En mi última columna cubrió la apertura del año para nuestras escuelas católicas, que fue saludable, segura, y alentadora, y para nadie fue una sorpresa, ya que hicimos lo mismo hace un año. En …
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POR CARDINAL TIMOTHY M. DOLAN
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9/22/21
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It’s a safe bet that “Mother Mary Lange” is not a household name in most U.S. Catholic circles. That unhappy state of affairs may change, though, thanks to a courageous initiative …
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By GEORGE WEIGEL
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9/17/21
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As far as signs of progress go, the Out and About listings in this issue of Catholic New York might not be on many people’s Top Ten list, but they are on mine. There are about a dozen listings for …
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By JOHN WOODS
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9/8/21
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This month’s column marks 20 years of Life Lines in Catholic New York. I remember well my first column, about my then-4-year-old son, Noah, and his nature camp experiences. Except, when that first …
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By MARY DeTURRIS POUST
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9/8/21
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Every fall the push to do more intensifies. Sharpen your pencil and dig in.
Produce more, study more, socialize more, exercise more, volunteer more. The calendar becomes the battlefield, its …
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By CHRISTINA CAPECCHI
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9/8/21
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Dante Alighieri died 700 years ago, on Sept. 14, 1321, just one year after completing the Divine Comedy. The years leading up to his death were tumultuous, marked by a long exile from his home city …
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By GARAN SANTICOLA
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9/8/21
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En el prólogo del libro de Job se nos describe la situación inicial de Job antes de ser sometido a la prueba. Era un hombre bendecido de Dios: poseía tierras, familia, ganados en abundancia. En el …
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Por PADRE LORENZO ATO
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9/8/21
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It’s time for uniforms, backpacks, books, laptops, peanut-butter and jelly sandwiches, and masks!
Yes, it’s back-to-school! A blessed fresh academic year to our students, teachers, principals, …
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By CARDINAL TIMOTHY M. DOLAN
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9/8/21
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Accounts abound of how individuals found faith in God on September 11, 2001. But some people, including some young people, lost their faith that day.
Before his final interview for a lucrative …
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By FATHER BOB PAGLIARI, C.Ss.R., Ph.D.
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9/1/21
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Early on Saturday morning, Aug. 14, I drove into Brooklyn for a story. That’s not a normal occurrence because Brooklyn and Queens form the neighboring Diocese of Brooklyn, which is outside Catholic …
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By JOHN WOODS
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8/25/21
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When I heard that there was some kind of political trouble in our state capital, my first thought was, “Oh, the Albany follies.” I did not realize right away what kind of folly it was, and how …
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By CLAUDIA McDONNELL
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8/25/21
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On the Solemnity of Christ the King in 2013, Pope Francis completed the work of the 2012 Synod of Bishops with the apostolic exhortation, Evangelii Gaudium (The Joy of the Gospel), issuing a ringing …
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By GEORGE WEIGEL
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8/25/21
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"Oh, for the good old days!”
Do you say that a lot? I admit I sure do.
In the midst of all the troubles in the world—the devastation in Haiti, the violence in Afghanistan, the despair of …
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By CARDINAL TIMOTHY M. DOLAN
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8/25/21
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Como hemos explicado en nuestra anterior columna, es a finales del Antiguo Testamento que la esperanza en la resurrección (y una justicia ultraterrena) se convierte en una respuesta más razonable …
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Por PADRE LORENZO ATO
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8/25/21
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Oh, por los buenos viejos tiempos!"
¿Dices eso mucho? Les admito que yo sí.
En medio de todos los problemas del mundo: la devastación en Haití, la violencia en Afganistán, la …
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POR CARDINAL TIMOTHY M. DOLAN
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8/25/21
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Speaking to Msgr. Peter Vaccari Monday, just a day after his return from Lebanon where he visited the port of Beirut so devastated in the powerful explosion that rocked the city and surrounding area …
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By JOHN WOODS
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8/11/21
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I submitted two articles tonight, and moments after I hit send, I was struck by the parallel.
Sure, they both involved retired Catholics. But in my focus on the specifics of their work—the …
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By CHRISTINA CAPECCHI
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8/11/21
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En el antiguo judaísmo se pensaba que la bendición de Dios se concreta en esta vida, pues no se creía en la resurrección o en una pervivencia del alma más allá de la muerte física del hombre. …
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Por PADRE LORENZO ATO
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8/11/21
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I’m going to make an example out of you!”
Usually, hearing those words, we figure someone is in big trouble. The one uttering those words, most of the time through clenched teeth, wants to …
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By CARDINAL TIMOTHY M. DOLAN
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8/11/21
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Last week was a sad one at Catholic New York as we said goodbye to founding Editor in Chief Gerald M. Costello, who is remembered fondly for establishing Catholic New York 40 years ago and leading …
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By JOHN WOODS
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7/29/21
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