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“Christ has Entered that Union”

Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio speaks with Currents News Director Ed Wilkinson about the sacramental aspect of marriage. On April 25, the Brooklyn Diocese celebrated couples married 25 years or more.

Catholic England: What Would It Look Like?

Currents correspondent Michelle Powers speaks with English historian Daniel Selwood, who hypothesizes about what England might look like if Catholicism were the dominant religion there.

Earth Day Participation at Catholic Charities in Queens

Currents correspondent Michelle Powers reports from Catholic Charities Earth Day celebration at the organization’s Queens Community Center in Astoria, where children learned how to help save the planet through the three R’s: Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle.

Bishop Loughlin’s Green Roof

Currents correspondent Konrad Aderer visits Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School in Fort Greene, where a green roof is proving beneficial to the school and the environment.

Easter Art: Christ is Risen

Christ is Risen: that is the theme of this year’s Easter Art Contest, sponsored the Brooklyn Diocese’s newspaper, the Tablet, and the Knights of Columbus Archbishop John Hughes Council in Bay Ridge.  Currents correspondent Katie Breidenbach spoke with this year’s winners.

“There are So Many Different Forms of Trafficking”

Currents anchor Liz Faublas speaks with Catholic Migration Services Director of Legal Services Lorelei Salas about human trafficking, a form of abuse that’s happening not only overseas but here in the United States.

Martial Arts Instructor Follows Path to Ministry

Currents correspondent Katie Breidenbach speaks with Dean Dobbins, a martial arts instructor who is involved in a number of other ventures. Next month, he will become a member of the clergy when he is ordained as a permanent deacon for the Diocese of Brooklyn.

After Easter Vigil, the Journey Continues

Close to 1,200 men and women in Brooklyn and Queens received the Sacraments of Initiation at Easter Vigil celebrations.  On Tuesday, these men and women, known as Neophytes, were given the opportunity to join in celebration with their bishop, Brooklyn Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio.  Currents correspondent Michelle Powers reports from the Mass of the Neophytes at St. James Cathedral in Downtown Brooklyn.

The Gallagher Girls Run For Bishop Kearney

Twins Tess and Jackie Gallagher follow in their older sisters’ footsteps as they run for the Bishop Kearney track team. Their faith is ever-present, a part of their everyday lives, and is the foundation for all that they do.