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Education Tax Credit: The Fight Is Not Over

Albany politicians caved-in to union pressure and failing to enact education legislation that would help all of the City’s schools. DeSales Media Group Director of External Affairs Vincent Levien and Diocese of Brooklyn Associate Superintendent of Schools Anne-Marie Baumis describe what happened in Albany… and what lies ahead.

Education Tax Credit: Until Next Year

This year the Diocese of Brooklyn were determined to get the Education Tax Credit passed by organizing pickets and rallies. Now pronounced dead, many are wondering if it ever had a chance and who is to blame.

Meet the Wood Frog

Although the future of the Education Tax Credit is looking dim, the State Senate has named an official amphibian of New York State.

Principal: Albany Agreement Not Enough

Instead of passing the Education Tax Credit, the politicians in Albany struck an “agreement” that gives money to private schools as a reimbursement for state-required mandated services. One principal fumes that this is not enough. Currents correspondent Katie Breidenbach explains.

A New Garden Honors a Fallen NYPD Hero

Currents correspondent Tim Harfmann reports from St. Gregory the Great Parish in Bellerose, which has dedicated a vegetable garden as a special tribute to NYPD Officer Brian Moore, who was killed in the line of duty last month.

Bensonhurst Youth are Alive in Faith

News Director Ed Wilkinson reports from St. Athanasius in Bensonhurst, where hundreds gathered for a youth rally & adoration of the Blessed Sacrament.

Six Decades of Service for Missionary Priest

Fr. Bill Galvin, 86, grew up in Forrest Hills, attended Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School, and then found his calling as a Maryknoll missionary. In the second part of a two-part series, Currents News Director Ed Wilkinson talks with Fr. Galvin about growing up in the Brooklyn Diocese and his sixty years of priestly service that includes missionary work in the Philippines and China.

Charleston United in Love

Following the horrific murder of nine black churchgoers by a white gunman, many expected Charleston, South Carolina to break out in riots. As Bishop Robert Guglielmone, the leader of the Catholic diocese of Charleston, tells Currents Correspondent Katie Breidenbach, just the opposite is happening.