Catholic New York

This is a resurrection story. It is about Kaitlyn Bernhardt, a teenage girl from Brooklyn, who became sick with a severe form of bone cancer, just before she was about to enter Bishop Kearney High … more

By JOHN WOODS | 4/11/19

Rediscovering Community

I can’t pray. I just don’t know how to do it anymore.” That’s what I told my husband, Dennis, one evening recently about midway through Lent. The parched desert had become an asphalt parking … more

By MARY DeTURRIS POUST | 4/11/19

Giving Joyful Witness: How the Holy Spirit Stirs the Restless

W hen Pope Francis talks about evangelization, his poster child may well be an immigrant in North Dakota. Sister Brenda Hernandez Valdes, a 34-year-old Daughter of Immaculate Mary of Guadalupe, … more

By CHRISTINA CAPECCHI | 4/11/19

‘All Our Children’ Play at Sheen Center Explores Rights of Vulnerable

You worry me, Doctor Franz,” says a young SS officer at a Nazi-era clinic for special needs children in Stephen Unwin’s play “All Our Children.” “This is a sacred task, and we need … more

BY GARAN SANTICOLA | 4/11/19

‘Journey of a Lifetime’

With Palm Sunday we commence the “journey of a lifetime,” a trip bringing us not just back home here but to our true home of eternal life. It’s Holy Week! We unite with Jesus … more

By CARDINAL TIMOTHY DOLAN | 4/11/19

Primacía de La Misericordia

El Evangelio es siempre una buena noticia, un mensaje de salvación para el hombre; proclama que Dios ha venido a salvar y no a condenar. El Señor nunca ofrece dos alternativas o caminos para el … more

Por PADRE LORENZO ATO | 4/11/19

The Healing Power of the Sacraments

A few weeks ago, I had the great blessing to be with Father Ubald Rugirangoga for an event at the Sheen Center for Thought and Culture. The event was covered by Catholic New York and appeared in a … more

By FATHER CHRISTOPHER ARGANO | 3/28/19

Prayer Comes First at Holy Hour for Life

Lent is a good time to recharge your spiritual batteries. In my case, I didn’t have to go far to accomplish that two Fridays ago. All it took was an eight-block walk down First Avenue from our … more

By JOHN WOODS | 3/27/19

A Will and a Prayer

Life and death—two of the topics we think about more deeply in Lent—came into sharper focus for me at the very beginning of the Lenten season. That was partly because of the ashes that we … more

By CLAUDIA McDONNELL | 3/27/19

A Tale of Two Georges

When a pope is elected, the cardinals who have just chosen him make their way to the Hall of Benedictions atop the narthex of St. Peter’s Basilica. It’s a challenging journey for some: In 2005, … more

By GEORGE WEIGEL | 3/27/19

Lent Is a Fitting Time to Return to Confession

Like any other priest, one of the duties I most savor is to hear confessions. We hear a lot of confessions at St. Patrick’s Cathedral, and I take my turn as a confessor, usually after my 7 … more

By CARDINAL TIMOTHY DOLAN | 3/27/19

El Señor Es Compasivo Y Misericordioso

Dios se ha revelado a los hombres como un padre misericordioso, “lento a la cólera y rico en amor y fidelidad” (Ex 34, 6). Los salmos proclaman que “El Señor es clemente y compasivo, lento a … more

Por PADRE LORENZO ATO | 3/27/19

I’m Dirt?

Sometimes, it is easy to tell when a child is old enough to receive the Sacred Eucharist at Mass. Other times, it's not. Usually, when parents with an offspring who has not received First Communion … more

By FATHER BOB PAGLIARI, C.Ss.R., Ph.D. | 3/27/19

La Cuaresma Es un Buen Momento para Regresar a la Confesión

Como cualquier otro sacerdote, uno de los deberes que más gozo, es escuchar las confesiones. Escuchamos muchas confesiones en la Catedral de San Patricio y me turno como confesor, … more

Por CARDINAL TIMOTHY M. DOLAN | 3/27/19

And the Children Shall Lead Us

Catholic school kids in the archdiocese are practicing the virtue of daily prayer during the 40-day season of Lent that began Ash Wednesday, March 6. They’re seeking to amplify their prayers by … more

By JOHN WOODS | 3/19/19

Standing in the Desert Side by Side

Although we’re only one week into our Lenten journey, it feels like we’ve been in this desert for months. At least that’s how it feels to me. Last summer’s revelations about Theodore … more

By MARY DeTURRIS POUST | 3/13/19

The Ones Who Weave: How to Repair the Social Fabric

When David Brooks travels the country, he seeks out the good news. The bad news is all too easy to find. As a New York Times columnist writing about the social sciences, Brooks logs many miles for … more

By CHRISTINA CAPECCHI | 3/13/19

Seeking the Truth

One of the best aspects of my position as vocation director is the opportunity to meet so many different people who are dedicated to the Church and her mission throughout the United States. Earlier … more

By FATHER CHRISTOPHER ARGANO | 3/13/19

The Lines of Lent

Do you like standing in line? I guess that depends on what we’re standing in line for! I don’t mind standing in line for a Shake Shack hamburger (except on the Fridays of Lent!), or to … more

By CARDINAL TIMOTHY DOLAN | 3/13/19

La Fe de Abraham

En el Segundo Domingo de Cuaresma, Ciclo C, la Liturgia nos presenta, en la primera lectura (Cf., Gn 15, 5-12.17-18), la figura de Abraham como el prototipo del creyente que demuestra en la práctica … more

Por PADRE LORENZO ATO | 3/13/19