Irish Parades Celebrate Family and the Faith (with slide show)
March 26, 2014
The Bay Ridge St. Patrick’s Day Parade was the final event of local observances of the patron saint of Ireland.
Ed Wilkinson
Irish Eyes Are Smiling In Brooklyn Nabes
March 19, 2014
It was great to see Al O’Hagan back in Brooklyn. It was St. Patrick’s Day and where else would the...
RCIA Welcomes New Members to the Church
March 12, 2014
You had to be impressed by the amount of people who showed up for the Rite of Election held last...
Mayor Misses the Point Of St. Patrick’s Parade
March 5, 2014
Mayor Bill de Blasio has reopened an old controversy by his announcement that he would not participate in the annual...
A Busy Weekend for the Bishop-Designate
February 26, 2014
As Bishop-designate Ed Scharfenberger prepares to become the bishop of Albany, N.Y., on Thursday, April 10, he is spending time...
Every Month We Fete The Catholic Media
February 19, 2014
It used to be a big deal when we would mark February as Catholic Press Month. Not so much any...
Albany’s New Bishop Off to a Great Start
February 12, 2014
When news came this past Tuesday that Msgr. Ed Scharfenberger had been chosen to be the next Bishop of Albany,...
An Up-Close View of Co-Cathedral’s Renovations (with slide show)
February 5, 2014
One of the fun things about being a journalist is that you get to do things that other people do...
Not Welcome in Cuomo’s, de Blasio’s New York
January 29, 2014
Less than a month as mayor and Bill de Blasio has already stubbed his big toe. The city’s new chief...
Holy Name’s ‘New’ Altar Is a Historic Piece
January 22, 2014
The parishioners at Holy Name parish, Windsor Terrace, have a long memory. They know their past, and they want their...