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FaithFaith in Focus
Some three months before Neil Armstrong stepped off the ladder of the lunar module and left his footprints upon the surface of the moon in July, 1969, and uttered those immortal words about it being but “one small step for man” and yet “a giant leap for mankind,” a young, brown-haired, freckle-faced boy in the northwest Bronx had not a few momentous steps of his own to make: With hands clasped in front of him, he slowly, quietly, shyly and solemnly made his way up the aisle of St. Nicholas of Tolentine—his parish church—to kneel at the altar rail.
FaithFaith in Focus
The lesson I take from Jesus’ washing of the feet is this: I do not decide which lives have value and dignity; God does.
FaithFaith in Focus
Our Lady knows exactly what it is like to stand by and see someone you love suffer and die. But Our Lady also knew that, somehow, God was with her in that time of grief. But we could well ask: Where was God yesterday in Paris?
FaithFaith in Focus
We will continue to write our stories, in glass and in stone, perhaps, but also in how we live our lives with others and for others.
FaithFaith in Focus
Couldn’t it be apple juice instead of wine? Isn’t it the principle that matters? It could, of course, but then we would lose everything.
FaithFaith in Focus
The final design of the graffiti mural, along with the choice of artist to paint it, were great ways to highlight the bold moves the university was making.