One Left Social Work, Another the Military, and Another Journalism, to Answer the Call to the Priesthood
August 16, 2023
As a young man, Father Michael Panicali flirted with the idea of being a news reporter, even going so far...
Paula Katinas
In an Evolving Neighborhood, St. Clare Church Has ‘Held the Faith for 100 years.’
August 14, 2023
Maureen Kaczynski started attending Mass at St. Clare Church in Rosedale as a young newlywed 64 years ago and she...
Priests Recall Their Past Lives as a Naval Corpsman, Chef & Actuary
August 2, 2023
Father Edwin Ortiz believes that he wound up where he was always meant to be — in a parish serving...
St. Joseph Dedicates New Saints’ Cove to Battle Cancer Diagnoses
August 2, 2023
When Vivian Esposti was waging a 21-month-long battle with pancreatic cancer, a disease that would ultimately take her life, she...
Priests Recall Their Past Lives as a Police Officer, a Steamfitter
July 29, 2023
Long before he served at St. Kevin’s Church, Father Jeffry Dillon served the public in a different way — as...
What Was Served At the Last Supper? Lamb, Fish, Bread, Olives and Wine
July 26, 2023
The significance of the Last Supper is well known and has been immortalized in artworks like Leonardo DiVinci’s famous painting,...
Debate Over Clean Slate Act Hasn’t Finished With the Bill’s Passage
July 12, 2023
Depending on who you ask, the Clean Slate Act is either a good way to give formerly incarcerated people a...
One Year After Ordination, 3 Priests Talk About Life in Their Parishes
July 12, 2023
When Father Andrew Tsui was ordained on June 4, 2022, he knew his life would change. “I remember when I...
City Memorializes Teen With Street Sign as Drive For Sainthood Continues
June 28, 2023
As an effort to make her a saint inches forward, a Mill Basin teenager who died of bone cancer in...
For Polish Parents, Sharing Their ‘Katolicki’ Faith With Children is Essential
June 27, 2023
When Auxiliary Bishop Witold Mroziewski served as pastor of Our Lady of Czestochowa Church in Sunset Park 10 years ago,...