Praise for Cardinal Tagle; A Courageous Archbishop; Has the Church Changed The Rules Regarding Abortion?; Remembering My Father; Mourning the Deaths of Children.
Month: June 2022
Obituaries, Week of June 18, 2022
Sister Mary Ita O’Donnell; Sister Dolores Augustine, PVMIl; Sister Margaret Michel Lynch.
Men’s Conference Inspires Through Faith and Football
Faith, redemption, and football metaphors filled The Ultimate Playbook conference at the Emmaus Center in Williamsburg on June 11, which aimed to provide men with guidance to improve their spiritual and personal lives.
Diocesan Assignments – June 18, 2022
Very Rev. Michael J. Lynch, from pastor of our Lady of the Cenacle, Richmond Hill, and from dean of Queens 7 deanery to pastor of St. Athanasius – St. Dominic, Bensonhurst, while remaining vicar for ecumenical and inter-religious affairs, effective June 30.
Pentecost Celebrated In Times Square
Pentecost is the celebration, not simply the event, that occurred in the Upper Room when the Holy Spirit descended on the Apostles and Mary, the Mother of Jesus. It is the celebration of the presence and action of that Holy Spirit, alive and animating the Church today. That presence and action of the Spirit were on display in Times Square, the Crossroads of the World, on Friday, June 3, in an imaginative and exciting way.
NYPD’s Hate Crimes Task Force Investigating Vandalism Incident at CCBQ Headquarters
After a vandal wrote “All Catholics are rapists” in black marker outside the Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens’ headquarters in Brooklyn Heights, the NYPD’s Hate Crimes Task Force is asking for the public’s help in identifying the suspect.
New Book Links Journey of Fatherhood to Baseball
Jimmy Walters writes about his journey through fatherhood using the metaphor of baseball.
Sports Round-Up June 18
Congratulations to the Archbishop Molloy H.S., Briarwood, varsity handball team on capturing the 2022 CHSAA championship title.
As DACA Marks 10th Anniversary, Recipients Voice Frustration Over Inaction
Standing outside the U.S. Capitol pleading with lawmakers to grant her and her peers a path toward citizenship is not how Zuleyma Barajas pictured her life 10 years after she was granted a temporary solution to remain in the U.S.
Vatican Releases Suggestions for Lengthier, Revamped Marriage Preparation
Saying “superficial” marriage preparation programs leave many couples at risk of having invalid marriages or unprepared to cope with the struggles that arise in every marriage, Pope Francis endorsed suggestions for a yearlong “marriage catechumenate” drafted by the Dicastery for Laity, the Family and Life.