by Father Frank Mann A few months ago, prior to the start of a newly ordained’s First Mass, my soul was stirred by the wondrous music emanating from the choir loft. Many of the inspirational and moving selections were unfamiliar to me. I thought, “Where is this choir from? What is this music?” I introduced […]
Forty students and six teachers from St. John’s Prep, Astoria, embarked on an international pilgrimage to better understand their faith, the world, and their school’s heritage. They traveled to Ireland, Wales, England and Paris under the leadership of their director of campus ministry, Cristina Varriale. The group started in Killarney, County Kerry, where they attended […]
An international conference focusing on the saintly life and startling death of Pope John Paul I after a pontificate of only 33 days in 1978 will be held on Oct. 12-13 at Immaculate Conception Center, Douglaston. The two-day event coincides with the centenary of the late pope’s birth. The conference, billed as “The True Pope […]
Brother Patrick Hogan, F.M.S., led 23 students and chaperones from Archbishop Molloy H.S., Briarwood, on a pilgrimage of service and reflection to France. This marks the eighth year the Archbishop Molloy community served the sick who travel to Lourdes to bathe in the healing waters of the Grotto, where the Immaculate Conception revealed herself to […]
Our Lady of Lourdes parish, Queens Village, invites all high school students to a special youth Mass and free pizza afterwards on Sept. 23, 4-6 p.m. in the chapel, located on the corner of Winchester Blvd. and 220th St. Call 718-479-5111. “Humanity is in urgent need of the witness of free and courageous young people […]
by Father Robert Lauder First in a series AS PART OF the adult education course on the Catholic novel that I moderate every semester at The Immaculate Conception Center, Douglaston, I had to give a lecture on Joseph F. Girzone’s novel “The Homeless Bishop” (Maryknoll). Readers of this column may be familiar with Girzone’s very […]
by Karla Hernandez and Noelia Morales THE STANNER, Archbishop Molloy H.S. – Seniors at Archbishop Molloy H.S., Brairwood, are experiencing a variety of emotions as they walk down the hallways during their final days of high school. Overall, they say, it feels surreal. Some seniors are ready to leave while others have yet to grasp the […]
by Father Robert Lauder Second in a series RE-READING Richard Gilman’s “Faith, Sex, Mystery: A Memoir”, I am remembering why I liked the book so much the first time I read it, which was probably right after it was published in 1987. Many of Gilman’s experiences in reading are similar to mine and I agree […]
The New Jersey Nets will be moving to Brooklyn for the 2012-13 NBA season, and a local product hopes to join them. Former Archbishop Molloy H.S., Briarwood, standout guard Sundiata Gaines has spent the entire season with the Nets coming off the bench. The 25-year-old will be a free agent following this season, and he […]
by Father Robert Lauder, Lately, the expression “the earthly virtue” seems to me to fit the virtue of hope. This is probably due to the way that I think about the virtue as having one foot in the next world and one foot in this. Hope is focused on the next life with the risen […]
