Considering the heightened risks of COVID-19, isolation under quarantine, and thousands of nursing home deaths in 2020, the elderly were hit hard during this pandemic — and still are.

In a culture where we are conditioned to speak of the unborn human being as a “fetus,” a “clump of cells,” or a “choice,” it is important to not disguise what abortion really is — gruesome, inhumane, violent, horrific, and terribly damaging not only to the unborn person but to mothers, fathers, community, society, nation.       

The spring 2022 semester at St. John’s University will be another opportunity to introduce my students to the patron saint of journalism, St. Francis De Sales, whose feast day is Jan. 24, and my ongoing goal to make this 17th century Bishop relatable to 21st century students. 

I walked towards the Second Avenue subway with tears in my eyes.

For me, being able to speak two languages besides my native English has always been a gift.

On Tuesday, December 7, I had the blessing, along with another 40 Hispanic leaders for the Diocese of Brooklyn, to participate in the Synod process, under the auspices of the Diocese of Brooklyn Office of Hispanic Concerns.

This week on Dec. 8, the Roman Catholic Church celebrated the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, one of the most important feast days of the liturgical year. It is also probably the most misunderstood.

On Dec. 1, the U.S. Supreme Court began hearing oral arguments in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. This case challenges the constitutionality of a law enacted in Mississippi which prohibits abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. The case is big, and the Justices’ decision has the potential to overturn Roe v. Wade.