As we look forward to this season which prepares us for the glory of Easter, we recognize that it is a penitential season. It is the season when we hear the plan that Jesus has given us in the Gospel, that we pray, that we fast and that we perform works of charity.
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 Father Robert Lauder I am starting to write this column shortly after engaging in centering prayer. Part of centering prayer is being silent with God, giving God time to speak to you. I notice that more and more in homilies I urge members of the congregation to set aside time to listen to God. […]
Our warmest congratulations and heartfelt sentiments of esteem go out to Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York. This tremendous honor, added to the dignity of his important office, is both fitting and well-merited. But Cardinal Dolan, with his familiar serio-comic humor, was quick to put his elevation in perspective, saying that he would sooner be […]
by Father William A. McLaughlin Reflecting on the incidents of human brutality during the American Civil War, our 16th president, Abraham Lincoln, once spoke with hope that his countrymen would eventually choose to follow their “better angels” instead. This points to how the human heart may follow either the impulses of those bad spirits […]
Scouts Honored in Howard Beach Congressman Bob Turner recently helped honor the Cub Scouts of Troop and Pack 139 of Howard Beach who received the Arrow of Light Award — the highest honor a Cub Scout receives — and crossed over into the Boy Scouts. Back row, Lisa Forgione, cubmaster and webelos den leader, […]
My dear brothers and sisters in the Lord, Lent is again upon us. We take inspiration from our Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, and his annual Lenten message, with the theme, “Let us be concerned for one another to stir a response in love and good works.” (Heb 10:24) Concern for one another truly can […]
