On Palm Sunday, the president of the United States arrived in Havana in the midst of bad omens. That morning the Cuban police had violently repressed a peaceful demonstration of the Ladies in White, an opposition group formed by wives of political prisoners and ex-prisoners.
Jesus’ rising only changed people, His Apostles and each of us who professes His resurrection to life that could not be defeated by death, nor chained by fear, hatred and suffering. Jesus did not seek to settle scores with the Romans, Pilate, Herod, the Pharisees, the fickle mob. He just walked and spent time with His friends, accompanying them into life and love with the promise that He is always with them.
As a Roman Catholic grandfather and native of Brooklyn I’d like to share the beautiful encounter that my 2-year old grandson and I had with a Muslim NYC taxi driver.
Help Save More Lives in 2016. Last year, parishioners of the Diocese in Brooklyn and Queens made nearly 5,000 lifesaving blood donations. Listed here are a few diocesan sponsored blood drives for March.
Not only were those with whom I spoke on Capitol Hill in Washington dismayed, they were irate about the political wrangling over the appointment of Antonin Scalia’s successor before the Supreme Court justice, who died Feb. 13, was laid to rest.
Another saint has gone to Heaven. She redefined for me the meaning of holiness. I met her when I was in the sixth grade.
While the outstanding films of the year just past covered a wide range of traditional genres, from sci-fi adventures to sports stories, fact-based titles predominated to a notable degree.
In observance of Catholic Schools Week, I would like to acknowledge my role model. She is neither an actress, sports figure, nor a politician; rather, she is a Dominican nun, Sister Mary William Posthauer, O.P., who taught at Dominican Commercial H.S., Jamaica, when I was a student there many years ago.
The week of Jan. 18-22 was a time for pro-life activities at Christ the King H.S., Middle Village. Throughout grades nine to 12, the goal was to expand students’ knowledge on abortion.
When I told people I was going to Rome, the first thing they told me was to enjoy the sights and the food. Needless to say that sounded great, but the reason for my trip was to attend the World Congress on Catholic Education with the theme: Educating Today and Tomorrow.
