I’ve evolved through various stages of Marian devotion in my life. … Nevertheless, even today I struggle to know her.
Guest Columnists
Books for Christmas
IT’S BEEN A good reading year and I highly recommend the following to the readers on your Christmas (not “holiday”) shopping list.
Mothers and Mentors: RSHM Sisters’ Mark 110 Years in B’klyn
St. Catharine of Alexandria School, Borough Park, alumnus Nicholas Fialo reflects on the ministry of the Sisters of the Religious Sacred Heart of Mary, who are leaving the parish after 110 years of service.
Start Building a Peaceful Future
After the recent attacks on Paris, what happens next? What kind of world do we want to live in?
I remember being 12 and watching my country bomb Iraq during Operation Desert Storm. I remember wondering if girls like me in Baghdad were looking up at the fire in the sky from homes like mine, wondering if they were going to be all right.
What Happens in the Annulment Process?
For the past two weeks, I have been writing about the meaning and process of marriage annulments. How does this play out in the Diocese of Brooklyn?
Synod 2015, Revisited
AS I WRITE, just before Thanksgiving, it’s been over a month since Synod-2015 finished its work. Yet, there is still no official translation of the Synod’s Final Report into the major world languages from the original Italian (a language regularly used by 8/10 of one percent of the world’s population). That’s a shame because, in […]
A Thanksgiving Meditation
Shortly after jihadist murderers killed over 130 people in Paris, with seven of the terrorists blowing themselves up in the process, U.S. President Barack Obama spoke to the nation and described the massacres as “an attack on all of humanity and the universal values that we share.”
When Is a Marriage Not Valid?
An annulment is not a declaration of the invalidity of a relationship; it’s the declaration of the invalidity of consent.
Gratitude Is a Spiritual Practice
Like many families, during the holidays we try to focus on thankfulness by asking each guest at a festive meal to express that for which they are most thankful.
Learning from Mom’s Humility
Some people are naturally funny and good storytellers. I wish I were one of them. I have to speak in public often, and at times I have no choice but to wing it. I’m not funny or especially quick-witted. So when I’m called on to speak extemporaneously, it’s a bit scary. I launch into sentences like a man walking down a blind alley, not knowing quite how he’ll get out the other end.