The National Religious Retirement Office (NRRO) announced the annual Retirement Fund for Religious collection is scheduled for Dec. 9-10 in the Diocese of Brooklyn parishes.
Author: Christine
Women Religious, Others Stand With Maasai as They Resist Tanzanian Government Evictions
Wearing his traditional red shuka and holding a spear, Issac Loilet sat outside his Tanzanian mud hut to ponder his fate, as the government continued evicting his tribespeople from their northern ancestral land in the name of wildlife protection.
Religious Sisters Who Fight Human-Trafficking Are Honored For Their Work
On Oct. 31 in London, the spotlight was on the exceptional contribution of Catholic religious sisters to the anti-trafficking movement at the inaugural Sisters Anti-Trafficking Awards, or SATAs.
Pope Confirms Trip for UN Climate Summit, Calls Synod of Bishops ‘Positive’
In a wide-ranging new interview, Pope Francis confirmed plans to visit Dubai for a U.N. climate summit in early December, addressed current global conflicts, and weighed in on several hot-button issues touched on during last month’s Synod of Bishops on Synodality, including women’s ordination and priestly celibacy.
Pharisees: Not the Villians They’re Often Shown to Be
In 1993, when I was a college-level seminarian, I attended a production at Radio City Music Hall on the life of Our Blessed Lord Jesus.
Pope Francis and The Vocation of the Artist
Something strange has happened to me in writing these five columns on the talk that Pope Francis gave to Catholic Artists last May in Rome. A friend of mine, who was invited to attend Pope Francis’ talk, told me about it. I quickly obtained a copy of the talk and read it.
Antisemitism on the Rise After Attack
It is 2023 and, still, Jewish college students on many campuses, both locally and across the country, are fearful for their lives.
Letters to the Editor Week of November 4, 2023
Missing Prayer, Eroding Our Christian Values, Massacre in Maine, No Tattoo Taboo, The Exorcist 50th Anniversary
Obituaries, Week of November 4, 2023
Sister Virginia Elizabeth Down, died on Oct. 10, 2023, just days after her 75th birthday. “Sister Ginny,” as she was called, attended St. Robert Bellarmine Elementary School and The Mary Louis Academy, from where she graduated in 1966. One year later she entered the Sisters of St. Joseph, Brentwood, New York. Having received her B.A. […]
Appreciating The Preciousness of Time
Autumn is a time of marathons. I recently completed my first marathon, the Catholic Health-Suffolk County Marathon, in a time of 4 hours and 26 minutes. Truth be told, my journey of 26.2 miles began two and half years earlier, when a life-changing coronary event redirected me on a path toward better health and gratitude for the blessings in my life.
