.
Rome’s Aventine Hill has seen a lot.
Legend has it that a dispute over the hill led to the fratricidal conflict between the city’s founders, Romulus and Remus. During the Roman Republic the Aventine was a working class neighborhood, high above the city’s most important port. In imperial Rome the Aventine was gentrified, becoming the neighborhood-of-choice for knights and senators. Later still, great palaces were built on the Aventine, which offers an unparalleled city vista.
It’s been 37 years since the untimely death of former St. John’s basketball standout Lloyd “Sonny” Dove.”
On the feast of Christ the King, the reading from St. Paul was from Paul’s letter to the Colossians. Though I have often been inspired by this text from Paul, for some reason it seemed to take on new meaning for me.
Sister Rosemary Monica Remeschatis, C.S.J., a member of the Sisters of St. Joseph, Brentwood, for 70 years, died Jan. 28 at Maria Regina Residence in Brentwood,
Sister Patricia Taylor, C.S.J., a member of the Sisters of St. Joseph, Brentwood, for 50 years, died Jan. 19 at Maria Regina Residence in Brentwood, L.I.
Sister Patricia Anne Perry, C.S.J., a member of the Sisters of St. Joseph, Brentwood, for 72 years, died Feb. 4 at St. Joseph Covent in Brentwood, L.I.
Sister Mary Sheridan, C.S.J., a member of the Sisters of St. Joseph, Brentwood, for 74 years, died Feb. 4 at Sacred Heart Convent in Hempstead, L.I.
