by Jamie Schombs We all know that life is beyond bad in developing countries, right? But how bad is it, really, and who is making a difference? I knew almost nothing about Belize, the country in Central America, when I left on March 17 to spend a week there with nine other faculty and administration members […]
by Father Robert Czok It was an ordinary day, but it was smack in the middle of an extraordinary time of the year, Wednesday of Holy Week. For many years during this time, as a parish priest, I had always been deeply into preparations and the actual celebrations for the various Holy Week ceremonies. This […]
by Carol Glatz After a musically proficient and polyglot Pope Benedict XVI, it came as a surprise to many that Pope Francis doesn’t sing or chant at Mass or speak foreign languages in public. From his first Mass as pope – his liturgy with the College of Cardinals in the Sistine Chapel March 14 – […]
by Father Frank Mann The Tablet Forum is back in full swing and has found a new home! On May 10, at 7 p.m., at Christ the King R.H.S., Middle Village, (in the Hugh P. Kirwan Performing Arts Center), the ever-popular Tablet Forum will offer a riveting presentation that seeks to uplift the heart, inspire […]
by Father John P. Cush What a week it’s been! The excitement and anticipation had been building here in Rome. On Tuesday, March 12, I attended the Mass for the election for the Holy Father at St. Peter’s Basilica, celebrated by Angelo Cardinal Sodano. On Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning, several of us American priests […]
by Stephen Kent There is a great difference in how an institution is affected during the change of its leader, whether it be by events such as the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI or the death of Apple founder Steve Jobs. That difference is illustrated by the swirl of events surrounding the conclave for the […]
by Father William Byron, S.J. When Joseph Ratzinger was elected pope in 2005 at age 78, I was working at Loyola College (now Loyola University) in Baltimore. A local radio announcer, who was on the air during the late afternoon commute, telephoned me to discuss this breaking news with him on the air. “He’s a […]
by Father John P. Cush Several Brooklyn priests studying and working in Rome had the opportunity to assist at the Holy Father’s last public Mass as pontiff. Originally, as is the custom, the Ash Wednesday Mass is at Santa Sabina and is usually a much smaller event. Dominicans and Benedictines would generally assist the Holy […]
by Paul Morisi Lent is a unique time in the Church year, one that is solemn and reflective. However, it is also a time when we see a resurgence of what some call “inactive” young adult Catholics. Those who are usually not churchgoers are all of a sudden in the pew next to you, and […]
by Veronica Szczygiel On Jan. 13, I sat in a pew of St. Stanislaus Kostka Church in Greenpoint. It was the last day of the Christmas season; evergreen trees and wintry branches still wrapped the church in a veil of warmth. Baby Jesus still looked out from His manger of straw; the Magi still brought […]
