A couple of years ago, marriage in the Diocese of Brooklyn seemed to be making a comeback.
Author: Bill Miller
Nigerian Catholics Dismayed Over Post-Election Violence Back Home
People of the Nigerian diaspora in the Diocese of Brooklyn had hoped the national election back home in February would bring a new president, serious about quelling anti-Christian violence.
Peace Holding in Northern Ireland 25 Years After The 1998 Signing of the Good Friday Agreement
“The Troubles” of Northern Ireland — a dispute between Catholic nationalists and Protestant loyalists — roiled violently for three decades until the Good Friday Agreement of 1998.
Boy Scout’s ‘Eagle’ Project Restores Monument to Four Chaplains, Marconi
In the Boy Scouts, a young man learns how to pitch a tent, build a fire, tie a tourniquet, cook an omelet, and properly fold the U.S. flag (triangular, with three corners).
Bishop Brennan Leads Palm Sunday Procession During ‘Incredible Lent’
Bishop Robert Brennan commenced Holy Week with a Palm Sunday procession through the streets of Brooklyn, followed by Mass and a suggestion for Catholics everywhere.
“Let’s try to make Holy Week, this week, a little bit different,” he said.
Vietnamese Priests See Slow Improvements for Church in Communist Homeland
March 29 is the 50th anniversary of the U.S. military’s departure from Vietnam in 1973. Priests who were children at that time said the subsequent Communist victory two years did not end the Church there, but instead made Catholics more determined to grow their faith.
Clergy and Religious Faced Hazardous Duty in Vietnam Too
Catholics served with distinction during the U.S. military involvement in the Vietnam War, but not all carried weapons or even served in uniform.
Bishop Returns Home to Lindenhurst As Grand Marshal of St. Pat’s Day Parade
With a smile on his face and a shillelagh in hand, Bishop Robert Brennan returned to his hometown, Lindenhurst on Long Island, on March 25 to march as grand marshal in the community’s Second Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade. The event was rain-soaked, but Lindenhurst’s citizenry lined the streets for the celebration.
Only in Print: Edmonia Lewis: A Sculptor For Her Time and Today
Edmonia Lewis’ story is one of triumph — over the festering prejudices foisted on people of color and women in the 19th century — to become a famed American sculptor of neoclassical marble works.
Local Sisters Stay Engaged Socially, Spiritually During Their Retirements
“When God closes one door, he opens another,” said Father Richard Ahlemeyer during the homily at a recent Friday Mass for the retired sisters of the Stella Maris Convent.