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All-Girls High School Hosts Women’s Professional Day

Coinciding with International Women’s Day, St. Joseph High School welcomes successful women to share their experiences and give advice to the students. Participating in the annual event is Currents anchor, Liz Faublas, and The Tablet reporter, Melissa Enaje. Tim Harfmann reports from the Brooklyn school.

A Touchstone to Heaven

The students of St John’s University are getting a chance to visit Lourdes, France from the comfort of their Queens campus. It’s called a virtual pilgrimage, using technology to help them visit the famous grotto and Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes. Katie Engesser has more.

Pastor Eases Fears of Immigrant Parish

Our Lady of Sorrows in Corona, Queens is home to many immigrants who are undocumented. Katie Engesser reports that the pastor, Fr. Ray Roden, is doing all he can to help his congregation during these turbulent times.

Queens County Celebrates St. Paddy’s Day

Tim Harfmann reports from the 42nd Annual Queens County St. Patrick’s Day Parade, where Monsignor John Bracken, the pastor of St. Francis de Sales Church, Belle Harbor served as a deputy grand marshall. Despite frigid temperatures, parade-goers gather to celebrate their Irish heritage and Catholic faith.

SSN 07 – EP 23

This week on “In the Arena” join Monsignor Kieran Harrington as he is joined by the Archbishop of Philadelphia, Archbishop Charles Chaput, to discuss his new book: “Strangers in a Strange Land: Living the Catholic Faith in a Post-Christian World”. All this and much more on “In the Arena”: faith at the forefront of today’s news and events.

 

Brooklyn Water Main Break Causes Destruction

Tim Harfmann reports from Brooklyn Heights, where spewing brown water affects nearly 30 local businesses and the subway, but Catholic organizations nearby narrowly avoid the inundation.

Sex Abuse Commission Resignation Raises Questions

Marie Collins, an Irish woman once molested by a priest, has resigned from the Vatican’s sex abuse commission. An original member of the three-year-old panel, she believes Pope Francis supports the commission’s work, but she’s quitting because, she says, other forces in the Vatican are not cooperating. Now that the resignation is rocking the Holy Father’s commission, Tim Harfmann speaks with top officials of the Brooklyn diocese to see what possible impact it could have.

Archbishop Chaput Promotes New Book

Tim Harfmann reports from Manhattan’s Sheen Center as Archbishop Charles Chaput promotes his latest book, ‘Strangers in a Strange Land: Living the Catholic Faith in a Post-Christian World.’ The leader of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia headlines the event sponsored by DeSales Media Group.