by Nathan Schneider Though I wouldn’t have said so at the time, I began writing my book 11 years ago this summer, the day I first set foot in a monastery. I was 17 years old and neither a Catholic nor a Christian at all, but I was curious. I was also in need; at […]
by Father John P. Cush On July 5, the first encyclical of His Holiness, Pope Francis, was released to the world. Entitled Lumen Fidei (in English, The Light of Faith), this document brings to completion the trilogy of encyclicals on the theological virtues begun with Deus Caritas Est in 2005 (on love) and Spes Salvi […]
by Tom Lynch I am the youth ministry coordinator at Holy Trinity parish in Whitestone. I was commissioned in 2008 from the Pastoral Institute’s Lay Ministry Program. I absolutely believe that studying in that program was crucial, not only in my discerning to work with the youth, but also in giving me the tools that […]
by Brother Michel Bettigole, O.S.F. Twenty-six years ago, Sister Mary Maloney, a native of Bay Ridge and a member of the Franciscan Sisters of the Poor, arrived home in Brooklyn after having served for 14 years as a missionary nurse in Senegal, Africa, and Brazil, South America. She hardly had time for a rest when […]
by Deacon Jun Hee Lee Recently, I was given an amazing opportunity to meet our Holy Father, Pope Francis. I went with my chalice – the chalice that I will be using after I am ordained a priest for the Brooklyn Diocese on June 29 – with the hope and desire to see him and […]
Last year, my husband joined a time-honored fraternity that spans generations, continents, cultures and ages. He became a father. Much like Mother’s Day, Father’s Day is a day of recognition that is not given but rather earned.
by Brother Gregory Cellini, O.S.F. Having been born in the late 1950s, I know virtually nothing about Vatican II. As little as my knowledge is about the Second Vatican Council, that is how great my belief is in the future of religious life. Vatican II has empowered a generation that very much desires to change […]
by Father James Sweeney Recently, the Church of Brooklyn buried Msgr. James Cooney, one of its brightest lights and dearest blessings. He touched countless people with his humor, his dedication and his self-sacrificing service to others. I had the privilege of serving in the parish of Our Lady of the Presentation, Brownsville, where he had […]
by Kathleen M. Gallagher It was more than two years ago that I read the Philadelphia grand jury report on Dr. Kermit Gosnell. It made me sick to my stomach. The report begins, “This case is about a doctor who killed babies and endangered women.” It describes unspeakable conditions and atrocious crimes which continued for […]
by Veronica Szczygiel If each member of the Trinity had his own Facebook page, the Holy Spirit would have the least number of “friends.” This is a brute statement, perhaps, but it highlights a discomforting truth. Out of the three persons of the Trinity, the Holy Spirit does not garner nearly as much attention or […]
