by Mary Kay Rail-Kahaly Converting a parish-based elementary school into a Catholic academy is a challenging and rewarding ministry. After Mass in January, 2012, I was approached by Father Jim Cunningham, pastor of Holy Name parish in Park Slope, and was asked to “help with a special project.” A subsequent invitation to dinner at the […]
by Stephen Kent All Souls’ Day, Nov. 2, is yet another way that Catholics are able to show our way to the world – by celebrating death. This is indeed countercultural. In today’s climate, death is a situation to escape, a topic to be avoided. All Souls’ Day is more than a piety. It is […]
by Carol Glatz No matter how some media may want to spin it, Pope Francis won’t fit into the political categories of left or right, and he will challenge everyone with the truth of the Gospel, said the Vatican’s media adviser. “Pope Francis is not a politically correct pope,” rather, he is “a loyal son […]
by Richard M. Doerflinger As the impasse that has shut down most federal government operations continues, with each major party blaming the other for this terrible situation, a pro-abortion website, called RH Reality Check (“RH” for “Reproductive Health”), created a brief flurry of commentary by claiming to find the real culprits: the Catholic bishops! The […]
by Theodore Musco I had the fortunate opportunity on Sept. 17 to be in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican as a delegate from the U.S. to the Year of Faith International Congress for Catechists. Joining me was Father Joseph Gibino, pastor of Holy Trinity parish, Whitestone. After a day filled with presentations […]
by Paul Morisi A lot of my work leads me to interact with other urban young adult Catholics in the metropolitan area. This unique group has a common bond insomuch that we are all at different points in our “adultness,” not only within the Church but also within the society in which we reside. Some […]
Father Frank Mann I have often wondered why the Lord chose me to be a passionate participant in His merciful plan to care for so many of our animal brothers and sisters. This is certainly not a path that I have chosen on my own. Last week, for example, I found myself (once again) in a very precarious situation […]
by Dianne Lynne Butler, Esq. How to deal best with the tragedies of life other than to make good come of them? After I graduated from Columbia Law School in 1993, I believed I was destined for a legal career in finance and government. I started fresh out of school at the Federal Reserve Bank […]
by Father John Catoir After years of writing books and columns, I’ve discovered a new way to communicate. I’ve taken to Twitter, which I’ve found to be yet another channel I can use to help others grow in joy and in spirit. The following is a compilation of my latest musings, some too long to […]
by Kathleen M. Gallagher On Aug. 7, an historic agreement was reached between the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the family of a woman named Henrietta Lacks. It didn’t get a lot of attention, but it is critically important. If you’ve heard of Henrietta’s name, it’s likely because of the 2010 non-fiction book, “The […]
