Recently I did something that I have not done in years. One evening, in almost one sitting, I read a truly great play, Robert Bolt’s play about St. Thomas More, “A Man for All Seasons.”
Author: Christine
Obituaries, Week of August 19, 2023
FATHER JAMES F. JOYCE, SJ, SISTER MARY ELIZABETH GAVAN
Letters to the Editor Week of August 19, 2023
The Passing of Tony Bennett, A Not-So-Amazin’ Season For the Mets, Remembering the Fallen Heroes in NYC, The Growing Immigration Crisis in NYC, Priest Served Bay Ridge Longer Than the Verrazzano Bridge, Keeping Catholic Faith and Charter Schools Apart
Retired Bishop Hubbard of Albany Is Hospitalized After Suffering Major Stroke
Retired Bishop Howard J. Hubbard of Albany has been hospitalized at Albany Medical Center after suffering a major stroke this week.
At Drug Rehab Center in Mexico, Women Religious Offer Spiritual, Emotional Support to Gang Members
Climbing the stairs to the second floor of the Casa Guerrero drug rehabilitation center, visitors hear voices get louder and louder. Behind a locked doorway of iron bars, male patients form a circle and shout in unison as lay missionary Josseline Montes Jiménez leads them through a series of praise acclamations.
CLINIC Marks 35 Years of Giving Legal Help to Migrants, Representing Asylum-Seekers at Border
The Catholic Legal Immigration Network Inc., founded by the U.S. Catholic bishops in 1988, marked 35 years of service Aug. 18.
Override of N.C. Governor’s Veto Bans Some Transgender Surgeries, Treatments for Minors
North Carolina lawmakers Aug. 16 overrode the governor’s veto of legislation banning certain types of medical or surgical gender reassignment procedures in the state for minors who identify as transgender.
Nigerian Women Say Catholic Hospital’s Free Cancer Screenings Are Saving Lives
In December 2021, 56-year-old Ijeoma Njoku, a mother of five, heard an announcement during Mass at her local church in Nigeria’s capital city of Abuja about a free breast and cervical screening at St. Vincent De Paul Hospital.
The Separation of Church And State Is Widening
More concerning news was released last week out of Washington, D.C., and Springfield, Massachusetts, that affects Catholics and their relationship with our federal and local governments.
In Wildfires Aftermath, Bishop of Honolulu Works to Return Displaced Children to School
As Hawaii continues to grapple with the devastating aftermath of the wildfires on the island of Maui, the Diocese of Honolulu is doing what it can to support the victims and is working to make returning to school possible for young students in the upcoming weeks.
