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Robert Ellsberg, Editor-in-Chief of Orbis Books and author of the critically acclaimed "Blessed Among Us: Day by Day with Saintly Witnesses," returns to the Sheen Center on Thursday, June 29 at 7:30 p.m. for the second installment in the ongoing series “My Favorite Saints” which examines the lives of holy men and women throughout the ages and translates their journey in terms accessible to the spiritual seekers of today.

There will be a Young Adult Mass at St. Patrick’s Cathedral tomorrow, Wednesday, June 21, 2017 at 7:30 p.m. with Timothy Cardinal Dolan, Archbishop of New York, as principal celebrant.

The Ulster History Circle will commemorate John Joseph Hughes, First Archbishop of New York and founder of St. Patrick’s Cathedral with the unveiling of a Blue Plaque on Saturday, 24th June 2017 at I0:45 AM at St. Macartan’s RC Church, 3 Springtown Road, Augher. Co. Tyrone in Northern Ireland. The plaque will be unveiled by Eamon Martin, Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of all Ireland.

As the New York Catholic Bible Summit welcomed national and international scripture scholars to a speak about missionary disciples, one of those disciples went home to God.

I had the honor of speaking at the graduation ceremony of The Montfort Academy, a high school that is a gem of Catholic classical education. I encouraged the grads to develop virtues of trust in God, purity of heart, and boldness to arm them for the battle ahead.

The much anticipated “Love & Responsibility” speaker/concert series kicks off on Tuesday, June 13, 2017 at 7:30 P.M. and will run through August 1, 2017. 

Let me write about a menu of issues I wanted to bring to your attention.

As the Senate considers legislation to replace the Affordable Care Act, our bishops have provided essential moral guidance.

The New York State Court of Appeals heard oral arguments on the assisted suicide case. A ruling will come in June, which will have a momentous effect on our state and our nation.

St. Joan of Arc was a warrior saint, fighting with a pure heart for God's will. She is a model for all those fighting injustice.

Jesus was a compassionate friend and the most effective teacher ever. Still is!

Catholic League President Bill Donohue comments on coverage of abuse by the New York Times.

Evidence continues to pile up that the Sexual Revolution has been a tragic disaster. The only real solution is to recapture the truth and beauty of sexuality, as proclaimed by the Church.

For many families, the weekend that unofficially starts summer is also one of quiet remembrance and commitment to peace making. It should be so for all us

It was with great sadness that I learned of the death of Bishop Thomas V. Daily, the Bishop-Emeritus of the Diocese of Brooklyn. 

This column comes to you from Lourdes, the renowned shrine in southwestern France where Mary, the Mother of Jesus, appeared to St. Bernadette in 1858. There, Our Lady assured St. Bernadette that this sacred grotto would be a place of spiritual, emotional, and physical healing and renewal. It is!

The President's executive order was a terrible missed opportunity to provide real protection for religious freedom.

The extremist pro-abortion position of the Democratic Party leadership betrays the history of the party and is out of step with its members.

The rush to execute prisoners before the "sell by" date of the deadly drugs is an unseemly way to dispense judgment, especially in a nation that does not need executions to protect the public.

This glorious Easter Season often presents to us daily Mass readings from the Acts of the Apostles, that inspired book of the New Testament, written by St. Luke, often called, “The Fifth Gospel,” or The Gospel of the Holy Spirit.”