Buses to the March for Life in Washington, D.C., on Friday, Jan. 25, can be accessed from several churches and diocesan sites. The following is a list of pick-up times and places and contacts to make reservations. 6 a.m. – St. Joseph’s, Astoria; 6:30 a.m.- Immaculate Conception, Astoria Contact: Ann Gilmartin at 718-651-9017 6 […]
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Vatican Rejects Anti-Semitic Comment
by Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) – The Catholic Church remains committed to deepening its relations with Jews and finds it “absolutely unacceptable” to consider the Jewish people as enemies, the Vatican spokesman said. “It is absolutely unacceptable, impossible, to define the Jews as enemies of the Church,” Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi said. In an […]
Camden’s New Bishop
WASHINGTON (CNS) – Pope Benedict XVI has accepted the resignation of Bishop Joseph A. Galante of Camden, N.J., and has named Auxiliary Bishop Dennis J. Sullivan of New York to succeed him. The changes were announced in Washington Jan. 8 by Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano, papal nuncio to the U.S. Bishop Galante, 74, has headed […]
Cinema in the Year of Faith – What Makes a Movie Catholic?
by John P. McCarthy NEW YORK (CNS) – In “Porta Fidei” (“The Door of Faith”), an apostolic letter announcing the current Year of Faith, Pope Benedict XVI urges us to study the history of Catholicism, which he describes as “marked by the unfathomable mystery of the interweaving of holiness and sin.” This striking observation also […]
The Call to Mercy
by Father Frank Mann Second in a series Most certainly, a plethora of folk are choosing to eat less (or no) meat for a variety of reasons. From a health perspective, studies are validating that meat abstinence is often healthier and has likewise been associated with lower levels of obesity, cardiovascular disease, certain cancers and […]
The Power and Mystery of Evil
by Father Robert Lauder Eighth in a series Anyone who has been reading this series based on Pope Benedict XVI’s Jesus of Nazareth: Holy Week: From the Entrance into Jerusalem to the Resurrection (San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 2011, pp. 362) probably has noticed that I find the Holy Father’s book filled with wonderful insights. Re-reading […]
Speaking the Unspeakable
Whether in season or out of season, it falls upon any people who believe in objective truth and values to speak the unspeakable. What is or is not comfortable or politically correct, fashionable or unfashionable can neither postpone nor mitigate the timing or the urgency with which the message is delivered. In an age in […]
The Basics of Talking To Young People
by Paul Morisi As Christians, we are called to be evangelical. We are commissioned by Christ Himself with the daunting task of not only spreading the Good News but also to help people encounter Christ in an intimate and real way. Trying to accomplish this with today’s youth can seem, at times, like an unattainable […]
2012 Year in Review
Christmas Concert – More Than $1 Million Raised for Students Affected by Sandy
The Futures in Education of the Diocese of Brooklyn conducted a sold-out concert Dec. 19 with the New York Tenors — Michael Amante, Andy Cooney and Daniel Rodriguez — to benefit the children affected by Superstorm Sandy and the Superstorm Sandy Educational Relief Fund. Proceeds from the “The Spirit of Christmas” concert will go to […]