At St. Joseph’s Church, standing-room-only Masses have turned the historic parish into an unlikely spiritual “hot spot” in the middle of one of America’s most secular cities. Part of the explanation may lie just blocks away at New York University — often thought of by many to be one of the more secular college campuses in the country.
This fall, four former members of the St. Francis Prep varsity cheerleading team are all now teammates once again for the St. John’s University cheer squad.
St. Joseph’s University nursing student Damita Smith was awarded the Julia Cuttino Bennett Scholarship by the foundation named in her honor, a nonprofit that works to empower and uplift the next generation of nursing students.
As parents around the country recently moved their children into dorm rooms for their first year of college, many might wonder how their sons or daughters will do academically or fit in socially, but another question some are asking is if their children will stick with the faith tradition they were raised in.
