Thanks to Bishop of Brooklyn Nicholas DiMarzio’s Generations of Faith campaign, a church in Queens can now enjoy a new garden and statue dedicated to the Blessed Mother. Katie Engesser has more on that story.
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St. Francis College to Help Vets Become Teachers
Serving your country in the armed forces is an honor, and now St. Francis College is helping current service members and veterans serve in a whole new way, helping them become public school teachers.
On Wednesday, July 26 at 6:00pm, St. Francis College begins its participation in the Troops to Teachers program, with a workshop and admissions fair that can immediately put candidates on track for a fulfilling career teaching children. Michelle Powers has the story.
Catholic Volunteers Join Habitat NYC In Home Revitalization
On Saturday a team of 15 volunteers from Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament joined with Habitat NYC for a build day, part of a major effort to turn 23 abandoned properties in our Diocese into affordable family homes. Our Konrad Aderer reports on their work and the need for more parishes to join the effort across the Diocese.
Steubenville NYC: Bringing Youth Closer to Christ
Fifteen hundred high schoolers are together at St John’s University in Queens for inspiration and strength in their journeys to Christ. Katie Engesser reports how Steubenville NYC could quite possibly be changing lives.
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This week on In the Arena, Monsignor Kieran Harrington is joined by Father Janvier Yameogo from the Vatican and David Gibson. Then he talks to Father James Martin about his new book, “Building a Bridge”, and actor Stephen Baldwin shares his own journey to faith. All this and more on In the Arena, faith at the forefront of today’s news and events.
60 Second Review – “Baby Driver”
Deacon Steven Greydanus reviews director Edgar Wright’s latest crime thriller, BABY DRIVER!
60 Second Review – “47 Meters Down”
David DiCerto reviews the “shark-bait” thriller, 47 METERS DOWN!
A Movie For the Season
Throughout the summer, Holy Trinity Church is bringing it’s parishioners together for a movie night and as Katie Engesser reports the event is in preparation for the upcoming Year of Vocations.
Worry Mounts For Still-Missing Bath Beach Grandmother
Anxiety is increasing for the safety of Mary Joyce Bonsignore, an 88-year-old grandmother of St. Finbar Parish in Bath Beach, who disappeared Monday. Our Konrad Aderer speaks with her distressed husband and neighbors, who are organizing an urgent gathering to step up search efforts for her.
Catholics Bike Coast to Coast for Good Cause
A team of cyclists has returned to Brooklyn after biking over 4200 miles from Seattle, Washington. The reason for their almost 2 month journey is to improve the lives of those with a common form of muscular dystrophy. Katie Engesser reports from the finish line with more.