As many as 3,000 Catholic school children from poor families in the Philippines made their pop music debut in a new Christmas song by some members of the multi-platinum hip-hop/pop group Black Eyed Peas.
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Pope Francis Will Receive Outgoing President Biden at the Vatican
Pope Francis will meet with outgoing U.S. President Joe Biden at the Vatican Jan. 10 to discuss efforts to promote peace worldwide, the White House’s press secretary said.
National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception Named a Jubilee Year Site
The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, the nation’s patronal church, has been named a special place of pilgrimage for the Catholic Church’s Jubilee Year 2025, the theme for which is “Pilgrims of Hope.”
’Tis the Season: Exploring the Saints of the Christmas Season
Contrary to what marketers and corporations may imply, the actual Christmas season begins with the vigil Mass on Christmas Eve and concludes on the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord on the Sunday after Epiphany. The Twelve Feast Days of Christmas include several important saints, solemnities, and memorials during this period.
From Belief to Acts of Love During Advent
According to Wikipedia, in 1984, Mark Lowry wrote the words for the modern Christmas classic, “Mary, Did You Know?” It was put to music by Buddy Greene in 1991. Although its lyrics are not the most theologically profound, it poses simple questions asking Mary if she knew at his birth the things Jesus would later do
Letters to the Editor Week of December 21, 2024
Life is Complicated, Kudos to Tablet, Jr., Thank You George Weigel, Americans Hard-Hit by Hurricanes
Christmas: The Time For the Prince of Peace
We gather in the radiant light of Christmas, celebrating the profound mystery of the Incarnation — God taking on human flesh. The second person of the Most Blessed Trinity, the Son of God, is born into our fallen yet redeemed world. Amidst the joy of this sacred season, let us reflect on one of his titles proclaimed by the prophet Isaiah: Christ, the “Prince of Peace.”
Obituaries, Week of December 21 2024
Father Daniel S. Murphy
Diocesan Assignments – December 21, 2024
Rev. Josephjude C. Gannon, from pastor of St. Gerard Majella, Hollis, and from administrator of Incarnation, Queens Village, to pastor of Incarnation – St. Gerard Majella, Queens Village, while remaining part-time chaplain of York College, Jamaica, effective Feb. 15.
Celebrating Dad’s 50 Years at St. John’s Prep
My father, Ed Flood, carried around what seemed like hundreds of keys. As the athletic director and basketball and tennis coach at St. John’s Prep, a large Catholic high school in Astoria, Queens, he had the keys to the front doors, the side doors, classrooms, the theater, and a third-floor chapel. But most importantly — and impressively to an impressionable young athlete — my dad held the key to the school’s massive gymnasium.