Recruitment Drive Looks To Lift Knights of Columbus Membership
March 24, 2025
On March 28-29, the Knights of Columbus in New York State will run their first-ever statewide recruiting drive. “Actually, we’re...
Bill Miller
The Life, Death, and Life Again of Father Edward Wallace in WWI
March 24, 2025
On Oct. 10, 1918, every priest in the Diocese of Brooklyn received a somber note from the chancery. “Reverend dear...
Pastor: People Returning After White House’s Migrant Order
March 21, 2025
Father Hilaire Belizaire stood on the steps of St. Jerome Church and surveyed what he called a neighborhood lacking its...
How a Brooklyn Priest is Reconnecting Ukrainians in Brighton Beach
March 20, 2025
Father Sergiy Emanuel raked his fingers through his hair to point out the silver strands that have begun to appear...
Thousands of Spectators Line Fifth Avenue for St. Patrick’s Day Parade
March 17, 2025
Intermittent showers made pestering appearances during the 264th NYC St. Patrick’s Day Parade on March 17, but the throngs of...
Manhattan University Archivist Hopes to Share Hidden Collection of Holy Relics With All
March 14, 2025
The legacy of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, a lay order dedicated to education since the 17th century, is...
Pipe-and-Drum Lessons Ignite Harmony at St. Patrick Parish
March 12, 2025
On March 6, the lower church at St. Patrick Parish hummed with a cacophony of reed instruments called “practice chanters”...
Fasting Through the Ages: A Journey from the Apostles to Lent
March 7, 2025
Directives on how to fast during Lent have evolved over time, but the reason for it is unchanged — to...
Easter in Iraq: Deacon Recalls His Military Journey of Sacrifice, Service
March 5, 2025
For John Williams, then a Marine serving in Iraq, the 2004 Easter Triduum bore no spiritual revival — or so...
A Beacon of Hope Amidst Immigration Policy Change
March 5, 2025
For more than six decades, Msgr. James Kelly’s law office on Wyckoff Avenue has handled standing-room-only crowds of clients seeking...