At about midnight on Feb. 3, 2023, Erika Cerni felt her daughter rapidly moving in her womb. Only 31 weeks pregnant, she thought the feeling was Braxton Hicks, or “false labor,” contractions, or maybe the girl was just hungry.
Author: Alicia Venter
St. Brigid Principal Encourages His Students to Build Relationships With Christ
The calling toward apostolic discipleship has always been the guiding principle of Israel Rodriguez’s life — even before he had any choice. When he was 9 years old, his parents felt compelled by the words of Pope John Paul II to become missionaries, and traveled from Spain to Newark in 1988 as part of the Neocatechumenal Way.
Queens Catholic School Uses Microphones to Help Students Cope With Progressing Hearing Loss
Jace Hili’s school day starts a little differently from that of his classmates at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Academy. He gets to hear from his teacher before any of the rest of his second grade class, even when she is nowhere in sight.
Diocese of Brooklyn Makes Strides Supporting Students with IESPs and Learning Challenges
For Kristen Gittens, sitting down to do homework with her 6-year-old daughter used to be a guaranteed disaster. Throughout her early education and first grade, Janessa Gittens struggled to pick up subjects like reading or spelling, and her anxiety coupled with frustration would lead her to break down into tears. She was terrified to get answers wrong, and it would completely overwhelm her.
Queens Parish Community Rallied to Support Catholic Couple After Stillbirth
At about midnight on Feb. 3, 2023, Erika Cerni felt her daughter rapidly moving in her stomach. Only 31 weeks pregnant, she thought the feeling was Braxton Hicks, or “false labor,” contractions, or maybe the girl was just hungry.
Bishop Brennan Blesses St. Brigid’s Renovations to Kickoff Catholic Schools Week
Alyssa Rivera, the kindergarten teacher at St. Brigid-St. Frances Cabrini Catholic Academy, had a surprise for her students when they returned from winter break: A shiny, modernized classroom.
Caretaker Viciously Slashed by Belligerent Attacker Outside East Village Church
As a caretaker at Immaculate Conception Church, John Mach understands that he is not only taking care of the church, but the parishioners as well. So when it comes down to him or his parish, he’s willing to face whatever may come at him, even if it threatens his life.
‘Super Noah’ Thrives While Raising Down Syndrome Awareness
Watching her son Noah shuffle across the living room floor, iPad in hand and grinning ear to ear, Yamileth Johnson cannot imagine not having the nearly 6-year-old boy in her life.
In New Brooklyn Offices, CompassCare Works to ‘Erase the Need for Abortion’
On the ninth floor of a towering office building steps from Brooklyn Borough Hall, a team of nurses is trying to do what many deem impossible in New York City — “erase the need for abortion.”
New Jersey Diocese Emulates ‘Big City Catholics,’ Using Podcasts as an Evangelization Tool
When Father Kevin Sweeney became the bishop of the Diocese of Paterson, New Jersey, in 2020, he bid farewell to the Diocese of Brooklyn after serving 20 years as a priest here. The transition did not mean, however, that he stopped looking to his longtime home for ideas and inspiration in his own diocese.