70 years after the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, young people in Japan honor the lives lost, and debate continues over whether the bombing was morally justified. Currents correspondent Konrad Aderer takes a look back at the Catholic voices in the Diocese of Brooklyn who immediately condemned the first use of nuclear weapons against human beings.
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Non-Stop Fun At St. Joe’s
Reading, writing, arithmetic…these are the things you expect to learn at school. That is, unless you are talking about one of the longest running Summer School camps in the Brooklyn Diocese, held in Astoria, Queens. Currents Correspondent Katie Breidenbach discovers the summer program at St. Joseph’s parish is definitely a NO WORK zone. And proud of it!
A Violent Summer Weekend In NYC
This weekend, crime dominated the news in New York–from a violent mugging in Central Park that left the victim unconscious to an eruption of gun violence in Brooklyn where 19 people were shot, including nine in just one episode in the East New York area. Father Edward Mason is the Pastor of Our Lady of Presentation in East New York. Michelle Powers spoke with him about how he ministers to his flock–through times good and bad.
Lending a Hand In Interfaith
A group of rabbis believe the recently torched church in Tabgha, the shrine where Christians believe Jesus performed the Multiplication of the Loaves and Fish, was burned on explicitly religious, rather than political grounds. They are now leading a campaign that not only intends to donate thousands to rebuilding the church, but aims to educate and change the mindsets of religious extremists. Currents correspondent Michelle Powers spoke to one rabbi taking charge of the initiative.
Commuters Weigh Major Transit Disruptions for Pope’s Trip
Currents correspondent Konrad Aderer warns busy commuters about how the unprecedented security plans for New York City will affect transit. The September 24-26 changes to protect the Pope and the people will include major restrictions on cars, pedestrians, and Penn Station.
60 Second Review – “Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation”
Steven Greydanus reviews the latest installment in the Mission: Impossible franchise, MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: ROGUE NATION!
60 Second Review – “Mr. Holmes”
David DiCerto reviews Ian McKellan’s portrayal of an elderly Sherlock in MR. HOLMES.
Ancient Devotion Alive Today
Catholics in Mill Basin, Brooklyn, along with Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio, celebrate the feast day of Our Lady of Mount Carmel with a Mass at St. Bernard’s Church and procession through the streets of the neighborhood. Currents correspondent Katie Breidenbach tells why the feast day is so important to the faithful.
Light In a Dark World
The family is a school of love, forgiveness, mutual respect, patience, and humility in the midst of a world darkened by selfishness. Many face painful situations resulting from poverty, disability, illness and addictions, unemployment, and loneliness. In episode 7 of Mission of Love, Christian families are sources of mercy, safety, friendship, and support for those in the midst of a struggle. Families teach what it means to be fully human, despite the temptations of our world today.
The Polish Spy Who Tried to Stop the Holocaust
A new documentary tells the story of Jan Karski, a member of the Polish underground who risked his life to go undercover in the Warsaw Jewish ghetto where the Nazis were committing atrocities, and was met with inaction when he called on world leaders to intervene. Konrad Aderer speaks with Polish filmmaker Slavomir Grünburg about his thrilling and often troubling film, Karski and the Lords of Humanity.