For the second in our series of Friday Lenten Reflections with the bishops of the Archdiocese of New York, Bishop Peter Byrne, Episcopal Vicar for Staten Island, says like people train for sports, during Lent we train and prepare our soul for eternity.
These reflections are published each Friday during Lent.
Sr. Constance Gaynor, FSP, devoted seven decades to serving the vulnerable as a social worker, administrator, and author of her congregation’s history. A founding member of the Franciscan Sisters of Peace, she led children’s homes, directed the Religious Leaders Program at Notre Dame, and taught English to immigrants well into her 90s.
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The Good Newsroom
| 10/08/2026
At 94, the “Bronx kid” still travels and works for peace.
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Steven Schwankert
| 10/08/2026
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El Rosario es una invitación a contemplar, junto a María, los principales misterios de la vida de Jesucristo.