Almost 2,800 years ago, the young King Ahaz, ruler of Judah, faced a brutal invasion — an event that seemingly had nothing to do with modern celebrations of Christ’s birth at Christmas.
Author: Bill Miller
Relics of Sacrifice: Romanian Bishop-Martyrs’ Legacy on Display in Astoria
The official portraits of seven Romanian bishops, taken sometime before the late 1940s, are a startling contrast to their prison mugshots.
Diocese of Brooklyn’s ‘Guadalupanos’ Celebrate Our Lady of Guadalupe Feast Day
Wind gusts clocked at 39 mph chilled the air but not the enthusiasm on Dec. 12 for an estimated 4,000 people celebrating the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
Fontbonne Honors Alumnus Ita Ford With Multi-Panel Mural
Students at Fontbonne have wanted to learn more about the famous alum, Ita Ford. To that end, the school’s administration has redesigned the walls in the Ita Ford Building with a new multi-panel mural depicting her life story.
Vandal Strikes Sacred Hearts & St. Stephen Parish, $200 Taken
A burglar allegedly stayed overnight inside Sacred Hearts & St. Stephen Parish on Dec. 1, and while in the church reportedly broke into three wooden collection boxes and got away with about $200 before fleeing early Monday morning.
From Actuary to Author: Parishioner’s Novel Blends Crime and Spirituality
During a lengthy career in the insurance industry, Philip Lehpamer used his actuary skills to research and report mortality data to carriers so they could set their rates. In retirement, he created a fictional character who uses those same skills to fight crime.
Museum’s Marionettes Exhibit Brings to Life Renaissance Tales
Ascending to an upper floor of the Italian American Museum’s new building on Mulberry Street brings one face-to-face with the heroes and villains of epic poetry from the Great Renaissance.
Transfiguration Welcomes Three New Sisters to Its Community
After three newly-arrived religious sisters from the Dominican Republic led an entrance procession of a Nov. 20 Mass at Transfiguration Parish, Bishop Robert Brennan took a moment to welcome them to the Diocese of Brooklyn.
Only in Print: Thanksgiving & Tolerance | Washington’s Support for Early American Catholics
George Washington, an American Revolution military hero and the nation’s first president, seldom mentioned the Lord Jesus Christ in speeches, conversations, or writings. Yet Washington, “The Father of His Country,” often talked and wrote about “providence” — that guiding and protective care of a creator God.
Echoes of the Past: Young Ambassadors Confront the Legacy of 400 Years of Slavery
Father Dwayne Davis stood in the “Door of No Return” on Gorée Island, Senegal, and imagined the fate of Africans swept into the Atlantic slave trade.