The Good Book that’s also a really expensive book.
A Bible, translated into Hebrew, just sold at auction at Sotheby’s for nearly seven million dollars! Its author was a Spanish rabbi, who wrote the 768 pages in the year 1312.
It’s considered one of the most important Hebrew scriptures to survive medieval Spain.
Bishops in Ohio are calling on people to treat migrants with respect and dignity.
The prelates from Springfield released a statement saying the blue-collar city of around 50,000 people has been struggling with “violent threats and life disruptions” after viral social media claims that the Haitian migrants there were eating people’s pets.
While the bishops did not address this rumor directly, they encouraged people not to perpetuate ill on anyone based on “unfounded gossip.”
A Washington State golfer is back on the greens just weeks after a harrowing near-death experience, all thanks to the quick thinking and heroic actions of another golfer, Otis Alridge. The two recently reunited on the golf course for the first time since the life-changing event, which unfolded in a matter of seconds.
Chris Honingford, the man whose life was saved, expressed his deep gratitude as he met Alridge face-to-face for the first time since that day.
The incident occurred on August 20, a day Honingford doesn’t remember but one Alridge will never forget. During the game, Honingford, who had recently been diagnosed with atrial fibrillation (AFib), suddenly collapsed mid-swing on the third hole.
“The heart, just when you have AFib, it beats really fast or really slow. Well, it got to the point where it decided to stop beating, and I was in the middle of a golf swing on the third hole from what I was told,” Honingford explained.
Alridge quickly realized something was terribly wrong and immediately sprang into action.
“I saw a man that needed help, and I knew I had to do something,” Alridge recalled. Without hesitation, he began performing CPR, determined to keep Honingford alive.
“My main concern at that time was keeping a rhythm going in his heart to try to keep blood going to his brain because I knew then that he probably had a heart attack, and there could be some brain damage if I didn’t do what I was doing,” said Alridge, who continued administering CPR for 15 minutes until paramedics arrived.
Honingford was rushed to the hospital, but for Alridge, the days that followed were filled with worry and sleepless nights. “I just wanted to make sure he was okay,” Alridge shared. “I kept wondering if I had done everything right.”
Fortunately, Honingford recovered and was well enough to welcome visitors. During their reunion, Honingford struggled to find words to express his gratitude.
“I don’t think words can express how grateful one could be that they literally saved your life. There is no greater calling, there is no greater thing that you can do for a human being,” Honingford said.
Alridge, who was trained in CPR 50 years ago, had never had to use those skills until that fateful day. “For some reason, it all just came back to me. I just reacted,” he said.
Now, Honingford is back on the golf course, fully aware that he has been given a second chance.
“I do fully understand that I’ve been given a new lease on life,” Honingford said, reflecting on the event that could have ended very differently had it not been for Alridge’s quick response and selfless actions.
The Sisters of St. Joseph bring hope to Camden, New Jersey, one of the most dangerous cities and the state’s largest food desert, by feeding the hungry and addressing food insecurity.
Ohio’s Catholic bishops are urging respect and dignity for migrants after viral claims about Haitian migrants sparked controversy in Springfield.
A Washington golfer is back on the course weeks after his heart stopped mid-swing, thanks to a fellow golfer’s life-saving CPR, which he credits to divine intervention.
A rare and historically important 14th-century Hebrew Bible just sold for nearly $7 million at Sotheby’s.
by Katie Vasquez
The shovels are in the ground and construction has started on a building along Livonia Avenue that will serve low-income seniors in Brownsville.
“We’re not just breaking ground but actually moving the project along,” said Bishop Robert Brennan.
The project, which includes 141 sustainable apartments, has been 10 years in the making with community residents coming together to voice the need for affordable housing.
“They identified the needs, what they would like to see here on the city owned land that was underutilized and just vacant,” said Tim McManus, Senior Vice President of Catholic Charities Progress of the Peoples Development Corporation.
According to Live On NY, a non profit that helps older New Yorkers, the number of people over the age of 65 in homeless shelters has never been higher, increasing from 5 percent to 8 percent over an eight year period. McManus along with the affordable housing arm of Catholic Charities said the organization has seen that need first hand with a project in Astoria.
“Of the 102 units, we had over 26,000 applicants,” McManus said.
The Gail P. Duke senior residence will also include a 10,000 square foot senior center with supportive services, hot meals, fitness classes and other amenities.
It is named after this woman who works with Catholic Charities. She is eager to see seniors living a healthy lifestyle.
“Getting out and finding some of these benefits are difficult and so we’re bringing all this to them,” said Gail Duke, treasurer of Catholic Charities Progress of the Peoples Development Corporation.
Getting seniors their own place to live is a priority for the Diocese of Brooklyn.
“We’ve always carried on the torch,” Bishop Brennan said. “and the need is getting greater and greater as you can see, more and more of our people are being pushed out of their neighborhoods.”
This project is expected to be completed in mid 2026.
Construction has begun on a 13-story building in Brownsville that will provide affordable, sustainable housing for low-income seniors. Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens broke ground on the Gail P. Duke Residence Thursday, which will offer over 140 fully electric apartments.
Since the 1980s, Medjugorje in Bosnia has been a major pilgrimage site following reports of alleged Marian apparitions. Now, the Vatican has cautiously acknowledged the devotion taking place there.
St. John’s University has unveiled a state-of-the-art Health Sciences Center with virtual reality and patient simulation labs. The fully energy-efficient building offers students cutting-edge technology for hands-on learning.
St. Michael’s Catholic Academy celebrates the Mid-Autumn Festival, China’s second-largest holiday. With a student body rich in Asian culture, the Queens school marked the occasion with Mandarin-language dance and song performances.
by Katie Vasquez
Ariana Milom is getting her blood pressure checked, but she’s not a hospital, she’s at the new patient simulation labs at St John’s University.
“I feel like it really helps us to expand our education and really get hands on knowledge when it comes to nursing care,” said Milom, a junior at St. John’s University.
The facility is part of a new St. Vincent Health Sciences Center where students can work on mannequins with human-like characteristics.
“They have pulses. We’re able to take blood from them. We can catheterize them. We can start IVs on them, we can code them,” said chair of the Nursing Department at St. John’s University, Francine Laterza.
The Catholic college officially opened its $106 million health sciences building Wednesday. It is fully energy efficient and outfitted with the latest technology including virtual reality.
“That’s what we want to produce here at St John’s, health care professionals who serve those that they serve with love, respect and with an appreciation for the individuality and the background of those whom they serve,” said St. John’s University President, Father Brian Shanley, OP.
The nursing program only started here in the fall of 2022. Giuliana Fusco was excited to be part of the first group.
“I have a lot of family members who are nurses and I’ve always been super inspired by them and really just always wanted to help people,” said Fusco.
The chair of the department says it’s a stark contrast from her time in nursing school.
“It was a textbook, our notebook and our brains. So all of this technology which has evolved, has, you know, is so important for the students of today, students are very technology based,” said Laterza.
And these students feel they are better prepared to enter the real world.
“Once you step in here, I feel like you really get into that mindset and environment of what a hospital would be like,” said Milom.
“I also have always loved science and I’m just super excited to help as many people as I can,” said Fusco.
Construction has officially begun on a 13-story building dedicated to providing affordable and sustainable housing for low-income senior citizens.
The “Livonia C-3 Senior Residence,” developed by Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens, will feature over 140 apartments in a fully electric, eco-friendly building.
The topic of addiction was discussed at a recent meeting of Priestly Fraternity.
More than 150 priests gathered at the Immaculate Conception Center in Douglaston, Queens, on Tuesday for their bi-annual convocation. Clergy from across Brooklyn and Queens meet every spring and fall to discuss their ministries.
This meeting focused on becoming happy, holy, and healthy priests, including a talk on addiction by “Guest House,” a Midwestern treatment center for priests.
Brooklyn Bishop Robert Brennan emphasized the value of this information for the men of faith. The next Diocese of Brooklyn convocation will take place in May.
A new webinar series created by DeSales Media aims to take our faith to the next level in the most effective way possible.
It all began with a study showing that one in five Catholics are not comfortable discussing their faith.
The web series will address that and more.
Dave Plisky, Director of Product and Innovation at DeSales Media Group, joins Currents News to talk more about it.
To check out the web series visit: Religiontoreality.org.