NDP’s Gym Meet marks 90 years March 7, 2019By Paul McMullen Filed Under: Commentary, Feature, Local News, Our Back Pages, Schools, Sports Gym Meet traditions include Mary Bartel, chairwoman of the Physical Education/Health Department, serving as faculty moderator for nearly 30 years.
‘Pea toast’ and other sacrifices March 7, 2019By Christopher Gunty Filed Under: Amen, Amen Gunty Commentary, Commentary, Lent We fast on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday and abstain from meat on the other Fridays of the season, but it’s not much of a sacrifice to splurge on lobster instead of beef as a Lenten meal.
Frank Gehry and the quest for transcendence March 7, 2019By Bishop Robert Barron Filed Under: Commentary, Word on Fire The Church ought to sing the transcendence of God to Frank Gehry as it once sang it to Giotto, Michelangelo, Caravaggio, Dante, Gaudí, and the architect of Chartres Cathedral.
The long Lent March 6, 2019By Archbishop William E. Lori Filed Under: Charity in Truth, Commentary, Lent May this long Lent lead to an Easter of renewed hope and joy for ourselves, for the church, and for those who have been harmed.
Moving experience March 6, 2019By Father Joseph Breighner Filed Under: Commentary, Wit & Wisdom To be human is to be worthy of God. God affirms the value of human life, by becoming human himself. But life is not easy.
Send in the clowns February 22, 2019By Elise Italiano Ureneck Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary A good comedian helps an audience to recognize common absurdities, inconsistencies and hypocrisies in any given cultural moment. Their real genius is helping audiences to recognize the ones in which they also take part.
Does Jesus say ghosts exist?/ Serving as witness at Protestant wedding February 19, 2019By Father Kenneth Doyle Filed Under: Commentary, Question Corner Father Doyle fields questions about the existence of ghosts and whether Catholics may serve as witnesses in the rituals of non-Catholic weddings.
The makings of a long-lasting marriage February 14, 2019By Tony Rossi Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary People often wonder what the secret is to a successful marriage. Based on the Rowe’s relationship, the answer is love, understanding, faith, compassion, and selflessness. They don’t sound like such a secret at all.
Funeral Mass on Sunday?/ Say rosary during Mass? February 12, 2019By Father Kenneth Doyle Filed Under: Commentary, Question Corner Father Doyle fields questions about celebrating funeral Masses on Sunday and praying the rosary at Mass.
Let people know they matter February 7, 2019By Carolyn Woo Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary Let this Valentine’s Day be an opportunity to let people know that they matter to us.
Building a wall against life February 5, 2019By Richard Doerflinger Filed Under: A More Human Society, Commentary In what Gov. Andrew Cuomo calls a “historic victory for New Yorkers,” New York has passed what may be the nation’s most extreme and irresponsible abortion law.
Find extraordinary in the ordinary February 4, 2019By Rita Buettner Filed Under: Commentary, The Domestic Church We can encounter God in the awesome majesty of a mountaintop sunrise or a scrunched bouquet of dandelion’s in a child’s fist.
