Catholic Schools, Students Lose Again
July 1, 2015
Last week’s decision by the New York State Legislature not to include the proposed Education Tax Credit in the state...
Ed Wilkinson
A Perfect Father’s Day For Hero Cop’s Dad
June 24, 2015
It was a Happy Father’s Day for Joseph Gugliara. He knew he was fortunate to have his 24-year-old son Filippo...
Bikers’ Pilgrimage Pedalled Vocations
June 17, 2015
Mission accomplished! The two priests and three seminarians who set out to bicycle their way up the East Coast, from...
Thankful For Diocesan Roots
June 10, 2015
When Father Bill Galvin joined the Maryknoll Fathers in 1955, he wanted to be a missionary in China. But it...
Three Men Ordained Transitional Deacons
June 3, 2015
Three men who are studying outside the diocese were ordained transitional deacons by Auxiliary Bishop Raymond Chappetto on May 30.
Cause for Bishop Ford’s Sainthood Moves Slowly
June 3, 2015
Someday, the late Bishop Francis X. Ford will be declared a saint, but no one thinks it will happen soon....
Remembering Our Heroes on Memorial Day
May 27, 2015
Whenever I’m in St. John’s Cemetery in Middle Village, I make it a point to drive over to the Priests’...
Journalists Predict Warm Welcome When Pope Visits United States
May 20, 2015
America will fall in love with Pope Francis when he visits in September. That is the prediction of Austen Ivereigh,...
Cuomo Rallies Support of Education Tax Credit
May 20, 2015
Those at 12:30 Mass at St. Jude’s in Canarsie had a surprise last Sunday when Gov. Cuomo spoke before the...
New Bishops Have No Time to Be Shocked
May 20, 2015
There was lots of excitement on Tuesday morning when the Diocese of Brooklyn learned that it had received two new...