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Artist Captures Sisters’ Experience

The aunt of artist Anne Goetze was a member of the Visitation Sisters, who died last year.  Ms. Goetze’s art, which depicts the sisters, is being exhibited at Visitation Monastery in Bay Ridge.  Currents correspondent Michelle Powers spoke with the artist ahead of the exhibit.

NYC Honor for Father Damien

In Manhattan, a Belgian priest who ministered in Hawaii is memorialized in a way apropos of New York City, and Currents correspondent Katie Breidenbach is there.

Nerves, Excitement at First Holy Communion

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.

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.