The Games of the XXXIII Olympiad have come to Paris, where Pierre de Coubertin — dubbed the “Father of the Modern Olympic Games” — was born in 1863.
Author: Bill Miller
Catholic Olympians Go With God And Go For Gold in Paris
Team USA’s roster brings accomplished Catholic athletes to the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad. Here are six who will be competing in Paris.
Incense: ‘A Symbol Of Prayers Raised Up To The Heavens’ In Christian Liturgy
Wisps of fragrant incense have slowly twisted toward heaven since the early days of Christianity.
New Study: Most Catholics Believe In the True Presence of Christ
As the National Eucharistic Revival nears its Congress in Indianapolis, July 17-21, a recent study suggests that the belief that Christ is “truly present” in the Eucharist is much higher than previously reported.
Catholic High Schoolers Use Technology to Ease Stress on Human Trafficking Survivors
Survivors of human trafficking may have escaped lives of forced labor, servitude, or even violent sex slavery, but post-traumatic stress can persist.
Refugees Report On Horrors & Violence Back Home in Haiti
Marie, a 30-year-old sales professional, recalls riding to work with other passengers in her hometown of Port-au-Prince, Haiti when bullets peppered the car.
Joyfully Ordained A Transitional Deacon, His Journey to the Priesthood Continues
Since coming to the U.S. from Mexico in the early 2000s, Nelson Gerardo Tlatelpa developed a servant’s heart at his home parish, Our Lady of Refuge in Midwood. He helped whenever asked, and soon he regularly served as an usher and worked with the youth. Father Michael Perry, pastor, (now pastor emeritus) saw potential in the young man from Chinantla, a small town about 135 miles southeast of Mexico City.
Bay Ridge Locals, Pols Protest Plans for Cannabis Shop Near Catholic Church and School
A raucous crowd of more than 200 people filled the 8400 block of Third Avenue on June 24 to make sure local elected officials heard their voices, loud and clear, in strong opposition to an application to open a legally licensed cannabis dispensary there.
Stabilized Housing Rent Rates in NYC Are Set to Rise Again, Along With Tenants’ Resentment
Leases for rent-stabilized housing in New York City are poised for the third hike in as many years following a June 17 vote by the Rent Guidelines Board.
Catholics Bond, Across an Ocean, Via a Real-Time Video ‘Portal’
Mel Alegre, a parishioner of St. Bartholomew Parish in Elmhurst, was a stranger to the 30 people who gathered to pray on Saturday, June 22, near the historic Flatiron Building. But very few of these young-adult pilgrims to the Flatiron District knew each other. Nor did they know any of the people joining them from Dublin, Ireland.