Events that made headlines this past week show us that anti-Catholic actions are becoming increasingly acceptable in society: From a college professor threatening volunteers from the Catholic Students Association of Hunter College, the Catholic Center at NYU, and Students for Life of America — who were handing out pro-life informational brochures on campus — to a professional sports team inviting an anti-Catholic group to be honored, then disinviting them in the wake of the backlash, only to re-invite them.
Editorials
Celebrating the Arrival Of the Holy Spirit
This Sunday, we celebrate the end of the Easter season with Pentecost Sunday.
Honoring Brothers and Sisters in the Diocese
This weekend the Diocese of Brooklyn celebrates the jubilee years of the religious brothers and sisters serving our communities.
A Special Message To All Mothers
“If at first you don’t succeed, try doing it the way your mother told you to in the beginning,” goes an anonymous quote.
Arts Allow Us to Fully Express Our Faith
As the warmer weather continues, we see more and more of God’s beauty unfolding in nature.
Recent Shootings Show St. John Paul’s Warning
The recent rash of shootings in the U.S. is further evidence that secular life is moving in a dangerous direction that demonstrates a lack of respect for the dignity of life.
Divine Mercy Mass Allows Us to See Like Jesus
The Lord’s gift to us is His peace. It is part and parcel of the very nature of God as the Divine Mercy. Sunday, we celebrated that Divine Mercy in a special way as we concluded the Easter Octave.
Keeping the Lenten Pilgrimage Alive & Well
This Lenten season the churches of the Diocese of Brooklyn saw a year of growth and celebration after the inauguration of the Lenten Pilgrimage.
Be With the Lord In Easter Season
Catholics celebrate over the next few days our high holy days, ones in which we see how the paschal mystery — the passion, death, and resurrection of Our Savior Jesus Christ — redeems the cosmos.
Reconciliation Monday Offers Easter Renewal
On Monday, April 3, churches in the Archdiocese of New York, the Diocese of Brooklyn, and the Diocese of Rockville Centre will celebrate “Reconciliation Monday,” an opportunity where parishes will offer the sacrament of penance to all who wish to come during several hours over the day.