Education Tax Credit: The Fight Is Not Over
June 24, 2015Albany politicians caved-in to union pressure and failing to enact education legislation that would help all of the City’s schools. DeSales Media […]
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Education Tax Credit: Until Next Year
June 24, 2015This year the Diocese of Brooklyn were determined to get the Education Tax Credit passed by organizing pickets and rallies. Now pronounced dead, […]
Meet the Wood Frog
June 24, 2015Although the future of the Education Tax Credit is looking dim, the State Senate has named an official amphibian of New York […]
Principal: Albany Agreement Not Enough
June 24, 2015Instead of passing the Education Tax Credit, the politicians in Albany struck an “agreement” that gives money to private schools as a […]
A New Garden Honors a Fallen NYPD Hero
June 23, 2015Currents correspondent Tim Harfmann reports from St. Gregory the Great Parish in Bellerose, which has dedicated a vegetable garden as a special […]
Bensonhurst Youth are Alive in Faith
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Six Decades of Service for Missionary Priest
June 23, 2015Fr. Bill Galvin, 86, grew up in Forrest Hills, attended Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School, and then found his calling as a […]
Charleston United in Love
June 23, 2015Following the horrific murder of nine black churchgoers by a white gunman, many expected Charleston, South Carolina to break out in riots. […]
Queens Native Reflects on Church in China
June 22, 2015Fr. Bill Galvin, an 86-year-old Maryknoll missionary and Queens native, has brought the word of God to the world for decades. Most […]
Latin Mass for Peace in the Middle East
June 22, 2015Prayers were offered for peace in the Middle East at a special liturgy celebrated at Holy Name Church in Park Slope. This […]