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.”
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.
During National Literacy Month, Msgr. Steven Ferrari shares how real, old-fashioned paper books have been an important part of his life’s journey.
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 am embarrassed to say that the Church’s newest soon-to-be saint is not someone on my list of go-to saints.
Blessed Teresa of Kolkata came to The Catholic University of America 45 years ago to receive her first honorary degree. If I’d been president of our school at the time I would have tried hard to get a picture of her in a Catholic University sweatshirt.
As a nation, we tend to forget to read the minutes of the last meeting and are thus condemned to repeating past errors and losing the wisdom gained through past experience. We must not permit this to happen in 2017.
I recently came back from covering the diocese’s contingent to the World Youth Day (WYD) in Krakow. It was a blessing and a humbling experience to accompany the 600 teens and young adults from Brooklyn and Queens and try to chronicle how this WYD pilgrimage affected their lives.
I am very honored and privileged to be attending World Youth Day (WYD) in Krakow, Poland. This is my third World Youth Day, and this one is so special to me because it is the birthplace of World Youth Day’s founder St. Pope John Paul II. There are so many beautiful sites that I am looking forward to visiting and attending Mass.
The Catholic Church began my teaching career. As a seventh grader clocking service hours for Confirmation, I became an assistant teacher to pre-k students in a CCD program. The joy that these hands-on lessons brought to the young children further inspired me to strive to become a teacher.
