For the first time since 2019, the Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) of Brooklyn and Queens hosted its Hall of Fame induction dinner.
Month: February 2024
Caitlin Clark: Catholic Hoops Star Driving Women to New Heights
When Caitlin Clark was a sophomore at Dowling Catholic High School in West Des Moines, Iowa — already nationally ranked the No. 1 women’s basketball player in her class — she told a local newspaper that the school was special because it allowed her to live out her faith.
Retired From Administration, But Not From the Ministry
At the age of 75, bishops are mandated to submit their letter of resignation from administration directly to the Holy Father in Rome.
Politicization of Migration Policy Is Causing a Migrant Standstill
The politicization of migration policy along party lines has led to a complete breakdown in the legislative process. The bipartisan effort of the past several months seems to have ended, at least at this writing.
Understanding St. John’s ‘Maverick Gospel’
You might notice that in this “Year B” cycle of our lectionary, which is dedicated to the proclamation of the Gospel according to St. Mark, we are now reading from another Gospel altogether, that of St. John.
Michael Himes Changed My Views on Sacraments & God
Michael Himes was one of my favorite contemporary Catholic theologians. I met Michael when he was 14 years of age and had just graduated from grammar school. I had been a priest for about a month at that time.
Alabama’s IVF Ruling Causes a Pause
Court overruled a lower state court to affirm that frozen human embryos used for in vitro fertilization would be protected under Alabama’s Wrongful Death of a Minor Act.
Letters to the Editor Week of March 2, 2024
A Beautiful Homily, Covering All Sides of the Immigration Issue, KofC Praying for Ukraine, Aren’t We Welcoming?, Shame Is What the Prophet Calls Out
Obituaries, Week of March 2, 2024
Elizabeth Ann Callahan, OP
Rosary for Life Founder Steps Down, Ministry Now Run by Franciscan Friars
Every day, without fail, Wyn Powers prays the Rosary. The 83-year-old Brooklyn woman has done it for years, completing at least one decade a day. Usually, she does four.