During the month dedicated to the Mother of God, parishioners at Our Lady of Hope Church are invited to “Bring Mary Home” – keeping a 12-inch statue of the Blessed Mother in their house for one week. Host families must agree to pray together for vocations and family needs. Currents Correspondent Katie Breidenbach reports from Middle Village where parishioners report many benefits of “hosting” Mary.
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Importance of Family Life Brought to the United Nations
In celebration of the International Day of Families, the United Nations hosted a high-level event about the importance of family life. Those in attendance included world ambassadors, children and clergy members — including Archdiocese of New York Episcopal Vicar, Bishop John O’Hara. Tim Harfmann reports from the U.N. headquarters.
Vice Presidents and Come To The Garden
This week on “In the Arena,” Monsignor Harrington is joined by call-in guests Deal Hudson, and the authors of the new book ‘The VP Advantage: How Running Mates Influence Home State Voting in Presidential Elections’, Dr. Christopher Devine and Dr. Kyle Kopko to talk about the importance of picking a vice presidential candidate. Next, Monsignor sits down with former Speaker of the New York State Assembly, Mel Miller, to discuss whether politicians should be held to a higher standard when it comes to the law. Then, Monsignor Harrington talks to Jennifer Wilder Morgan about her experiences volunteering in a hospital and how it helped her to write her new book “Come to the Garden”.
Decades of Priesthood in the Diocese
Msgr. Eugene Feldhaus has been a priest for 70 years. He, along with 42 others, celebrate priestly anniversaries — ranging from two and a half to seven decades. Currents Correspondent Katie Breidenbach reports from Immaculate Conception Center in Douglaston where Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio thanks and honors these men for these service.
Pope Francis: Panel Will Study Whether Women May Serve as Deacons
Pope Francis said that he would set up a commission to study whether women could serve as deacons in the Roman Catholic Church. The Diocese of Brooklyn reacted and Michelle Powers filed this report on the hot button issue.
“Called to Serve” After Living in the World
Two of the men who will be ordained priests first pursued other occupations. Deacon Victor Manuel Bolaños was a successful engineer, and Deacon Mark Bristol served in the US Navy before they received their calling to the priesthood. Currents Correspondent Katie Breidenbach continues the “Called to Serve” series, introducing the ten men who will be ordained for the Diocese of Brooklyn on June 4th.
View the first video in the “Called to Serve” series here. Watch the next video here.
World Communications Day 2016
At the DeSales Meida Group’s World Communications Day 2016, Catholic religious and lay people gather to learn from each other and stay grounded in the Pope’s message of truth, justice and mercy. Currents correspondent Konrad Aderer reports.
Seminary Hosts First Annual Golf Outing
The Cathedral Seminary House of Formation hosted its first annual golf outing at the Clearview course in Bayside. After hitting the links, the duffers returned to the seminary for the reception.
Forming Priests in Mercy
About 180 priests of Brooklyn and Queens join Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio for renewal and ongoing formation at Immaculate Conception Center in Douglaston. The clergy convocation is focused on mercy, with the keynote address given by New Hampshire priest Msgr. Anthony R. Frontiero, a “missionary of mercy” commissioned by Pope Francis. Currents Correspondent Katie Breidenbach speaks with Msgr. Frontiero and the Brooklyn priest who organized the event, Fr. Joseph Fonti, about the importance of mercy in the life of a priest.
Father Michael Gelfant
We spoke with Father Gelfant on the steps of St. Finbar’s Church, Bath Beach, where he is pastor. Father Gelfant is one of the youngest pastors in the Diocese and recently completed a complete renovation of the parish church, with all work dome by the parishioner themselves. Father Gelfant told us about his conversion to Catholicism and how he came to think about becoming a priest. He also spoke about the struggles of seminary life as well as the joys of being a priest.