Brooklyn’s largest Italian festival kicks off at Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Williamsburg. Currents correspondent Konrad Aderer speaks with Deacon Philip Franco about the significance of the Feast of the Giglio and its tradition.
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Dominican Sisters’ Organic Co-operative
Currents correspondent Katie Breidenbach and News Director Ed Wilkinson visit an organic co-op farm on the grounds of the Dominican Sisters of Amityville.
Inside Paraguay as Pope Visits
As the Pope Prepares to visit Paraguay, Currents correspondent Konrad Aderer speaks with Father John Vesey, a priest of the Diocese of Brooklyn, who worked at the diocese’s mission in Paraguay.
Muslim Community Helping Southern Christians
Currents anchor Liz Faublas speaks with Linda Sarsour, Executive Director of the Arab American Association of New York, about an effort by a coalition of Muslim groups in New York City to raise money for Christian churches attacked in the southern part of the U.S.
Paraguay
Informes # 4 – Viaje Apostolico a América Latina: Paraguay
Su Santidad Papa Francisco culminará su jornada apostólica en América Latina en Paraguay. En esta edición de Informes miramos a su horario y los lugares claves antes que regresa a Roma.
The Good-Enough Mother
Rene Syler, former day-time anchor of The Early Show on CBS and author of “Good Enough Mother,” sits down with Joumana Kidd and goes through life’s trails as well as triumphs. Rene demonstrates strength in times of adversity, when she tells of her battles with potential breast cancer, and all the while being faced with losing her job. They also talk about motherhood, Rene’s book and the sassy website of the same name Good Enough Mother.
St. Joseph Sisters: “We are the Dust of the Earth”
Currents correspondent Katie Breidenbach and News Director Ed Wilkinson went to Brentwood, Long Island where the Sisters of St. Joseph tend to their organic, self-sustaining garden along with their beehives, goats, chickens and rabbits. They talk about how a lack of environmental awareness harms the poor and their hope to inspire more conscious consumption in city dwellers and the next generation.
Pope Francis Using an Inductive Method
Currents anchor Liz Faublas speaks with Father John Cush, a priest of the Brooklyn Diocese, as Pope Francis continues his trip in Latin America. Father Cush has been studying in Rome and was recently named Assistant Vice Rector of the North American College, the place in Rome where American seminarians study.
St. Matthias
Today Anthony Mangano uncovers the story behind this church’s unusual clock tower and why this church design is strikingly similar to St. Joseph’s Co-Cathedral in Brooklyn. Join his exploration of this neighborhood’s unique history, and how it honors some local residents who made the ultimate sacrifice in World War One.
VBS: Vacation Bible School
Currents correspondent Michelle Powers speaks with young campers at St. Kevin’s Vacation Bible School, Flushing. Here they learn to rely on Christ, build a community, and share their faith with others through charity.