For Catholics in the Brooklyn Diocese and around the country, there is anticipation on how the new Justice will rule on matters of life and religious liberty. Our Konrad Aderer gets the reaction of Michael Long, Chairman of the Conservative Party of New York State.
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Divine Wisdom Students Bring Stations of Cross to Life
With Palm Sunday approaching, seventh and eighth graders at Divine Wisdom Catholic Academy perform a living Stations of the Cross after morning mass. Our Konrad Aderer takes us to the live meditation in Bayside.
San Juan Capistrano Mission
Joe Estevez and All Things Catholic visits the San Juan Capistrano Mission. Joe gives the history of the area and some of it’s famous faces and stories. Mechelle Lawerence Adams, the Executive director of the mission, gives the tour and tells the story of Junipero Serra.
Episode 7 – “Mariette in Ecstasy”
This 7th episode focuses on Ron Hansen’s novel, MARIETTE IN ECSTASY!
Meet the Priests: Father Gesson Agenis
Father Gesson Agenis heard his call to priesthood at a young age but decided before taking his vows to serve God’s people first. Katie Engesser reports.
Catholic Charities Rededicates Bishop Daily Residence
The Bishops of Brooklyn, Nicholas DiMarzio and his predecessor Thomas Daily, are cutting the ribbon at an important housing project that has a new name. Tim Harfmann reports from Prospect Heights.
Hawks Nest in Brooklyn Church Bell Tower
At St. Francis Xavier Church, a couple of red-tailed hawks have taken up residency in the bell tower. Tim Harfmann reports from Park Slope, where the pastor is conducting a contest to name their new feathered friends.
Fr. Thomas Devery
On this episode of On the Block, Ed Wilkinson, Editor of the Tablet newspaper, talks with Fr. Thomas Devery, the pastor of Our Lady Star of the Sea parish in Staten Island on the finale of this second season of On the Block. Fr. Devery was ordained in 1977 and has been serving the Archdiocese of New York faith community since.
Brooklyn Schools Kick Off In Annual Math Bowl
Hundreds of students around the Brooklyn diocese are competing in the annual math bowl, a contest that puts the kids’ math skills to the test. Katie Engesser reports from Queen of the Rosary Catholic Academy in Brooklyn, where the competition among the students is strong.
Diocesan Conference Energizes Youth
Evangelizing young people is a big success as the Brooklyn Diocese stages it’s Spring Rally. Katie Engesser reports from the conference at the Immaculate Conception Center in Douglaston, Queens that turned out hundreds.