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.
Pontiff's first encyclical, signed on the anniversary of Rerum Novarum, addresses AI and human dignity.
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OSV News
| 05/18/2026
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Deacon Joseph Haas, a member of the 2026 Ordinandi Class at St. Joseph’s Seminary, will be ordained on May 23 at St. Patrick’s Cathedral.
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Fernanda Pierorazio
| 05/18/2026
In the days leading up to Pentecost, we join the Blessed Mother and the Apostles for the first novena. This is a special time to acknowledge that the Holy Spirit is alive within us.