The Easter Vigil service at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Basilica, Sunset Park, will take a little longer than usual this year. In addition to the dramatic symbols of light and special readings that are used, 52 people will be baptized and an additional 25 will be receiving other first sacraments.
Author: Ed Wilkinson
Changes in America’s Values Have Shaken Society’s Soul
The Sheen Center is fast becoming the place where Catholic thought has a chance to disseminate itself into the wider culture.
Priest Pursues Prophets On Periphery of Diocese
In response to Pope Francis’ call to preach the Gospel at the peripheries of society, Father Frank Mann has started a ministry to street artists in Bushwick.
Everyone Has a Say in the Letters to the Editor
We’ve just completed compiling our entries for the Catholic Press Association’s Newspapers of Excellence competition. It takes quite a bit of time to peruse a year of editions but it’s also an opportunity for us to check ourselves and see if we are where we want to be.
Annual Cathedral Club Dinner
At the 117th annual dinner of The Cathedral Club of Brooklyn, Cardinal Timothy Dolan urged club members to be active in public policy debates and to bring their values to shaping modern society.
Now Is the Time to Prepare for Lent
At Sunday Mass, Father Steve told the congregants that they should not wait until Ash Wednesday to plan how they would observe Lent. Now is the time. Many with good intentions wait until Lent begins and then before you know it, half the season is over and we haven’t even begun preparing for Easter Sunday.
Super Bowl Offered Respite to Bickering, Division and Chaos
I recently said that these are the most divisive times that I’ve lived through.
Knights Lead Celebration Of Diocese’s Life Awards
Local witnesses to life were told not to boast about their good works but to “boast in the Lord Jesus Christ about the work that they do every single day.”
The Pro-Life Message Is Gently Being Heard in America
As I watched the March for Life live on television, I was amazed at the amount of coverage in the social media. The Twitter world was abuzz with what was going in Washington D.C., Facebook was flush with photos, and Instagram showed the action as it was unfolding.
Neighborhood Shocked Over Racial Assault on Priest
An alleged racial incident in Marine Park last weekend has drawn the attention of the neighborhood because it involved a white parishioner and a black priest.