The Archbishop Molloy H.S., Briarwood, varsity handball team was crowned this spring’s CHSAA city champions.
Month: June 2021
Catholic Press Awards 2021
The Tablet and Nuestra Voz won a combined 68 awards during this year’s Catholic Media Conference.
A Reminder That ‘Freedom Isn’t Free’
As a student in our college seminary, I often walked by a Department of Sanitation depot located on the way to the nearest bus stop. I began my priestly formation in the fall of the year 2000, and a year later, terrified with the rest of my city, sought hope. Oddly enough it was the Department of Sanitation that provided me with a phrase I had never heard before but instantly loved: “Freedom isn’t free.”
The DeLauro Democrats And the Bishops
At 1 p.m. EDT on June 18, it was announced that three-quarters of the U.S. bishops had voted to develop a statement on the eucharistic integrity of the Church and the eucharistic coherence of Catholics. Within an hour, a “Statement of Principles” was released by 60 Catholic Members of Congress, all Democrats and led by Rep. Rosa DeLauro of Connecticut.
The Giglio is Back: OLMC Feast Gets Green Light for July Return
Shrine of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish’s annual summertime feast returns this year July 7-18. Now, as most restrictions have eased, preparations for the famed event — an annual Brooklyn tradition since at least 1903 — have moved forward.
Checking in on Bishop Sweeney and His Biggest Challenge in Paterson
Bishop Kevin Sweeney smiles when he remembers his reaction to the phone call he received in March of 2020 from a Vatican official, calling to say Pope Francis was naming him the new bishop of the Diocese of Paterson, New Jersey.
The Subject of Apparently ‘Unanswered Prayers’
As millions and millions of prayers are offered to God, in His infinite love God answers every single one. I think God wants everyone to be in a deep relation with God. None of those millions and millions of prayers are wasted. I guess the bottom line is God is Love and always wants what is best for us. That does not solve the mystery of prayer but it should help us to trust and hope.
Read Books But Beware of Bad Ones
Spiritual reading has made a lot of great saints. For instance, very instrumental to the conversion of St. Ignatius of Loyola, the founder of the Jesuits, is precisely reading books that would nourish the spirit well. We may know his story already, which happened 500 years ago.
Catholicism and America’s Celebration of Its Freedom
As we celebrate Independence Day, perhaps we should think about the role that our nation plays in the world and if our country’s quest for freedom and liberty is compatible with the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church.
Letters to the Editor, Week of July 3 & 10, 2021
Celebrating July 4th; Why Would Tourists Want To Come to New York?; Holy Communion Controversy;
Where Do You Stand?