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.
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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.
Indonesian Priest Discusses Islamic State & Jamboree
The war in Asia’s largest Catholic country of the Philippines is feared to be the opening phase of a concerted Islamic attempt to create a caliphate in the region. America’s top military commander in the Pacific is calling it a “wake-up call” for every nation in the area. Catholics living in nearby northern Indonesia are worried. The communications director for the Manado Diocese says anxiety is soaring and people are on the lookout for any invaders. This weekend, Indonesian Catholics from across America are traveling to New York to attend a special gathering amid the troublesome news from their homeland. Tim Harfmann learns more about the concerns from the priest who heads up Indonesian affairs for the Brooklyn diocese.
July 4th at the Box Office
It is Fourth of July tradition almost as big as hotdogs and fireworks – the blockbuster movie. Our Michelle Powers and the host of NET-TV’s popular Reel-Faith program take a look.
Ohio Students Revitalize Ministries in Gravesend
Six young men have come from Franciscan University in Ohio to rejuvenate