The clock is winding down to Oct. 7 and final preparations are underway for the Diocesan Eucharistic Revival, in which thousands of people will gather at Maimonides Park in Coney Island to forge a deeper understanding of their faith and of Jesus Christ’s presence in the Eucharist.
It’s all voices on deck each Thursday night at St. Kevin Parish where Steven Vaughan, director of music ministry, is preparing a choir to perform at the Diocesan Eucharistic Revival, Oct. 7, at Maimonides Park.
The National Eucharistic Revival sweeping the U.S. that is leading Catholics to a deeper understanding of Jesus Christ’s presence in Communion is also causing the faithful to contemplate how best to keep Sunday a holy day.
Henry Voso was “completely anti-relic” for much of his young life. Now, he has relics of all kinds, and prays over other Catholics with relics. The abrupt change came when he was introduced to Padre Pio, a saint canonized just 21 years ago.
Ready, set, sell! Catholic school students are getting an extra credit assignment that will put money into their pockets for tuition and raise cash for their schools. The Tablet’s Fundraiser for Catholic Schools (formerly The Tablet’s COVID Relief Fundraiser) is back and bigger than ever this year.
Laying the groundwork for a future overhaul of faith formation in the Diocese of Brooklyn, Bishop Robert Brennan gathered catechetical leaders together for a summit at the Immaculate Conception Center in Douglaston on Sept. 21.
To celebrate the impact of Catholic journalism, The Tablet sponsored a special Mass for journalists on Saturday, Sept. 23. The Mass was celebrated at the Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph in Prospect Heights by Bishop Robert Brennan, and Bishop Emeritus Nicholas DiMarzio, Msgr. Sean Ogle, and Father Christopher Heanue concelebrated.
During his brief, overnight visit to Marseille, Pope Francis not only reiterated his advocacy on behalf of migrants and refugees, but turned up the volume of his message, issuing clear condemnations of what he called “alarmist propaganda” and “velvet gloved” indifference to their plight.
Aloni Bonilla is learning to be an accomplished fundraiser, but she has no ambition to be a development director earning a six-figure income.
It seems like angels are having a moment. A poll this summer showed that 7 in 10 U.S. adults say they believe in angels — more than they believe in the devil (56%), astrology (34%), and reincarnation (34%).
