A Long Island Catholic

Ringing Out Hope in Nagasaki "Nagasaki was a traditional center of Japanese Catholicism (and martyrdom) and had been for centuries when...

Bishop Libasci: Our brothers and sisters at risk are not  anonymous Former Long Islander, now Bishop of the Diocese of Manchester had th...

This is the Diocese of Rockville Centre! Canons of St. Augustine in Glen Cove along with Fr. Scolaro - the Divine Liturgy in the Byzanti...

What I saw at the Abbey of the Genesee and why it matters for the crisis in the Church. This article by Larry Chapp is great (found via Mi...

An Inside Look at Voice of the Faithful on Long Island In January of 2004 I posted about an article in Crisis Magazine that gave a behind...

The Canons of St. Leopold in Glen Cove celebrate the Ordinary Form, Extraordinary Form and apparently apparently the Byzantine Rite as well ...

Sisters of Life Virtual Gala Tonight at 8 PM EST - click the link above to register UPDATE:  Due to technical difficulties the Gala has ...

With safety in mind, dioceses look to reopen  Church Doors This article from Our Sunday Visitor points out mostly things I will not min...

Where Did All The Catholics Go? The above link is to the latest from one of my favorite writers Rod Dreher .  I have been reading him sinc...

The Catholic Church during Coronavirus During this whole Covid 19 and lockdown situation I have seen more veiled chalices, traditional lat...

Catholic Event This conference has a lot of good speakers and is of course online -  Catholic Family Conference   May 1-2, 2020 Pres...

UNESCO, UAE begin reconstruction of historic Iraqi church destroyed by ISIS "Work has begun to rebuild a Christian church in Iraq des...

Two Reasons for Fewer Vocations The above article at Corpus Christi Watershed is by Richard Clark, a native Long Islander now living in Bo...

The Untitled Catholic Podcast is back to airing new episodes.  One of their recent ones featured guest Fr. Stephen Ries who is a Long Islan...

Pandemic in the Diocese of Rockville Centre Yes, I am still here and still not updating this site.  But I thought it might be good to s...

Solemn Mass at US Merchant Marine Academy Thanks to the Society of St. Hugh Cluny for this info: Saturday, May 18 at 10 AM will be the f...

American Priest: The Ambitious Life and Conflicted Legacy of Notre Dame's Father Ted Hesburgh     The above link is to the Amazon...

Father Kedjierski named to lead US Bishops’ Secretariat of Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs "Father Walter Kedjierski has been ...

Tolkien: Maker of Middle-earth In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit.” With these words the Oxford professor J.R.R. Tolkien ignite...

National Catholic Prayer Breakfast hears call for 'Catholic great awakening' Washington D.C., Apr 23, 2019 / 01:30 pm ( CNA ) .- ...

Knights of Columbus pledge support to Sri Lanka after church bombings I am very glad I belong to this group. "In response to Easte...

In Praise of James V. Schall S.J. Over at The Catholic Thing, some authors remember Fr. Schall.  I learned he was a fellow fan of Peanuts ...

Sri Lanka attacks: 'International network' linked to bombings   From the BBC:   "A wave of bombings that killed 290 p...

Retired Priest from Merrick killed by impaired driver "Family and parishioners of a Merrick church are mourning the loss of a retire...

More Podcasts of interest to Catholics I was listening to the Tom Woods Podcast episode on the Notre Dame Cathedral  with guest Denis McNa...

Holy Week terrorism suspect arrested   "According to Spanish federal police, Spain’s National Intelligence Center and the Morocca...

Fr. James V. Schall, S.J., has died at the age of 91   Carl Olsen writes an obit at Crisis Magazine .  He neglected to mention the Igna...

Twenty Parishes will get new pastors in the Diocese of Rockville Centre The full list is at The Long Island Catholic . 

Notre Dame Cathedral Various people have suggested that the rebuilding effort of the great Cathedral should be combined with a rebuilding...

The 10 Worst Catholic Church Songs of All Time The above link takes you to an enjoyable video of The Catholic Talk Show . I am finding tha...

O’Malley blesses Marathon runners in first Mass at restored Cathedral of the Holy Cross "The stately cathedral’s faded red carpet is...

New Pastors St. William the Abbott in Seaford is getting a new pastor:  Fr. Joseph Fitzgerald.  He is also the Vocation Director for the ...

Diocesan Day of Reconciliation Monday, April 15, 2019  Confession will be heard in Catholic Churches in Nassau and Suffolk Monday, A...

Maryland man inspired by Islamic State attack plotted to drive truck into National Harbor pedestrians, officials say 18 years after 9/11 ...

Save the Date for the first Byzantine Catholic Young Adult Convocation! Called. Transfigured. Sent. When: August 1-4, 2019 Where: ...

Cardinal Sarah on Mass Migration "It is better to help people flourish in their culture than to encourage them to come to a Europe i...

This list is a bit old but interesting:  Catholic Dioceses in the USA listed by size Rockville Centre is # 8 and our neighbor and 'p...

All In The Family: ISIS Edition   Why is this news not a major news story?  Whenever I see an article on a 'right wing' or ...

This looks like an interesting TV show on EWTN.  The broadcast times are strange, I have only watched one episode but it is well done and sh...

All Our Children Presented by The Sheen Center for Thought & Culture April 6 - May 12, 2019   "A terrible crime is taki...

The Catholic Church’s Culture Clash The above link is to a great article by Fr. Dwight Longenecker.  He talks about the consumerist attit...

Recently there were dozens of wealthy parents, including a couple of celebrities indicted for bribery to get their children into high priced...

Bishop Brennan was installed today as the Bishop of the Diocese of Columbus .  The Mass was livestreamed on the Columbus Diocese website and...

Recalling Mother Angelica, prelate says Catholic journalists are to spread the gospel " Vatican City, Mar 27, 2019 / 10:24 am ( CNA ...

I found this quote regarding Fr. Gommar DePauw who founded an independent traditionalist chapel on Long Island back in 1968.  The emphasis i...

Retreat in NYC with Immaculee Ilibagiza Come to Immaculee Ilibagiza Retreat IN NEW YORK, NY On APRIL 27, 2019 WITH A SPECIAL GUEST ANN...