Students in Catholic schools throughout the diocese are preparing for the celebration of the birth of Christ by fullfing their Christian duty of helping those in need. Students at St. Agnes Academic High School, College Point, are continuing their school’s tradition of gift giving and showing comitment to the Christian value of social justice. Freshman […]
by Father Anthony F. Raso THERE IS a wonderful scene in the film, “The Greatest Story Ever Told.” It opens showing the Roman soldiers, marching through Jerusalem, strutting their usual unpleasant stuff, oppressing the people and beating hope out of the souls of everyone. The people on the street seem utterly drained of all power […]
by Father Robert Lauder Fourteenth in a Series I FIND THE VIEW of philosopher-theologian Bernard Lonergan as presented by Father Michael Paul Gallagher in Faith Maps: Ten Religious Explorers from Newman to Joseph Ratzinger (New York: Paulist Press, 2010, 158 pages, $16.95) exceptionally insightful. Lonergan’s analysis of our society in so far as it presents […]
by John Travis VATICAN CITY (CNS) — In a speech to U.S. bishops, Pope Benedict XVI defended the Church’s “honest efforts” to confront the priestly sex abuse scandal with transparency, and said its actions could help the rest of society respond to the problem. While the church is rightly held to high standards, all other […]
With the opening of the Advent season, English-speaking Catholics in the diocese and around the world experienced the arrival of the revised translation of the Roman Missal. The updated translation, announced by Pope John Paul II during the Jubilee Year 2000, is a more literal rendition of the original Latin text. Local Catholics were largely […]
Massgoers at St. Gregory the Great Church, Crown Heights, clapped and sang as the parish gardens were illuminated with white and multi-colored lights to proclaim the start of Advent. Following the 5 p.m. Vigil Mass on Nov. 26, Father Lamartine Petit-Monsieur, assisted by Deacon Andres DeLeon II, began the lighting ceremony with a prayer. Head […]
by Father Anthony F. Raso IN THE FIFTH GRADE in Our Lady of Angels School, my best friend was Frankie. In many ways, Frankie and I formed a kind of “opposites attract” friendship: I was the second-smartest boy in the class (Yeah, “second-smartest” … I don’t think I’ve ever recovered from that. Anyway…) and Frankie, […]
“We run the risk of concealing Christmas behind bourgeois customs and sentimentality, behind all those traditions that make this holiday dear and precious to us,” wrote Father Alfred Delp, S.J., from his cell in a Nazi concentration camp. “Yet perhaps the deep meaning is still hiding behind all those things. What this celebration is about […]
by Antonina Zielinska Thanks to a collaboration between local Catholics and Maimonides Medical Center, the Celebration of Light has entered its 16th consecutive year of decorating Brooklyn churches at Christmas. On Nov. 16, Maimonides donated $1,000 each to 28 parishes, including some who are not catholic, to light up their church buildings or Nativity scenes. […]
Twenty-five sophomores from St. John’s Preparatory H.S., Astoria, accompanied by faculty chaperones ventured to the Boston area to explore its sights and delve into its rich history. Students were able to partake in various activities including: a guided tour of Boston, a visit to the renowned JFK Library, and an excursion to the Salem Witch […]
