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Lent always reminds us that life is a journey, a pilgrimage...
On Ash Wednesday, as we commenced these forty days, we were reminded that God created us from dust, and “unto dust we shall …
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CARDINAL TIMOTHY DOLAN
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3/16/17
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Over the last couple of weekends, I’ve spent a considerable amount of time reading “Sons of St. Patrick” around the house, so much so that my wife began to wonder out loud what exactly I was …
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JOHN WOODS
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3/16/17
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It’s hard for us to wrap our minds around the idea that New York City’s homeless population is the size of a small city.
But with more than 60,000 people in city shelters at the beginning of …
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3/16/17
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El libro del Éxodo nos relata la experiencia de un pueblo que al salir de la esclavitud de Egipto debe atravesar el desierto, tierra inhóspita donde apenas si hay signos de vida. El “desierto” …
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Por PADRE LORENZO ATO
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3/16/17
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Queridos amigos en el Señor:
Al comenzar este Tiempo de Cuaresma, en la que reflexionamos sobre la Pasión, la Muerte, y la Resurrección de Nuestro Señor, les …
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CARDINAL TIMOTHY DOLAN
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3/16/17
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Every year as St. Patrick’s Day approaches, I feel as though I’m floating on a high tide of memories, a tide that swells higher whenever I hear Irish music or see shamrocks or an Irish flag. …
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CLAUDIA McDONNELL
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3/16/17
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Jesus said to his disciples: “Take care not to perform righteous deeds in order that people may see them…” (Matthew 6:1)
Listening to our pastor, Father Eugene Carrella, read …
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3/16/17
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Re: “USCCB Committee Chairmen Laud Decision in Transgender Directive.”(CNY, March 2).
Over the last eight years, under the Obama administration, the LGBT agenda has been in the forefront of …
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We as a society have gotten off track, having insisted on a “me” mentality. Some clearly claim: I am what I do.
It used to mean something to hold open a door for your neighbor and walk …
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3/16/17
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Dear friends in the Lord:
As we begin this Lenten Season, in which we reflect on the passion, death, and resurrection of Our Lord, I offer this reflection on our own deaths and resurrections, and …
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CARDINAL TIMOTHY DOLAN
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3/2/17
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Each biweekly issue of Catholic New York is sent to approximately 129,000 subscribers, either through the U.S. Postal Service or via bulk delivery to parish churches here in the archdiocese. Almost …
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JOHN WOODS
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3/2/17
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With Ash Wednesday falling earlier this week, the season of Lent has begun.
As we were reminded in the article about Lenten guidelines and practices published in our last issue, Lent is a …
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3/2/17
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En su mensaje para la Cuaresma 2017, el papa Francisco nos invita a reflexionar sobre la parábola del hombre rico y el pobre Lázaro (Cf., Lc 16, 19-31): “Dejémonos guiar por ese relato tan …
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Por PADRE LORENZO ATO
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3/2/17
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I was standing in the dressing room of Lord & Taylor recently, waiting outside a closed stall door as Olivia tried on dress after dress in the elusive search for the perfect prom attire. As I …
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MARY DeTURRIS POUST
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3/2/17
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The old farmers used to say you should leave a field better than you found it. Sometimes that called for heavy lifting. Other times it just meant picking up a rock as you crossed and placing it at …
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CHRISTINA CAPECCHI
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3/2/17
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Accuracy in editorializing is important. The Feb. 16 issue of CNY states that “...including five on Staten Island” in reference to the number of recent immigrant …
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3/2/17
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When Catholics or any Christian protest the liberal acts of our Church hierarchy regarding caring for the less fortunate, they sometimes preach to us the parable of the Good Samaritan. What these …
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3/2/17
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Regarding Cardinal Dolan’s blog piece “Consistency Please” (Feb. 1). I love and respect my archdiocesan shepherd, Cardinal Dolan. However, comments like these, it seems to me, …
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3/2/17
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The Garden of Eden
God created Adam and Eve and placed them in a garden called Eden. The word Eden means God's garden or a place that is fruitful and has plenty of water. We were not only created …
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FATHER BOB PAGLIARI, C.Ss.R., Ph.D.
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3/1/17
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A few years ago, The Christophers published a News Note entitled “Building Spiritual Friendships,” and I still get emails from people asking for a copy whenever we mention it on our “Christopher Closeup” radio show.
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TONY ROSSI
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2/17/17
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