So-called rights of man at times tend to lose the morality of the rights of God. God gave us the Ten Commandments and the two great commandments, but we forget to treat others as we would like to be treated. Man falls into the deadly sins, but we must notice God is our salvation.
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Before the school year was over, students from Nazareth H.S., East Flatbush, took time out of their day to donate blood. One pint of donated blood can help save as many as three lives.
For the Year of Mercy, I strive to be more patient with everyone as we all grow and mature at different rates.
Catholic teenagers were on fire with the Holy Spirit at the second Steubenville NYC conference, held on the campus of St. John’s University, Jamaica. The June 24-26 retreat was a transformative experience for many of the 1,600 teens who were inspired to live their faith more openly.
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“Eradicating extreme hunger and poverty is the No. 1 Millennium Development Goal of the UN and the more research we did, the more energized we became to do our part to help in some way,” Raphael said. “We decided to raise awareness of the problem, first in our school, and then in our community.”
Young people from St. Bartholomew Church, Elmhurst, spent a weekend retreat focused on being Christ to others in preparation for this year’s World Youth Day in Poland. The young adults – who are part of the 400 pilgrims from the Diocese of Brooklyn going to World Youth Day (WYD) in Krakow July 26-31 – are preparing their hearts through service and prayer.
The U.S. should strive for compassion, trust and humility. In order for a community to be successful, there should be some type of understanding of each other instead of focusing on just economics or politics.
Fontbonne Hall Academy seniors worked with St. Patrick Catholic Academy teachers and students in nursery through third grade. The hands-on experience was part of the seniors’ Child Development elective class in the spring
