For the first in our series of Lenten Reflections with the bishops of the Archdiocese of New York, Bishop Edmund Whalen, Vicar for Clergy, says confession is like a hearing aid to help us hear God’s voice saying, “You’re forgiven. Try again.”
These reflections will be published each Friday during Lent.
Sister Theresa Docherty, OP, devoted nearly 50 years to Catholic education across the Bronx, Carmel, Peekskill, and Sparkill, touching generations of students with quiet grace before entering eternal life on July 24, 2026, at age 88.
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The Good Newsroom
| 08/01/2026
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In his video today, Cardinal Dolan explains a phrase coined by St. Alphonsus Liguori, founder of the Redemptorists.
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Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan
| 08/01/2026
In his homily from this morning’s Mass at St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Fr. Enrique Salvo reflects on the Gospel in light of the words of St. Alphonsus Liguori, whose feast we celebrate today.