For 30 years, Gregorio and Rachel Romero gained comfort and strength from the statue of the Blessed Mother that stood outside the rectory of Mary’s Nativity-St. Ann Parish.
Author: Bill Miller
Jesuits, Georgetown Add $27 Million to Fund for Slaves’ Descendants
Georgetown University and the Jesuits recently made contributions worth $27 million to help achieve racial healing while providing educational opportunities for the descendants of slaves once owned by the order, according to announcements.
An Iconic Bell Rings in Another School Year at St. Michael’s Catholic Academy
The clang of a single brass handbell has heralded daily routines at St. Michael’s Catholic Academy in Flushing at least since the 1950s.
A Husband’s Ode to His Wife: Poetic Memories of a Cherished Life Taken by 9/11
In 2011, then-Mayor Michael Bloomberg issued a proclamation declaring April 14 of that year to be “Susan Hart Day” in New York City. The accolade honored her, the managing director of facilities for the city, on the day of her retirement.
Perpetual Adoration Chapel Gives ‘Sense of Peace’ in a Troubled City
The “City That Never Sleeps” now has a new chapel for perpetual adoration — the first ever in Manhattan.
Diocese Actively Seeks Catechists For Students With Special Needs
After Denise Raso’s nephew, Jared, came to live with her at when he was 2, she set out to find a religious education program that could accommodate his autism.
‘Zombie Drug’ Tranq Use Grows Into an Epidemic in New York
Claudia Salazar of Catholic Charities Brooklyn & Queens has no doubt her staff will soon encounter people hooked on drugs cut with the animal tranquilizer, xylazine — street name, “tranq.”
Nun’s Work With Migrants Lets Her SOAR! Into a New Honor
Technically, Sister Eileen McCann is retired, but that hasn’t stopped her from working nearly full time as a lawyer helping newcomers to the U.S. navigate the complexities of immigration court.
NJ Catholic Charities Steps Up to Help Vulnerable Seniors in Need
Marilyn Hogan, a widow and a retiree, can’t always find workers to do house repairs for what she can afford.
King’s ‘I Have a Dream’ Message Is Locked in a Local Woman’s Memory
In the early 1960s, Helen Cureton, originally from Greenville, South Carolina, was in her 20s, single, and working as a radiology technician in Queens.