3,000 pilgrims celebrate Year of Faith. Click for photos from the day.
September, 2013
NY’s bishops on casino vote: Weigh all factors+
We call on all voters to very carefully consider this measure and all of its potential implications.
2013 Catechetical Congress+
Religious educators and parish leaders from the diocese gathered for a day of prayer and renewal.
A Pilgrimage to Mary’s House+
Walking around and later hearing confessions I was very moved by the enthusiasm, faith and devotion of our people.

Thoughts and prayers en route to diocesan pilgrimage+
All of you who cannot be with us can join us in spirit.
Dutch priest writes from the ruins of Homs, Syria+
"A person has to pay much attention to the needs of another, to the point of forgetting one’s own needs."
OLPH remembers 9/11; honors flags+
Boy Scout Troop 54 and the Holy Name Society of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, Lindenhurst, held a “9/11 Remembrance Mass and Flag Honoring Ceremony” at the church on Sunday, September 8th.
Celebrating Bishop Dunne+
A Mass of Thanksgiving for Bishop John C. Dunne was held at St. Kilian parish, Farmingdale, Sept. 22, celebrating the 25th anniversary of his ordination as a bishop and the 50th anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood. The recently...

Pope Francis grants an interview+
One has to read it in its entirety to grasp the depth of what the Pope is saying

G.K. Chesterton, genius+
Ian Ker weaves the story of a Catholic defender of reality who was utterly convinced that history is His-story, God’s story.