by Sister Angela Gannon, C.S.J. In the week following Labor Day, students in Brooklyn and Queens will return to school. Some will attend Catholic schools or academies; others will choose charter schools, public schools, magnet schools, private schools or home schooling. The are many options in a large urban area. How fortunate we are in […]
by Antonina Zielinska After a six-hour overnight flight, with little to no sleep and no breakfast because of turbulance, the second group of World Youth Day pilgrims from the Diocese of Brooklyn arrived in Madrid Aug. 13, exhausted but ready to to begin their spiritual journey. When the pilgrims were finally allowed out of the […]
by Father Peter J. Daly I wish I could find time to pray. I wish I could find time to think. I also wish I could find time to read, exercise, write and sleep. It seems like there is never time for any of those things. Busy people are stretched. The life of a parish […]
By Father Arlen Harris, O.F.M. Cap. The Church has fallen on hard times in recent history. We read of parish closings and mergers, clergy abuse scandals and a decline in vocations. We also wonder about what may appear to be the decline of the influence of Catholicism in our society. Despite the strong opposition of […]
by Father Frank Mann I was deeply saddened and stunned when I learned of the recent, sudden (yet perhaps not so unexpected) passing of Amy Winehouse. She was, without doubt, a gifted musician and one of my favorites. Winehouse, only 27 when she died, was a British singer and songwriter who was primarily known for […]
by Veronica Szczygiel The Polish-American parish of St. Stanislaus Kotska Church in Greenpoint has radically changed almost overnight. I have attended Masses there often in my childhood, and I currently teach second-grade CCD religious education classes. But never have I seen the parish so vibrant and alive as it is today. What was the cause […]
by Carmella Dearing Ministry is the key to serving God by enriching the lives of others in a particular way. Our call to service begins at our baptism when we are enlightened by Christ and the Holy Spirit. With the help of the Spirit and the angels associated with the Pastoral Institute’s Lay Ministry Program, […]
by John Goldstein New York State has just granted same-sex couples the legal right to marry. Apparently state officials believe that absent the right to marry, homosexuals are the victims of discrimination, and are confined to a status in society inferior to heterosexuals, and that the only remedy for this situation is to grant same-sex […]
by Gabrielle Mariano The air was heavy with heat, and the sky sunk down on to the crowded Brooklyn streets. It felt as though swimming would be the only means of travel through the sea of folks. The sun hung lazily against the thick curtains of blue and clarified the heavens with radiant light. It […]
by Msgr. Steven Ferrari “Excuse me, sir, do you have a wrench?” asked the slender, middle-aged blonde as I opened the trunk of my car. “I’ve been watering the flowers at my son’s grave and I can’t detach the hose from the spigot.” I, too, was visiting a grave at the central New Jersey Catholic […]
