June 05, 2008

From Pennies to a Mission the World Over

With the size and influence that the Church in America now possesses, it is hard to imagine that...

May 22, 2008

Making the Case of Successful Schools

It would be rather hard to escape the fact that Catholic schools, especially on the...

May 08, 2008

Pope Gave a Boost to Vocations, Too

The last few weeks have been busy ones for Father Luke Sweeney, and the archdiocesan director...

Apr 24, 2008

The Holy Father Blessed Us All

Yankee Stadium never looked so good as it did last Sunday, when the stands were filled with some 57,000...

Apr 10, 2008

Toward "A Civilization of Love"

I heard the Gospel preached in an unlikely place recently. The location was Dag Hammarskjold Library...

Mar 27, 2008

The Pastor Who Played Carnegie Hall

Father Michael Keane took up the bagpipes eight years ago, about the time he was turning 40. He figured that...

Mar 13, 2008

Catholic Charities Tells Its Story

The more than 90 agencies that make up archdiocesan Catholic Charities came together...

Feb 28, 2008

Laurels Well Deserved

Everywhere I turn these days, it seems, something good is being celebrated. Many of the events...

Feb 14, 2008

His Road to Seminary Began at a Papal Mass

By the time this issue arrives, Pope Benedict XVI's visit to the United States...

Jan 31, 2008

In His Holy Name

As we are about to enter the holy season of Lent, what follows could be considered something...

Jan 17, 2008

Out of Focus

Last Thursday morning, when I showed up at Sirius Satellite Radio to tape a couple of commentaries...

Jan 03, 2008

A Christmas Homecoming

Christmas liturgies are always a special time in the life of any parish. This year at Our Lady of the Rosary...