Charity, Community, and Unity; The Real Presence; We Rose to the Occasion; Putin, Jealousy, and Greed; Thank you, George Weigel
Month: November 2022
Obituaries, Week of Nov. 12, 2022
Father James T. Devine; Sister Nancy Jean Fackner, CSJ; Sister Rosemary Dever, OP
We’ll Never Forget Our Daughter
Back in April, as my partner Crystal was researching and educating herself on stillbirths, she came across this non-profit organization called Push for Empowered Pregnancy. Before our daughter, Valentina, was born still on Dec. 8, 2021, the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, Crystal had never heard of “stillbirth.”
K of C Offers Wounded Vets Chance for Trip to Lourdes to Seek Comfort of Blessed Mother
The Knights of Columbus will provide armed forces members and veterans who were wounded in battle or suffer from serious illnesses an all-expenses paid trip to Lourdes for the Ninth Annual Warriors to Lourdes Pilgrimage, a week-long faith journey co-sponsored by the Knights and the Archdiocese for the Military Services in Washington D.C.
Scouts Offer New Patch Commemorating Father Capodanno
The Archdiocese for the Military Services’ Catholic Committee on Scouting has developed the Father Capodanno Activity Patch in honor of Servant of God Father Vincent Capodanno, a Staten Island native and U.S. Navy chaplain killed in the Vietnam War in 1967.
Group Looks to Help Reverse Decline in Number of Organists
Known as the “king of instruments,” the majestic church pipe organ is facing a difficult time. There is a shortage of organists that is affecting not only the 185 parishes in the Diocese of Brooklyn but churches across the country. Locally, from Bay Ridge to Bayside, a scarcity of organ players is having an impact on Sunday services.
National Eucharistic Congress’ Advocate Raises Christ’s Presence
When Cande de Leon and his wife first married he remembers inviting another couple to their small southern California apartment for Thanksgiving dinner, and the look of terror on the guests’ seven-year-old son’s face during a pre-meal prayer, as if he witnessed some kind of ritual or chant
Diocesan Priests of the Past Receive Visit on All Souls’ Day
On the sunny afternoon of Nov. 2, a half-dozen Catholic high school students left campus early — but not to cut classes.
Sports Round-Up Nov. 12
Msgr. McClancy H.S., East Elmhurst, will induct its 2022 Athletic Hall of Fame class on Nov. 19.
Trowel Returned to St. Sebastian After 126 Years
A long-lost piece of the history of St. Sebastian Church has been returned to the parish, thanks to a Woodside resident who found it in his house and brought it to the rectory last month.