Editorial / Opinion | Catholic New York

‘Deja que los Muertos Entierren a sus Muertos’

En los evangelios (Cf., Lc 9, 57-62; Mt 8, 18-21), Jesús nos habla de exigencias radicales para poder ser su … more

Por PADRE LORENZO ATO | 6/29/22

EARLY CHRISTIANITY—Giandomenico Tiepolo, “Christ and the Centurion of Capernaum,” ca. 1786–90. Pen and brown ink, orange-brown wash, and black chalk over a black chalk underdrawing on off-white laid paper. 19 5/16 x 15 1/8 inches. Promised gift from the Collection of Elizabeth and Jean-Marie Eveillard.

In 1786, at age 60 and after a long career as a successful Venetian painter, Giandomenico Tiepolo, also known as Domenico Tiepolo, retired from painting to devote himself to the creation of a series … more

By GARAN SANTICOLA | 11/2/22

A Soul Home for Spiritual Renewal

As I paddled a kayak across the crystal-clear water of an Adirondack lake on a gorgeous Friday afternoon recently, I turned … more

By MARY DeTURRIS POUST | 6/29/22

Walking With Christ

It started with the discovery last summer of an ornate, embroidered canopy in a closet in my parish … more

By CLAUDIA McDONNELL | 6/29/22

¿Cómo Defendernos del Maligno?

El apóstol Pedro nos dice que “nuestro enemigo el Diablo, como león rugiente, ronda buscando a quién devorar” (1Pe 5, 8). Por ello, debemos “resistirle firmes en la fe” (1Pe 5, 9). Dios no … more

Por PADRE LORENZO ATO | 11/2/22

The Real Presence

You sticking with me? This time of Eucharistic Revival I’ve been writing on the Holy Eucharist as a meal, a sacrifice and, now, as the Real Presence. Turn back the dial to the first Easter … more

By CARDINAL TIMOTHY M. DOLAN | 11/2/22

No Cell Phones, No Problems: Saluting the Digital Minimalists

It started with news from Camp Wapo, the Bible camp I’d attended as a kid. The camp counselors in Amery, Wis., enforce a strict no cell-phone policy: Ditch your iPhone when you arrive, get it back … more

By CHRISTINA CAPECCHI | 11/2/22

New Order of Malta Lieutenant: Vowed Religious With Sharp Legal Mind

Fra’ John T. Dunlap, who was sworn in this month as lieutenant of the grand master of the Sovereign Order of Malta, is a … more

By JOHN WOODS | 6/29/22

My ‘Home’ Newspaper

A few months back, my husband, Dennis, called me from work and said, “I have to tell you something that is going to make you cry.” He followed it immediately with assurances that nothing was … more

By MARY DeTURRIS POUST | 11/2/22

On Staten Island, Borough President Shows Catholic School Support

The visit by Staten Island Borough President Vito J. Fossella to Blessed Sacrament School was rather remarkable, both for what he said and for what he did, at the Oct. 24 press briefing. Cardinal … more

By JOHN WOODS | 11/2/22

After Roe v. Wade

The U.S. Supreme Court’s June 24 decision overturning Roe v. Wade was a great victory for the pro-life movement and an answer to the prayers and hard work of those committed to the pro-life cause … more

6/29/22

Overcoming Hurdles With Olympic Spirit

They will not bring home the gold medals of U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps, nor will they inspire the roar of the crowd at the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in the same way as legendary Jamaican … more

8/18/16

Wedded Bliss and Blisters

The Catholic Church reveres the sacrament of marriage as a sacred, serious, lifelong commitment between a husband and wife. Preparation for … more

By FATHER BOB PAGLIARI, C.Ss.R., Ph.D. | 8/29/22

‘Wonderful Memories’

I was very pleased and proud to read your article about St. Stanislaus School and Church (CNY, May 19). That was my parish. I lived on East Sixth Street with my grandparents who came from Poland. … more

6/29/22

Bad Timing

I am yet another CNY reader who was deeply disturbed by the announcement in the June 2 edition that Msgr. Joseph LaMorte and Mr. John Cahill have decided to terminate CNY’s publication effective … more

6/29/22

Saintly Reminder

Like many others in and beyond the Archdiocese, I read with dismay the recent announcement about Catholic New York’s coming demise. Under your leadership the paper has grown in its depth and … more

6/29/22

SCHOOL YEAR BEGINS—The wet skies did not deter students of St. Mary’s School in Fishkill on their first day of school Sept. 6. Above, principal Tom Hamilton gladly accepts supplies from parents dropping off their children near the entrance of the pre-K to grade school in Dutchess County. In the background, Father Joseph Blenkle, the pastor of St. Mary, Mother of the Church, joins the first-day activity.

Building Community Begins With Faith at Fishkill Catholic School

Principal Tom Hamilton of St. Mary’s School in Fishkill sounded ready for the opening day of school even before the Labor Day weekend began. … more

By JOHN WOODS | 9/7/22

A Transcendent Realism

Upon entering The Met’s Winslow Homer: Crosscurrents exhibit, one glimpses, on a far wall in a gallery … more

By GARAN SANTICOLA | 6/29/22

‘Hello World!’: Advice for Grads From a Curious Catholic

George Corrigan never met a person who didn’t fascinate him. The delivery guy. The plumber. The barista. He wanted to know their names and their life stories, which came tumbling out when he … more

By CHRISTINA CAPECCHI | 5/5/21

Red, White and Still Blue in the Face

Despite the controversy over whether or not masks are effective for combating a virus, New York … more

By FATHER BOB PAGLIARI, C.Ss.R., Ph.D. | 6/30/22