Catholics celebrate over the next few days our high holy days, ones in which we see how the paschal mystery — the passion, death, and resurrection of Our Savior Jesus Christ — redeems the cosmos.
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Letters to the Editor Week of April 8, 2023
About George Weigel; A Plea for Disabled Children; Heartbreaking News
Obituaries, Week of April 8, 2023
Sister Patricia Gimblett, RSM
Diocesan Assignments – April 5, 2023
Very Rev. Francis J. Passenant, from administrator to pastor of Our Lady Queen of Martyrs, Forest Hills, while remaining dean of Queens 6 Deanery, effective June 30.
Inspiration Found in My Lenten Journey
My curiosity peaked at a Deanery B9 meeting months ago when it was explained Bishop Robert Brennan hoped to initiate a Diocesan Lenten Pilgrimage with Eucharistic Adoration at station churches. This sounded like a great idea, given there is a National Eucharistic Revival.
Chrism Mass To Be Held Tonight at Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph
The chrism Mass — one of the most solemn services of the liturgical calendar — is expected to bring Catholic clergy, laity, and other faithful to the Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph Tuesday night.
Holy Land Patriarchs in Easter Message Place ‘Ultimate Hope Only God’ Amid Increasing Attacks on Christian Sites
Just as early Christians were sustained by the words of St. Peter describing Jesus’ resurrection as offering a “new birth into a living hope,” so too should the Christians of the Holy Land today be encouraged and empowered by this knowledge as they face tumultuous times, when their own faith continues to be tested, said the Patriarchs and Heads of Churches in their March 31 Easter message.
Pope Names Dominican Sister to Lead Academy of Social Sciences
Pope Francis has named Dominican Sister Helen Alford, dean of the faculty of social sciences at the Angelicum University in Rome, to be president of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences.
Catholics Turn to Prayer, Action in Wake of Deadly Tornadoes’ Death and Destruction Across Us
Catholics turned to prayer and then action in the wake of tornadoes that carved a deadly path of destruction through the United States March 31-April 2, killing at least 33, injuring dozens and devastating thousands of homes and businesses.
Texas Catholic Bishops Back School Choice Bill Amid Public Funding Debate
The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops has backed a set of bills in the state’s Legislature that supporters maintain would give parents more say in their child’s education, but critics argue would strip crucial funds from public schools.