The Diocese of Brooklyn is preparing to welcome a new class of men to the priesthood and Currents reporter Katie Engesser is profiling the deacons before they take their vows this June. First in her series is Deacon John Hwang who came to America from South Korea and hopes to fortify his priesthood with music.
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Brooklyn Catholics Process on Palm Sunday
An outdoor commemoration of Palm Sunday begins in Brooklyn’s Grand Army Plaza and processes to the Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph in Prospect Heights. Tim Harfmann files this report.
‘Angels’ Help Students Grow Wings in Education and Faith
Tim Harfmann reports on donors, known as angels, who are meeting the school children they financially support. This annual program is organized by Futures in Education so children can continue to grow at Catholic schools in the Brooklyn diocese.
Joe DiMaggio Dinner Honors Former Mets Manager
Tim Harfmann reports from Manhattan’s Plaza Hotel as former New York Mets manager, Bobby Valentine, is presented with the Joe DiMaggio Award. The dinner, named after the legendary New York Yankees player, is a fundraiser for Catholic education in the Brooklyn diocese.
Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero & Don DeCarlo
Walk In Faith, the show where we take you beyond the image and discover who our guests really are. On this episode, Craig Tubiolo interviews boxer Robert Guerrero, also known as “The Ghost” and boxing inspector Don DeCarlo.
Seeking Forgiveness on Reconciliation Monday
Palm Sunday inaugurates Holy Week – the most important time on the Catholic calendar. Today, throughout the Diocese in the Churches of Brooklyn and Queens, there is a special opportunity for Confession and forgiveness. Our Michelle Powers has the story of Reconciliation Monday.
SSN 08 – EP 02
Pakistani-Canadian journalist, author, and public speaker, Raheel Raza joins Monsignor Kieran Harrington to discuss the damage that the Syrian civil war has caused. Then, associate editor of Commentary Magazine, Noah Rothman, talks about the latest hot-button issues and the president and co-founder of The Center for Medicine in the Public Interest, Peter Pitts, joins to weigh in on the healthcare debate. All this and much more on “In the Arena”: faith at the forefront of today’s news and events.
Dominican Sisters of Hawthorne
The mission for all Dominicans is to preach God’s love. The Hawthorne Dominicans accomplish this in a specific way by preaching God’s love and His healing presence in the world through the ministry to His sick poor with incurable cancer.
The Congregation of Saint Rose of Lima was founded in 1900 by Rose Hawthorme Lathrop, (Mother Mary Alphonsa), the daughter of Nathaniel Hawthorne. Rose was a convert to Catholism and in searching for a way to serve God and the poor began her work of caring for incurable cancer patients on the Lower East Side of Manhattan.
Today, the Dominican Sisters of Hawthorne’s continue nursing Christ’s sick poor who suffer from incurable cancer in the Motherhouse: Rosary Hill Home (Hawthorne, NY), Sacred Heart Home (Philadelphia, PA) and in Our Lady of Perpetual Help Home (Atlanta, GA)
Meet the Priests: Father Jason Espinal
In her final installment of her series, Katie Engesser talks to Our Lady of Angels priest, Father Jason Espinal. Besides serving his Bay Ridge parishioners, he also ministers to the Dominican immigrants in the diocese and works to cultivate new vocations.
Catholics Celebrate Seder
While Catholics are getting ready for Holy Week, people of the Jewish faith are preparing themselves for Passover. At St Mark’s Church in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn; the two religions are gathering together to commemorate the two celebrations. Katie Engesser reports on how the Seder meal is bringing everyone together.