by Maureen Pratt
First, it was my car. Next, my refrigerator. Then, my computer. By the time I saw my cardiologist today, I fully expected to leave his office with a ream of new prescriptions and a few new cardio-preserving exercise moves. Why?
Up Front and Personal
Thankful for Chance to Make Diocesan Pilgrimage
What is a pilgrimage? Is there any benefit from going to one? What does one get out of it?
Sights and Scents of B’klyn Neighborhood in the Fall
Bustling was the word with which you could characterize Clinton Hill, Brooklyn, during the 1950s and ’60s.
How Did We Get to This Point in Electoral Process?
There is a thought experiment in moral philosophy, made famous by Philippa Foot, called the trolley problem. Imagine you are the driver of a runaway trolley that you can steer but not stop. Up ahead, the track forks in two.
Mission Sunday Is Part Of a Very Busy Month
The month of October holds special meaning for all Catholics. First, it is Respect Life Month, when we are reminded of the innate dignity and value of every human life, especially pre-born life, the elderly and infirm, also the poor and marginalized.
‘Laudato Si’ Is an Everyday Response
Pope Francis has designated the time between Sept. 1, the World Day of Prayer for Creation and Oct. 4, the feast of St. Francis of Assisi, as a “Time for Creation: an opportunity to strengthen the common commitment to safeguard life, respecting the environment and nature.”
Old Adage Rings True – Offer It Up!
by Father Robert W. Blauvelt “Offer it up!” How many Catholics are familiar with this every day admonition, usually from a parent or one of the good Sisters in school? I fell and scraped my knee, Mommy. “Offer it up.” I don’t feel well. “Offer it up.” I’m so sad that grandpa died. “I know, honey. Offer it up.
A Good Book Is A Good Friend
During National Literacy Month, Msgr. Steven Ferrari shares how real, old-fashioned paper books have been an important part of his life’s journey.
Doctor Can’t Forget House Call to Calcutta
by Frank DeRosa, When Dr. George V. Lombardi traveled to Rome for the Sept. 4 canonization of Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, he carried with him the memory of two women Religious whose impact on him was life-changing: one, his parochial school teacher in Queens; the other, the founder of the Missionaries of Charity herself.
I Have a Clearer Image Of Mother Teresa
I am embarrassed to say that the Church’s newest soon-to-be saint is not someone on my list of go-to saints.