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Ash Wednesday Marks First Step in Lenten Pilgrimage for Faithful in Diocese of Brooklyn

1+ hour, 36+ min ago  (444+ words) There are 37 churches'along the'pilgrimage'route this year, starting with the Cathedral Basilica of St. James on Ash Wednesday and ending with St. John the Baptist " Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish on Wednesday, April 1." RELATED: Local Catholic Reaffirms Faith, Love of…...

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Jesus, the Desert, and the Call to Lenten Renewal

2+ hour, 24+ min ago  (162+ words) by Father Alonzo Cox" Jesus is tempted by the devil as he wanders the desert on three different occasions. We see the Lord come face to face with the devil, who claims only to want to fulfill the needs and…...

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Cardinal Dolan: By No Means Finished

3+ hour, 18+ min ago  (222+ words) For the past 17 years, the people of New York have known that they had an archbishop, and in the same sense in which John Paul II made them know they had a pope." Then there is the cardinal's constant defense…...

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Archbishop Sheen: NYC’s Catholic Media Maven

4+ hour, 4+ min ago  (361+ words) In an era when the Church grapples with secularism and digital distractions, the life and ministry of Archbishop Fulton Sheen stands as a beacon of innovative evangelization, worthy of consideration for sainthood." Looking out from his perch in the bustling…...

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Diocesan Assignments – February 21, 2026

5+ hour, 51+ min ago  (917+ words) Rev. Thomas V. Doyle, from pastor of Good Shepherd, Marine Park, and from pastor of Resurrection, Gerritsen Beach, to pastor of the newly merged Good Shepherd-Resurrection, Marine Park, effective Jan. 1, 2026." Rev. William Chacon, from pastor at Blessed Sacrament-St. Sylvester, Cypress Hills,…...

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Renewing Our Marital Vows

5+ hour, 59+ min ago  (532+ words) It is important to attend to sacred marital vows because Satan and the ways of the world try to destroy everything that is holy. The evil one purposefully lays traps. Renewing vows gives us the courage to keep our union…...

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Growing Up With Archbishop Fulton Sheen: ‘He Captured Our Attention’

6+ hour, 29+ min ago  (573+ words) It was a tradition in my childhood home, as in most Catholic households of the 1950s. In our small living room in Greenpoint, the family huddled around the small black and white TV screen to watch Archbishop Fulton Sheen's weekly show,…...

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Sheen & Heard: Archbishop Fulton Sheen in His Own Words

6+ hour, 53+ min ago  (87+ words) Few have spoken to the heart as clearly as Archbishop Fulton Sheen. Here are some of his quotes that capture his wisdom, wit, and spiritual insight, which continue to inspire. The post Sheen & Heard: Archbishop Fulton Sheen in His Own…...

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Pope Leo XIV on Ash Wednesday: Ask the Lord for the Gift of True Conversion This Lent

7+ hour, 36+ min ago  (508+ words) ROME (OSV News) " On Ash Wednesday, Pope Leo XIV encouraged Catholics to ask the Lord for "the gift of true conversion" at the start of the 40-day penitential season of Lent. Speaking to English-speaking pilgrims at his Wednesday general audience…...

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‘We’re Going To Miss Him’: Farewell Mass for Bishop-Designate Rodriguez Somber, but Joyous as he Urges Parish to Keep Beaming God’s Mercy & Love 

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (640+ words) CORONA'Parishionersof Our Lady of Sorrows, the Diocese of Brooklyn's largest parish,packedthe 3 p.m. Mass on Feb. 15 to say goodbye totheirpastorofnearly sixyears. Bishop-designateManuel de Jes's Rodr'guezwillbe installedas the new bishop for the Diocese of Palm Beach, Florida, on Feb. 24." As those balmy…...