Proper Respect in Church; Remembering Sister Saint Liguori, CSJ; Weigel Spot-on Again; Failure of Leadership; Praise For Our Nurses.
Month: May 2022
Obituaries, Week of May 14, 2022
Sister Natalie Morris, S.C; Sister Mary Weber.
Only In Print: Beloved Music Man Retires After 45 Years
Thomas Wolfe famously said that you can’t go home again, but that rule never applied to Thomas Marchesiello, the director of music and liturgy at St. Ephrem’s Roman Catholic Church in Dyker Heights.
Bayside Pastor’s Surviving Coma, & Return Is ‘Proof of a Miracle’
Ask Father Peter Rayder what he credits for his return as pastor to American Martyrs parish in Bayside, Queens — after spending six weeks in a coma — and his answer is emphatic: “It was the power of prayer.”
Diocesan Assignments – May 14, 2022
Rev. Alexander Pinacue, from parochial vicar of St. Joan of Arc, Jackson Heights, to parochial vicar of Blessed Sacrament, Jackson Heights, effective May 1.
A Funeral Director’s Perspective on Rites
I never thought that as a funeral director I would become a combatant in a cultural war.
Immigration Reform Cannot be Delayed, Pope Francis Says in Message
Countries around the world must get serious about reforming their immigration policies to respect the rights of migrants and refugees and establish orderly procedures for welcoming newcomers, Pope Francis said.
Federal Report on Boarding Schools Is Good First Step, Catholic Bishops Say
Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda of St. Paul and Minneapolis acknowledged with sadness and an apology a federal report released May 11 about abuses of Native American children in government-supported boarding schools — some run by the Catholic Church, including in Minnesota.
Arrest of Cardinal Zen In Hong Kong Provokes Condemnation
Cardinal Joseph Zen, retired bishop of Hong Kong, reassured Catholics he is fine after being detained and held by national security police for his support of anti-government protesters.
Vatican Confirms Pope Francis Will Visit Indigenous in Canada in Late July
Pope Francis will meet members of Canada’s Indigenous communities in late July, visiting the cities of Edmonton, Quebec and Iqaluit in Nunavut, the country’s most northern region.