I have to admit that I am not a big fan of “Jesus Christ Superstar,” the musical. Perhaps it is my own personal inclinations, my own disposition, but something about Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s “rock opera musical” I really don’t like.
Month: March 2024
Amid Lawsuits, Nation’s First State-Funded Catholic School Opens Applications
Even with multiple lawsuits pending that create an uncertain future, St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School in Oklahoma — the nation’s first state-funded religious school — has begun accepting applications for K-12 education set to begin this August.
Preview of U.S. Supreme Court’s Case on Abortion Pill
The United States Supreme Court is beginning deliberations March 26 concerning the Biden administration’s handling of safeguards related to the use of the chemical abortion drug mifepristone and its potential risks to women.
Foreign-Born Priests and Nuns, Lacking Green Cards, May Have to Leave the US
Dioceses throughout the U.S. have long relied on foreign-born priests and religious to make up for increasingly fewer vocations each year. In Brooklyn and Queens, these clergy and sisters speak some 30 languages of the thousands of Catholics from around the world who comprise this “Diocese of Immigrants.”
Missionary Priest Travels the U.S., and Beyond, ‘to Be a Witness of Hope’
A former college chaplain and a candidate for sainthood inspired a Haitian-born priest from Brooklyn to visit sweltering northwest Arkansas last summer to observe local missionary work fueling the faith.
Bishop Brennan and Procession Took ‘Faith Into the Streets’ on Palm Sunday
For a third straight year, Bishop Robert Brennan led a holy procession of palm-waving faithful through the streets of Brooklyn on Sunday, March 24, just as the early Christians did during the fourth century in Rome.
On Palm Sunday, Pope Prays People Open Hearts to God, Quell All Hatred
Only Jesus can deliver humanity from hatred and violence, Pope Francis said on Palm Sunday.
US Catholic Bishops’ Holy Week Message: Pray for an End to Israel-Hamas War
Leaders of U.S. bishops are urging Catholics to pray during Holy Week for an end to the Israel-Hamas war.
A Growing Number of States Are Considering Fetal Personhood Legislation
Alabama received a lot of attention in February when the state’s top court ruled that frozen embryos were considered children under state law and people could be held liable for their destruction.
Bishop Brennan Celebrates Mass With 900 Graduating Catholic High School Seniors
Chloe Rojas, a senior at The Mary Louis Academy in Jamaica Estates, is looking forward to her graduation this spring and can’t wait for her college days to begin. She has not finalized her choice of college, but said she will likely be going to the University of Central Florida in Orlando.