Twelve-year-old Brendan Roman knows what he wants from life, and an important part is his Catholic education. Currents News Konrad Aderer talks with the seventh grader about how Futures in Education connected him with a donor “angel” helped him stay on course to his dream.
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Bishops Encourage Deacons on 50th Anniversary
Bishop DiMarzio of Brooklyn and Bishop Caggiano of Bridgeport encourage the deacons of our diocese on the fiftieth anniversary of the Diaconate in the U.S. Currents News Konrad Aderer reports from the Immaculate Conception Center in Douglaston.
Brooklyn Diocese Volunteers Will Head to Puerto Rico
On the U.S. island of Puerto Rico, Catholics care about rebuilding the storm-shattered territory. Currents News Tim Harfmann reports on a new mission that is being mounted in the Brooklyn diocese.
Brooklynites Get Tools to Gain Vocations
Fewer and fewer men are applying to the priesthood.
Bishop of Brooklyn Nicholas DiMarzio is spearheading a major drive to change that…
Currents News Katie Engesser now with more on what’s being done.
New Fears in Syria After U.S. Missile Strike
The Papal charity Aid to the Church in Need been helping Syrian Christians remain in their towns of origin through seven years of the devastating conflict. But now many of them fear military escalation after the U.S. missile strike. Currents News Konrad Aderer reports.
K of C Remembers Past Knights, Struggles for Future
The highly-regarded Catholic institution is struggling to recruit new members. Currents News Tim Harfmann reports on how the Knights are meeting the challenge in Brooklyn and Queens.
Homeschooled Vocations
There’s intriguing new information about where priestly vocations are flourishing. Researchers at Georgetown University are discovering that young American men are four times more likely to enter seminaries if they are educated in a certain way. Currents News Tim Harfmann reports.
50 Years of Formation
They were first mentioned in the Bible….but for centuries, deacons disappeared from church life.
This Sunday, Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio will celebrate their rebirth in the Brooklyn diocese.
Currents News Katie Engesser reports on how deacons are now vital to Catholicism.
SSN 10_EP14
Join us for a very special episode of In the Arena, when we look back at some our favorite interviews and guests, including Olympic gold medalist Scott Hamilton; authors Bruce Hartman and Father Mike Schmitz; and Jon Hirsch, producer of CNN’s new miniseries “Pope: the Most Powerful Man in History.” All this and more on In the Arena!
Episode 20 – “Father Malachy’s Miracle”
This 20th episode will feature Bruce Marshall’s, FATHER MALACHY’S MIRACLE!