Experience alone should allay anxieties that one need tote around a Bible — or, for that matter, a Quran or a Bhagavad Gita — to know right from wrong. And even accepting the premise of the sometime conversation-stopping “it’s not in the Bible” fatwa, just to know a specific precept may be found in the […]
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Crown Heights Parish on the Move
by Antonina Zielinska On Sunday, Sept. 9 at 10 a.m., Auxiliary Bishop Frank Caggiano, vicar general, presided over the final regularly scheduled Mass at St. Ignatius church, a worship site of St. Francis of Assisi-St. Blaise parish in Crown Heights. “This is a day of tremendous mixed emotions — a day where there will be […]
Carroll Gardens Honors Our Lady of Sorrows
Since 1948, the Congrega Maria SS. Addolorata has been honoring the Blessed Mother on the Sunday before the Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows, Sept. 15, with a street procession and Mass at Sacred Hearts-St. Stephen Church, Carroll Gardens. Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio was the main celebrant of the evening Mass on Sunday, Sept. 9. Earlier […]
New Life at McClancy H.S. – Girls Bring New Life to Msgr. McClancy H.S.
Give a call over to Msgr. McClancy M.H.S., East Elmhurst, these days, and you’ll hear the voice message thank you for calling the “Home of the Crusaders and Lady Crusaders.” That’s right, the 2012-2013 Lady Crusaders will be part of the first-ever co-ed class at McClancy since the school’s founding by the Brothers of the […]
New Teachers Told They Make a Big Difference
As the school year begins, new teachers are ready to jump into gear! Ninety-four new teachers gathered together with officials from the diocesan Office of the Superintendent on Aug. 28, at the Immaculate Conception Center, Douglaston, for a two-day orientation to help prepare them for teaching in the Catholic schools and academies. “To be a […]
Vatican Hires Financial Expert to Protect Against Crime
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – In an effort to comply more fully with international standards against financial criminal activity, the Vatican has hired an outside expert in combating money laundering and financing terrorism. Rene Brulhart, a 40-year-old Swiss international lawyer, started working as a consultant to the Vatican in September on “all matters related to anti-money […]
Bishops Sentenced to Probation for Failing to Report Suspected Child Abuse
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (CNS) – Bishop Robert W. Finn of Kansas City-St. Joseph was convicted Sept. 6 of one count of failing to report suspected child abuse and acquitted on another count in a brief bench trial. Jackson County Circuit Judge John M. Torrence issued the verdict and quickly set and suspended a sentence of […]
Is There Room for Pro-Lifers In the Democratic Party?
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (CNS) – Buttons were available at the Democrats for Life of America forum during the 2012 Democratic National Convention in Charlotte. “Do We Count?” the button asks. The forum was an effort by pro-life Democrats to examine the question: “Can you be pro-life in a pro-choice party?” The answer to both questions was […]
Former Rep. Stupak Says HHS Mandate Is Unconstitutional
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (CNS) – The Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) mandate that would force many religious institutions to provide free contraceptives against their consciences is illegal, former U.S. Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.) said Sept. 4 during a meeting of pro-life Democrats. During debate over the legislation that would become the 2010 Patient Protection […]
Subsidiarity and Solidarity
Today, as we debate the role of government with a presidential election approaching, it is important to understand what light our own social teaching casts on the role and limitations of state authority. We condone neither anarchy nor tyranny. The government has its legitimate functions. Solidarity and subsidiarity are the foundational pillars ensuring an appropriate […]