According to the City, there is an increase of homeless men and women on the streets. The outdoor number is combined with an a record high number of children and adults now sleeping in shelters. Katie Engesser speaks with one Brooklyn nun who has dedicated over 20 years to working with the homeless, as she tries to figure out the answers to the increase.
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Mary’s Workers Celebrate 50 Years in Brooklyn
The Legion of Mary is an apostolic group devoted to prayer and works of mercy. Here in Brooklyn they’ve been helping God’s children for half a century. Katie Engesser reports.
Catholic Culture: Places to Visit this Summer
Throughout the Summer, our Michelle Powers is featuring a series of reports designed to offer Catholics in Brooklyn and Queens easy, one-day visits to places that are well-worth exploring. Tonight, she and our Ed Wilkinson take the subway to an ornate building rich in history.
Williamsburg Feast Begins with Mass & Procession
Everyone shares the anticipation in Brooklyn as a festival more than a century old gets underway at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church. Tim Harfmann reports on the opening Mass for the Giglio celebration.
Nun Threatened at Co-Cathedral
Frightening moments inside Brooklyn’s co-Cathedral. A nun at prayer is threatened with death. Our Michelle Powers has the story, including video of the incident.
Reforma: Repuestas de la Iglesia
En este programa hablaremos sobre los orígenes, motivaciones y protagonistas de la reforma protestante, la contrarreforma católica y el concilio de Trento. El Padre Tomás y Jorge Domínguez hablan de esto y más en la próxima edición.
Update: Brooklyn’s Famous Giglio Receives ‘Face Lift’
In Williamsburg, a Brooklyn tradition gets underway with a spectacular, four-ton tower ready to be lifted aloft. Tim Harfmann reports on the preparations of the Giglio at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church.
To watch Tim’s previous report on the structure: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmrMG…
For more information on Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church’s annual feast: http://olmcfeast.com
Hitting the Beach–For Mass
With summer in full swing, several Churches in Brooklyn and Queens are using the season as a way to reach more people. Our Michelle Powers reports from the beach.
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This week on In the Arena, Monsignor Kieran Harrington is joined by Patti McDonald, widow of our great American hero, Detective Steven McDonald, in honor of Independence Day. And later in the show, Rabbi Daniel Cohen and Carmen Ashe will talk about their new books. All this and more on In the Arena, faith at the forefront of today’s news and events!
Spending Their Summer With God
At Resurrection Ascension in Rego Park, Queens, the youngest Catholics are taking part in a special camp that is founded on faith. Katie Engesser reports.