Catholic New York

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find solace in the article “Adoration Chapel Brings Spiritual Graces to Iona Prep Community” (Editor’s Report, March 25). Father Justin Cinnante, O. Carm., school chaplain, has found that … more

4/8/21

‘The Silent Saint’

God must have had, and always will have, a special and tender love for St. Joseph because God chose St. Joseph to be the protector of Jesus and Mary. Although there are no known spoken or written … more

4/7/21

Remembering Msgr. Boyle

We mourn with many others the sad passing of our dear Msgr. Francis V. Boyle (CNY, March 25). We are proud graduates of St. Gabriel’s School in Riverdale, the Bronx, and one of us is a former … more

4/7/21

Assisted Suicide Bill: Bad Policy, Poor Legislation

With legislators and the governor wrapping up the state budget in Albany this week, lawmakers will turn their attention to a range of other issues—including some controversial measures that have … more

4/7/21

Living as Easter Catholics

It was a joy for many to be together in church for Holy Week and Easter this year. Considering that the best we could do was watch on television last year, we no longer take gathering together for … more

By JOHN WOODS | 4/7/21

A Personal Reflection on Baptism

One of the most beautiful aspects of the Easter season is the celebration of the sacraments of initiation. It is a highlight of the Easter Vigil welcoming new believers at the font for Baptism or … more

By FATHER CHRISTOPHER ARGANO | 4/7/21

An Unexpected Gift Brings Joy

One of the great joys—and occasional challenges—of being a writer is getting letters from readers via email, social media and even snail mail. Those messages often lift my spirits and … more

By MARY DeTURRIS POUST | 4/7/21

The Hand-Me-Down: a Love Letter That Endures

There are echoes of Romeo and Juliet, but the ending is happier. This story of forbidden love took place long ago on a Mediterranean island—1870s Sicily, to be exact. Elizabeth Lagudice was a … more

By CHRISTINA CAPECCHI | 4/7/21

The World Episcopate and the German Apostasy

As the names Ambrose, Augustine, Athanasius and John Chrysostom suggest, the middle centuries of the first millennium, the era of the Church Fathers, were the golden age of the Catholic episcopate. … more

By GEORGE WEIGEL | 4/7/21

La Fe de José

Como es de conocimiento público, el papa Francisco ha declarado, en el ámbito eclesial de la Iglesia universal, el presente año 2021 como “Año de san José”, al cumplirse los ciento cincuenta … more

Por PADRE LORENZO ATO | 4/7/21

It’s Time to Get Back to Mass!

God told us, “Remember to keep holy the Lord’s Day!”For two millennia, we Catholics have believed that we best keep Holy the Lord’s Day by Sunday Mass!Yes, for the last year, … more

By CARDINAL TIMOTHY M. DOLAN | 4/7/21

The Jewish Messiah from Brooklyn

The greatest feast day in the Catholic Church is not Christmas, not Three Kings, and, although some might wish otherwise, not even St. Patrick’s Day. No, the three highest Holy Days in the Church … more

By FATHER BOB PAGLIARI, C.Ss.R., Ph.D. | 3/29/21

Sisters’ Appreciation

In the recent edition of Weavings, the magazine of the Dominican Sisters of Sparkill, Sister June Clare Tracy, O.P., does a great job in reminding all of us of the sisters' ministry of Catholic … more

3/24/21

Growing Orders

March 8-14 was Catholic Sisters Week across the United States. New Yorkers can celebrate two orders of sisters that are thriving and growing. The Dominican Sisters of Mary, headquartered in Ann … more

3/24/21

Adoration Chapel Brings Spiritual Graces to Iona Prep Community

When Libby Giordano was approached to become involved as weekly Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament began at Iona Prep in New Rochelle on the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Dec. 12, 2019, she … more

By JOHN WOODS | 3/24/21

With Our Asian-American Brothers and Sisters

Asian-Americans have been marching, rallying and speaking out publicly with calls for more police protection and hate crime prosecutions after a rash of unprovoked and increasing attacks aimed at … more

3/24/21

Shocking Display

The recently televised Grammy Awards were nothing less than pornographic. Our culture has been heading more and more in this direction, but these performances brought us to a new low. I was … more

3/24/21

A Death in the (Holy) Family

As we enter Holy Week, it seems as though we are more ready for it this year, and more open to its meaning. We are in Covid time; we have seen and borne suffering. We are isolated by sickness or … more

By CLAUDIA McDONNELL | 3/24/21

After the Worst of the Coronavirus:
Fostering a Culture of Life as a People of Hope

Feast of Saint JosephMarch 19, 2021Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,In announcing a year of Saint Joseph, Pope Francis shared that he has been offering this prayer to the foster father of Jesus … more

By CARDINAL TIMOTHY M. DOLAN | 3/24/21

La Muerte como Ganancia

Estando ad portas de celebrar la semana santa (que se inicia con el Domingo de Ramos), que tiene como centro el Triduo Pascual (Pasión, muerte y resurrección de Jesús), reflexionaremos sobre el … more

Por PADRE LORENZO ATO | 3/24/21