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This week, on an all-new episode of In the Arena, host Monsignor Kieran Harrington will be joined by guests including tenor Amine Hachem, who will talk about his upcoming show at Carnegie Hall, and TV personality Kelly Wright, as well as Father Patrick Keating from Catholic Migration Services. All this and more on In the Arena, faith at the forefront of today’s news and events!

Christmas Tradition Hits Brooklyn Street

There is a very unique Christmas display outside a home in the Dyker Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn. Currents News Tim Harfmann reports it is based on a centuries old tradition and lovingly created by hand.

Queens Bangladeshis Recap Papal Trip

For Bangladeshis in the Brooklyn diocese, the Pope’s journey to their homeland was emotional. Currents News Tim Harfmann reports from Astoria, Queens.

Brooklyn Dreamer Joins National Day of Action

A young Dreamer from our Diocese joined two thousand other immigrants and supporters in Washington D.C. for the December 6 national day of action to urge Congress to pass a “clean Dream Act.” The life-long parishioner of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Sunset Park, shares her story and the consequences of the impending end of DACA by order of President Trump. Currents Konrad Aderer reports.

Singing Sisters Perform at Christmas Concert

They are a congregation of nuns with terrific voices and a mission to communicate God’s Word. Currents News Tim Harfmann reports on how the two come together at a Christmas concert.

U.S. Bishops Promote iMarch Day of Action for Dreamers

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has joined forces with New American Economy on a national campaign called iMarch, to urge Congress to act to protect Dreamers – young people brought to this country as children. The Wednesday, 12/6/2017 day of action will include a march in Washington, D.C., events across the country, and a Thunderclap social media campaign.

Prayers for Bishop Ford’s Canonization

Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio celebrated a Mass honoring the one-hundredth anniversary of Bishop Francis Xavier Ford’s ordination as a priest. At the Co-Cathedral of Saint Joseph, where Bishop Ford himself celebrated his first solemn Mass as a priest, Chinese Catholics, Maryknoll sisters, and family members prayed for the beloved missionary’s canonization. Currents Konrad Aderer reports.

Bishop Francis X. Ford’s Legacy – Part 2

He helped bring the Catholic faith to China and that cost Bishop Francis Xavier Ford his life. On the 100th anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood, Currents News, Michelle Powers, reports on the Brooklyn native’s life and legacy.

Bishop Francis X. Ford’s Legacy – Part 1

When the Brooklyn native entered the upstate New York Maryknoll Seminary in 1912, he became the first student of the then fledgling society of missionaries. Tonight, ahead of the 100th Anniversary of his Holy Orders, Currents News, Michelle Powers, begins a special two-part examination of Bishop Francis X. Ford’s extraordinary life.