John Neumann arrived in America on June 2, 1836, and left on June 28 for his first priestly assignment near Buffalo, New York. During the whirlwind month between arrival and assignment, he walked much of the city without a guide or map, met Bishop John Dubois, was accepted as an aspirant to Holy Orders, went … Read more
On October 29-30, 1840, a remarkable debate took place in New York City. On one side were the representatives of the Public School Society—the predecessor of the current New York City Public School Board. On the other side was Bishop John Hughes, a great lion of American Catholicism. The most striking element of Bishop Hughes’s … Read more
New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced the state will be officially bowing out of the natural gas business. Through relentless pressure from environmentalists, Hochul and the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) have caved in to green demands. The state will be eliminating eliminate fossil fuels. In a declaration of war against … Read more
Over coffee in the office, a young acquaintance recently related an experience that exposed the false values of the modern art world. He had gone to an art museum with an older sister. He stood looking at one piece of so-called abstract art. He told his sister, “That doesn’t make sense to me.” An older … Read more
The educrats are adept at creating phrases that both sound important and conceal their meaning. One new catchphrase is “Social and Emotional Learning” (SEL). TSEL in New York State According to the New York State Education Department (NYSED), this program is urgently needed due to the COVID crisis. Order Today: Return to Order: From a … Read more
In today’s economy, the average person feels frustrated by the pace and agitation of transactions. Shopping can be so impersonal and brutal. Thus, people seek the human touch that calms down the process and adds a spiritual dimension so often lost in the midst of the cacophony of the marketplace. Gone is the balance of … Read more
Most people would like to forget about the first six month of 2020. So many aspects of daily life have changed that there is a kind of nostalgia for 2019. Many ache for a return to a time when most adults went to work every day, children spent five days a week in school, and … Read more
Over the past few weeks, the United States has been hit hard by a crisis that is unparalleled in recent history. The coronavirus crisis is affecting all aspects of American daily life from the shutting down of local businesses to the introduction of “stay at home orders.” When institutions break down… When the crisis started, … Read more
If there are gongs that sound in history, one of them would have struck on January 22, 2019. This strike would be a tragic shattering sound marking a day of infamy. On that dreadful date, something was irremediably broken. A process reached a point of no return. An era ended, replaced by something dark and … Read more
People began to enter the downtown New York City building at 7:30 in the morning, but by 11:30 a massive snake-like-line of people was so large, some got a bit frustrated and wondered if it was worth the wait, yet none left their spot. I overheard one very worldly and irritated looking businesswoman comment to … Read more
