Dunwoodie Seminarians Back to School
Currents correspondent Katie Breidenbach and News Director Ed Wilkinson report from St. Joseph's Seminary in Dunwoodie, Yonkers, where seminarians returned for the Fall 2015 Semester. The post...
View ArticleSeminarians Thriving in Dunwoodie
It's the place where men from New York City, Long Island and elsewhere study for the priesthood: St. Joseph's Seminary in Dunwoodie, Yonkers. Currents News Director Ed Wilkinson visited the seminary...
View ArticleComplete Papal Coverage 2015 – Servidoras
Sisters of the Servants of the Lord and the Virgin of Matarã speak about the importance of the Pope's visit to the United States and how they are preparing for it (en Español). The post Complete Papal...
View ArticleSeminarians and Pope: “Every Moment is Timed”
In Philadelphia, Currents correspondent Katie Breidenbach speaks with Diocese of Brooklyn Seminarian Michael Falce, who is studying at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary, where Pope Francis will stay while...
View ArticleCelebrating Consecrated Life
As the Year of Consecrated Life continues, Currents correspondent Tim Harfmann speaks with the Episcopal Delegate for Religious for the Diocese of Brooklyn, Sister Maryann Seton Lopiccolo. The post...
View ArticleYoung Priest Hopes to Inspire Vocations
As part of National Vocations Awareness Week, Brooklyn Diocese Vocations Director Father Sean Suckiel spoke in Brooklyn and Queens, sharing his story and hoping to inspire others. Currents...
View ArticleBrooklyn Diocese Seminarians Now Deacons
Five seminarians from the Diocese of Brooklyn and 11 men from Rockville Centre and the Archdiocese of New York were ordained as transitional deacons. And, as Currents correspondent Michelle Powers...
View ArticleQueens Teacher Marks 45 Years
Susan Kennedy has spent more than half her lifetime doing what she enjoys: teaching second graders at St. Andrew Avellino Catholic Academy in Flushing. Currents education correspondent Marie Elena...
View ArticleCollege Students and Disciples
Brooklyn Diocese Vocations Director Father Sean Suckiel speaks with Currents anchor Liz Faublas about a conference that happened in the first days of 2016, during which college students talked and...
View ArticleFaith Grows at World Youth Day
The youth of St. Sebastian Church in Woodside are raising money to be able to attend World Youth Day 2016 in Krakow, Poland. Currents correspondent Antonina Zielinska has the story. The post Faith...
View ArticleThree Priests Now Part of Brooklyn Diocese
Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio adds three men to the ranks of Brooklyn diocesan priests in a ceremony called incarnation. Fathers Anacleto S. Asebias, Jr., Jean G. Laguerre and Francis Kwame Asagba have...
View ArticleQueens Nun Collects Veggies for Seniors
Once a week for nearly forty years, 77-year-old Sr. Elisabeth Anne travels all the way to Hunts Point Produce Market in the Bronx from the Little Sisters of the Poor residence in Queens. That requires...
View ArticlePriests Show Off Organ Skills
Five priests from the Diocese of Brooklyn join musical talents for an organ recital and vespers service at the Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph. Fathers Jeremy Canna, Gerald Dumont, Steven Giuletti, Joel...
View ArticleAnswering the “Radical” Call to Priesthood
Pope Francis has set aside this Sunday as the World Day of Prayer for Vocations, asking all faithful to pray for those who may be called to the priesthood or religious life. A group of young men from...
View ArticleTitanic Priest Memorialized at Brooklyn Parish
Fr. Thomas Byles was en route to Brooklyn when he perished aboard the Titanic. St. Paul Church in Cobble Hill unveils a plaque in his honor 104 years after his tragic death. Currents Correspondent...
View ArticleGolfers Hit Links to Support Cathedral Prep
Over one hundred golfers attended the annual outing to support Cathedral Preparatory School and Seminary, the nation's only high school seminary. Tim Harfmann reports from the links at Manhasset's...
View ArticleFather Michael Gelfant
We spoke with Father Gelfant on the steps of St. Finbar’s Church, Bath Beach, where he is pastor. Father Gelfant is one of the youngest pastors in the Diocese and recently completed a complete...
View ArticleForming Priests in Mercy
About 180 priests of Brooklyn and Queens join Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio for renewal and ongoing formation at Immaculate Conception Center in Douglaston. The clergy convocation is focused on mercy, with...
View ArticleSeminary Hosts First Annual Golf Outing
The Cathedral Seminary House of Formation hosted its first annual golf outing at the Clearview course in Bayside. After hitting the links, the duffers returned to the seminary for the reception. The...
View Article“Called to Serve” After Living in the World
Two of the men who will be ordained priests first pursued other occupations. Deacon Victor Manuel Bolaños was a successful engineer, and Deacon Mark Bristol served in the US Navy before they received...
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