The Jackie Robinson Museum opened July 26 and is located on Varick Street in Manhattan.
Month: October 2022
When I Fell in Love With Philosophy in College
I can pinpoint the exact moment I fell in love with philosophy. I
Using the Word Gratitude In My Centering Prayer
During the pandemic I have read what seems like a countless number of books. I am not even going to try to count them. Besides reading books that I had not previously read, I found myself returning to books that I had previously read and correctly thought deserved a second reading.
Only in Print – Bishop DiMarzio: Sandy Taught Hard Lessons, but Brooklyn and Queens Responded Well
Nearly 20 major storms marked the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season, and the Diocese of Brooklyn spent much of the summer conducting special collections for some of the relief efforts.
Spiritual Voids Being Filled by Deadly Drugs
While prescription opioids and heroin usually make the headlines, there is another drug that has seemingly crept up on the mainstream out of nowhere despite a more than 600% spike in deaths since 2015 — fentanyl.
Letters to the Editor Week of Oct. 29, 2022
A Message of Hope for All Catholics; A Pro-Lifers Priority; The Future Is Education
Obituaries, Week of Oct. 29, 2022
Msgr. John P. Meier, SSD; Sister Margaret Gannon, IHM; Martha Hanlon, RSM
Only in Print: Former Fire Chief Recounts Miracles the Night Sandy Inundated Breezy Point
Waves of seawater swept like whitewater rapids across the Rockaway Peninsula as Hurricane Sandy viciously stabbed western Long Island on its path to Manhattan on Oct. 29, 2012.
Girl in a Wheelchair: Post-COVID Lessons
It was a rainy day. On my way to the residence, I saw “Danielle” in a wheelchair, playing with the raindrops at the main entrance of the Vanier Library at Concordia University, Montreal. She looked happy and relaxed. It is not unusual to see students either with an arm cast or a leg cast on the university campus.
Women Reveal How Faith Helped Them Survive Breast Cancer
Grateful her cancer was caught early, Melissa Ortiz has now made it her mission to raise awareness of the importance of early detection. She organized a special prayer service at the Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help on Oct. 21 to drive home her message.