Faculty and students from Archbishop Molloy H.S., Briarwood, traveled on a mission trip to Nicaragua over the February break. Part of the St. Marcellin Champagnat Society, the group went to work at Mustard Seed Community facilities in Managua and Diriamba. Above, members are pictured at Kennedy Airport as they embark on their international mission of […]
Christ’s love could be felt in the air this Valentine’s Day thanks to nearly 100 youth from Brooklyn and Queens who braved the cold winter conditions to attend the Annual Ambassador Youth Lock-in. They spent 15 hours together from 6 p.m. on Friday to 9 a.m. Saturday at St. Benedict the Moor Church, Jamaica. This […]
Brandon Seirbert, senior Holy Cross H.S. The Eucharist is a way to become closer to God and one another. Shayla Machado, senior St. Joseph H.S. The Eucharist means Jesus’ sacrifice to me. Jesus sacrificed Himself for us and our sins. He was determined to deal with the wrath of others. […]
Youth Reflection: Praising the Work of Those Who Came Before By Olivia Calamia Though there have been many advances for women in modern society, the glass ceiling is an ever-present barrier. Indeed, the glass ceiling has infested schools; it has inundated houses. The struggle for women is not new, however. The advances today are made, […]
The Nerd Herd, the robotics team from St. Edmund Prep, Sheepshead Bay, can’t wait to showcase their work this year. Composed mainly of seniors, it is their last chance to expand the program, Teach Gracious Professionalism, and hopefully participate in as many competitions as possible. Last year, the FIRST Tech Challenge rookie team spent most […]
FROM THE YOUCAT Why does the Catholic Church have her own social teaching? Because all men, as children of God, possess a unique dignity, the Church with her social teaching is committed to defending and promoting this human dignity for all men in the social sphere. She is not trying to preempt the legitimate freedom of politics […]
Andy Munoz, 16 SS. Peter and Paul parish, Williamsburg I am thankful I was able to go to the march. I was not going at first, but for some reason, God had a plan for me and continued to place my sisters to annoy and beg me to go. I realized I was missing out […]
Paul Mai, senior St. Francis Prep To relate to others of different faiths, I would invite them to do charity work because one mutual aspect in any faith is providing services to others. Gregory Lozano, senior St. Francis Prep I relate to them exactly how I relate to people who adhere to […]
CONTEST FOR POLISH YOUTH IN H.S. H.S. youth of Polish descent are invited to participate in a contest in honor of Blessed John Paul II. The first-place winner will be awarded a trip to Italy to tour the Vatican, Rome and Assisi. The contest will take place from March 1 to June 1 and is composed of three parts. For […]
by Alex Martin You’re probably familiar with the scene of the sun rising early in the day and the rooster crowing to wake everyone up, but have you seen the little boy who goes out to wake up the rooster? That was me when I was 4 years old but not in Brooklyn, of course. I […]
