As the warmer weather continues, we see more and more of God’s beauty unfolding in nature.
Editorials
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.
Those With Disabilities Enrich the Church
“It is a duty to guarantee persons with disabilities access to buildings and meeting places, to make languages accessible,
and to overcome physical barriers and prejudices,” Pope Francis said late last year.
Nicaraguan President Ortega Is ‘Unbalanced’
Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega has long been a persecutor of the Catholic Church in the Central American country, and the communist leader recently stepped up his attacks.
A Decade of Teaching Catholics to Dialogue
The pope was asked about a purported “gay lobby” among priests at the Vatican who protect each other. He condemned any such lobby, and said it was important to “distinguish between a person who is gay and someone who makes a gay lobby.”
Growing the Faith Over One Weekend
The Diocese of Brooklyn held two gatherings last weekend, showcasing the strength of faith within. The first saw Bishop Robert Brennan returning to the Seminary of the Immaculate Conception in Huntington, New York, where he was once a seminarian, to welcome 27 young men for a vocation retreat on Feb. 25.