Currents correspondent Michelle Powers reports from Most Precious Blood Church in Bath Beach, where young people received First Holy Communion and crowned the Blessed Virgin Mary.
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Priests, Seminarians Bicycling for Vocations
Currents News Director Ed Wilkinson speaks with Father Mark Swartzvagher, who, along with another priest and three seminarians, while bicycle from Florida to New York to raise awareness of vocations to the priesthood.
Priests, Seminarians Bike for Vocations
Currents News Director Ed Wilkinson speaks with Father Marc Swartzvagher, who, along with another priest and three seminarians, while bicycle from Florida to New York to raise awareness of vocations to the priesthood.
Protests and Freedoms
Christine Emba and Grant Gallicho join Msgr. Kieran Harrington, and special guest, Harris Zafar, of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA, to discuss and debate the protests in Baltimore and the shooting in Texas and how they relate to the freedoms granted us by the constitution.
Creating The Future
Family has been described as the foundation of all other communities… the “domestic church.” “Creating the Future” is the fifth episode in NET’s series Mission of Love. This episode (watch above) looks into the free and total gift of self, which is made manifest in a marriage — a love so strong, that it must be named. When a child is born, marriage gives spiritual context to nature. Go in-depth with actual couples who have faced challenges and struggles, but have come into a deeper sense of faith through their journey into parenthood.
Different Journeys Lead to Diaconate
Currents correspondent Katie Breidenbach introduces us to two men, Stanley Tam, a church staff member and Eugene Cassidy, a Catholic revert, who are among the 19 men set to be ordained permanent deacons for the Diocese of Brooklyn on May 23.
Becket Fund Presents Religious Freedom Award
Currents correspondent Konrad Aderer reports from the Canterbury Medal Dinner, hosted by the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty.
Motherhood, Women’s Roles and Parenting
As Mother’s Day approaches, Brooklyn Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio talks about the roles of women and mothers with Currents News Director Ed Wilkinson.
NYPD Remembers during National Police Week
It’s a week that’s observed across the country, to remember fallen police officers. Currents correspondent Michelle Powers reports from a memorial ceremony held at One Police Plaza in Manhattan.
Invention Convention Goes Outside the Box
In our new feature, “Class of the Week,” Currents education correspondent Marie Elena Giossi visits the “Invention Convention,” hosted by the sixth graders at Mary Gate of Heaven School in Ozone Park.