Deacon Jorge Gonzalez, the Director of the Diaconate Formation program for the Diocese of Brooklyn and Co-Chair of Region II for the National Encuentro along with Mari Fernandez, Lay Representative from the Cursillos movement, sit down with Currents News anchor Liz Faublas to discuss the importance of the youth and youth vocations at the upcoming V National Encuentro. The V National Encuentro will take place September 20-23, 2018 in Grapevine, Texas. Currents News will have a team in Texas for the event and will be bringing you daily interviews and analysis.
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NY Gubernatorial Candidate Marc Molinaro joins Monsignor Harrington to talk about his ongoing campaign! Margarette Purvis, President & CEO of the Food Bank for New York City, talks about how people can get involved in ending hunger during September’s Go Orange campaign. Fr. Tom Gibbons joins the show to honor the upcoming canonization of Blessed Oscar Romero, an archbishop of El Salvador who spoke out against the violent military regime, a choice which ultimately cost him his life.
De la Tradición Oral al texto escrito
Conozca la Biblia desde una perspectiva histórica y cronológica. El padre Tomás del Valle y Jorge I. Domínguez nos trasladan a la época de los principios de la Biblia. Cómo los relatos bíblicos pasaron de la tradición oral al texto escrito, cómo y quién compiló los libros de la Biblia, quiénes son sus autores, qué quiere decir la palabra Biblia… esto y mucho más en el primer programa de esta nueva temporada dedicada a la Biblia.
“Unbroken: Path to Redemption”
An unforgettable testament to the resilience of the human mind, body, and spirit, Louie Zamperini’s true story is brought vividly to life in “Unbroken”, a story continued in 2018’s sequel “Unbroken: Path to Redemption”. Host Craig Syracusa is joined by Luke Zamperini, Louis son, as well as two of the stars of the movie: Samuel Hunt, who played Louie, and Will Graham, who played his own grandfather Billy Graham.
Currents News for Friday, September 14, 2018
In this special edition:
The Bishop of Brooklyn Nicholas DiMarzio presented an ambitious plan to the Pope… That will make a difference in many lives.
The Bishop will also be here to discuss the death penalty and the Pope’s major change to Catholic teaching.
The Pontiff is traveling to Sicily this weekend… and a young girl from Brooklyn could get the chance to sing for him!
Plus…
A huge surprise in Middle Village, Queens… Basketball star LeBron James stops by a Catholic High School and brings a generous gift…
Today’s top news from the Catholic perspective anchored by Liz Faublas. Currents news airs Monday through Friday at 7:00 p.m. EST on NET-TV (netny.tv)
Currents News for Thursday, September 13, 2018
A delegation of U.S. Catholic leaders meeting with Pope Francis. Their focus: The clerical sex abuse crisis.
Catholics from around the United States are heading to the Fifth Encuentro in Texas. A gathering that means a lot for the Church’s future.
I’ll speak with one of the key organizers of the Encuentro: Brooklyn’s Auxiliary Bishop Octavios Cisneros.
Plus… A report from North Carolina as Hurricane Florence begins to lash the coast.
Today’s top news from the Catholic perspective anchored by Liz Faublas. Currents news airs Monday through Friday at 7:00 p.m. EST on NET-TV (netny.tv)
The Church’s “Me Too” Moment
National correspondent for the Tablet and Crux Christopher White breaks down the latest headlines involving the ongoing clerical sex abuse crisis.
U.S. Bishops Meet Pope About Abuse Investigation
A team of top US bishops met with the Pope and the main topic of discussion was clerical sex abuse. Melissa Butz has the full story about the private audience in the Vatican.
Hispanic Population Growing in U.S. Catholic Church
Church leaders from around the nation will gather together in Texas for an “encounter.” The V Encuentro is a movement that’s designed to strengthen Hispanic Catholic leadership and the Church overall. In one week, years of work will reach a summit. Currents News Tim Harfmann on why the encuentro is so important.
Bishop Octavio Cisneros Previews National Encuentro
Brooklyn’s Auxiliary Bishop Octavio Cisneros sits down with Currents News anchor Liz Faublas to discuss the upcoming V National Encuentro. The V National Encuentro will take place September 20-23, 2018 in Grapevine, Texas. Currents News will have a team in Texas for the event and will be bringing you daily interviews and analysis.