For Katrina Calvacca-Burger, having the opportunity to still hold her wedding on Oct. 24, 2020, at St. Mary Gate of Heaven Parish (Ozone Park) meant everything.
Month: February 2021
The Importance of the Catholic School Teacher
Recently, Currents News interviewed Father John Cush, a priest of the Diocese of Brooklyn who is currently serving as a professor and as the Academic Dean of the Pontifical North American College in Vatican City-State. During the conversation, he mentioned who he felt, as an author and as a teacher, were his biggest influences.
Just Be Like Jesus and You’ll Be OK
As a kid growing up, my parents instilled in me that all I needed to do to be happy and successful was to be myself. I could remember early in my life, especially in school, times in which I needed to be something else or “imitate” someone else to get attention, prestige or acclamations.
From Christendom Times to Apostolic Times
Thirty years ago, on January 22, 1991, Pope John Paul II’s eighth encyclical, Redemptoris Missio (The Mission of the Redeemer), was published. In a pontificate so rich in ideas that its teaching has only begun to be digested, Redemptoris Missio stands out as a blueprint for the Catholic future.
Changes in the Liturgy: Opportunities for Reflection
The coronavirus pandemic has changed the way we do many things — from how we shop to how we work and go to school.
Opponents: Australian Bill on ‘Conversion’ Practices Is Attack on Freedoms
Groups across a wide spectrum reacted with dismay and concern to passage of a law in the Australian state of Victoria to ban “conversion” practices. Some called it an attack on freedom of religion and speech.
Friends, Not Foes: Queens City Councilmen Reach Across Political Aisle
At a time when the country feels like it has been torn apart by polarization, City Council members Eric Ulrich and Paul Vallone are proof that friendship transcends politics.
Pro-Life Bills Moving Up In State Legislatures
With a Conservative majority on the Supreme Court in place, state legislatures across the U.S. are taking the opportunity to push pro-life bills.
‘Servant of God’ Julia Greeley Takes Next Step On the Road to Sainthood
She is known as “Denver’s Angel of Charity” and she might just become the first African American saint in the Catholic Church.
Catholic Aid Agency Laments ‘Cyclical Violence’ in Eastern Congo
A leading Catholic aid agency has condemned what it calls “cyclical violence and continuing human rights abuses targeting civilian populations in North Kivu and Ituri Provinces” of the Democratic Republic of Congo.