Lia Neal, bottom, and Isla Hutchinson Maddox, seniors at Convent of the Sacred Heart School in Manhattan, take a break from their training in this 2010 photograph. Both qualified for the U.S. Olympic trials in Omaha, Neb., in June, and Lia, a Brooklyn resident, advanced to the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where she was […]
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New Bishops on L.I.
Auxiliary Bishops Robert J. Brennan, left, and Nelson J. Perez, right, of Rockville Centre, smile as they process from St. Agnes Cathedral, Rockville Centre, following their episcopal ordination July 25. Bishop Brennan, 50, is the vicar general of Rockville Centre. Bishop Perez, 51, was a pastor in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia when he was named […]
Aggiornamento Revisited
Pronounce it as you dare, “aggiornamento” – Italian for “(bringing) up-to-date” – as applied to the way we do church, has yielded, to say the least, mixed results. Blessed Pope John XXIII famously used the term when calling for an update of the Codex Iuris Canonici, the official compendium – or “Code” – of Canon […]
Prayers vs. Violence in Denver
DENVER (CNS) – Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila of Denver and his auxiliary, Bishop James D. Conley, offered prayers and support to the victims, survivors and the community after a gunman killed at least a dozen people and wounded dozens more during a July 20 midnight screening of the movie “The Dark Knight Rises” in Aurora, […]
WWII Letters Disclose A Corona Soldier’s Faith
by James Breig When John A. La Barbera, a parishioner of Our Lady of Sorrows Church, Corona, went overseas during World War II, he took with him his Catholic faith and fond memories of his buddies, most of whom were also in uniform and scattered around the world. One of their number, however, remained at […]
Maryknoller from Brooklyn Is at Home in Guatemala
by Beth Griffin To the more traditional elements of their job description, two Maryknoll missioners in Guatemala have added the responsibility of being a presence in the face of injustice and inhumanity. Father William F. Mullen and Brother Martin J. Shea said their combined 110 years of service to Maryknoll, most of it in Guatemala, […]
LCWR Head Responds To Vatican’s Criticism
Conflict between the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR) and the Vatican Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith over the reform of LCWR boils down to whether one can “be a Catholic and have a questioning mind,” the conference’s president said in an interview on National Public Radio’s “Fresh Air” program. Franciscan Sister Pat […]
HHS Mandate Controversy Continues – Court Dismisses Case Brought By Belmont Abbey College
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (CNS) – A federal judge has dismissed Belmont Abbey College’s lawsuit against the Obama administration that had challenged the federal contraception mandate, but lawyers for the Benedictine college in Belmont say they will continue the fight. U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg of the District of Columbia dismissed Belmont Abbey’s case, saying that […]
HHS Mandate Controversy Continues – Cardinal Supports Conscience Provisions in Appropriations Bill
WASHINGTON (CNS) – The chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Pro-Life Activities praised lawmakers for including two conscience provisions in the House version of the 2013 appropriations bill for the federal departments of Labor and Health and Human Services. “Our government has a long history of respecting rights of conscience in health care, and […]
Flushing Nine Wins Second Straight Title
The St. Andrew Avellino Intermediate baseball team from Flushing capped a winning season with a 14-2 win over Queen of Peace, Kew Gardens, to capture its second consecutive CYO diocesan championship. Pictured from left, front row: Noah Saade, Ryan Attore, Enrique Crowe, Mike Nacinovich, Danny Zayas, Kevin Linitz and Preston Milano; back row: Coaches Tony […]