This week, join guest hosts Liz Faublas and Joe Concha for an all-new episode of In the Arena! They’ll discuss the Trump presidency with Rabbi Shmuley Boteach and Rob Astorino, and they’ll also be joined by NY Times Best-selling author Karen Duffy. And in the final segment, Monsignor Harrington returns with Roy Schoeman to discuss the book “Kidnapped by the Vatican”. All this and more on In the Arena, faith at the forefront of today’s news and events!
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Bishop DiMarzio Visits Two Schools in Queens
As Catholic Schools Week continues, Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio visits the St. Gregory the Great, in Bellerose, and St. Margaret, in Middle Village. Students perform songs and line up for “Stump the Bishop” — a chance to ask him whatever’s on their minds. Currents News Konrad Aderer reports.
Year of Service Brings Young Texas Woman To Queens
Cheryl Cedillo came from Texas in September to give a year of service in Queens, through the Saint Joseph Worker Program. Her ideas of her own talents and the meaning of service have been expanding in her work with formerly incarcerated mothers, at Hour Children. Currents News Konrad Aderer reports.
Msgr. Jamie Gigantiello
Everyone’s favorite chef, Msgr. Jamie Gigantiello, pastor of The Shrine Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, talks with Ed Wilkinson about leaving the culinary world for the priesthood.
60+ Second Review – “Lady Bird”
David DiCerto reviews the critically-acclaimed indie-drama, LADY BIRD!
60 Second Review – “The Post”
David DiCerto reviews the latest drama from director, Steven Spielberg and starring Meryl Streep & Tom Hanks, THE POST!
60 Second Review – “The Shape of Water”
Steven Greydanus reviews the Guillermo Del Toro fantasy, THE SHAPE OF WATER!
60+ Second Review – “Dunkirk”
David DiCerto reviews the WW-II historical drama, from director Christopher Nolan, DUNKIRK!
Honoring a Departed Pastor and Welcoming His Successor
On their feast day, St. Thomas Aquinas Parish in Flatlands, Brooklyn rededicates their sanctuary to their dearly departed pastor, Monsignor John Brown, who passed away in March of 2017. Currents News Konrad Aderer reports from the church as parishioners remember their former pastor and welcome his successor, Father Dwayne Davis.
Diocese Takes Bold Steps to Protect From Flu
Due to the severe flu season of 2017-2018, the Bishop of Brooklyn, Nicholas DiMarzio, has suspended the distribution of the Precious Blood during Mass.
Currents News Konrad Aderer reports on the Bishop’s other precautions, and those taken by Catholic schools in the Diocese.