When Jason Galindo became the youth minister at St. Bartholomew Church in Elmhurst in January, he knew he wanted to revitalize the
youth program to engage and hold the interests of its more than 200 young members.
Month: July 2023
Franciscan Brother Promotes Using Goodness to Change the World
Gregory Cellini spent 30 years working in the pharmaceutical industry; after being told he was to be laid off, he turned to God. In reflection and prayer, he found the Franciscan Brothers of Brooklyn, and transformed his life into one of meaning, faith, and giving.
It’s Impossible to Know Jesus and Not Follow Him
Just before my ordination 15 years ago, one of my aunts gave me a beautiful gift — a framed image of Jesus with a Spanish inscription: “A Jesucristo es imposible conocerle y no amarle, amarle y no seguirle.”
The Liturgical Act And the Experience
I suppose that all words have a history. In dialoguing with students in philosophy classes at St. John’s University I have found that words such as “subjective,” “objective,” “experience,” “faith,” and some others, I almost always have to either ask the students what they mean by those terms or explain what I mean when I use those terms.
Priests Recall Their Past Lives as a Police Officer, a Steamfitter
Long before he served at St. Kevin’s Church, Father Jeffry Dillon served the public in a different way — as a New York City police officer. It was back in the 1970s and he patrolled the streets of the Upper West Side as a police officer.
Nat’l Black Catholic Congress Convenes
About 3,000 Black Catholics from around the country attended the National Black Catholic Congress July 20-23 in the Washington D.C., area where they examined their role in the Church, how to share their unique gifts and rise above ongoing challenges.
Finding Faith: Bensonhurst Scout Member Embraces Catholicism
Becoming a member of Scouts BSA can teach a young man ethical, life and leadership lessons that can influence him for the rest of his life. For 16-year-old Jake Harmon, joining his local Scouts troop guided him onto a special journey: to become Catholic.
Ukraine Orthodox Priests Call For Break With Moscow After Cathedral Attack
Priests of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church have called for breaking ties with the Russian Orthodox Church, following a Russian attack on Odesa that destroyed a historic cathedral while killing two and injuring at least 22, including four children.
Will I Be Ready For My First WYD?
I am on my way to attend World Youth Day in Lisbon, Portugal. I am going on behalf of the Pontifical Mission Societies, to share with other young Catholics the work of the Missions and how we can help, even if we cannot go to all 1,150 territories ourselves.
Diocesan Assignments – July 29, 2023
PASTOR Rev. Thomas V. Doyle, to pastor of Resurrection, Gerritsen Beach, while remaining pastor of Good Shepherd, Marine Park, and chairman of the Parish Assistance Charitable Trust Fund, effective June 30. PAROCHIAL VICAR Rev. Killick Pierrilus, from parochial vicar of St. Gerard Majella, Hollis, and from Incarnation, Queens Village, to parochial vicar of Most […]