Thrive for Life Prison Project Presents Sacred Music Composed by a Man Currently Serving 25 Years to Life

| 04/29/2025

By: Patrick Grady

Thrive for Life Prison Project, a ministry for all people affected by incarceration and detention, presented a special concert at St. Patrick’s Old Cathedral in April during Lent.

Musician Paul Cortez, able to cultivate his passion for music behind bars, created a beautiful composition based on Jesus’ anguish in the Garden of Gethsemane.

Inner-City Scholarship Fund treats more than 250 archdiocesan students to a performance by a gospel choir of former NFL players.

By:

Steven Schwankert

| 04/15/2026

Bishop James Massa, rector of St. Joseph's Seminary and chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Doctrine, issued the following statement.

By:

Steven Schwankert

| 04/15/2026

The Knights of Columbus has always stood in solidarity with the Holy Father, recognizing in him a spiritual father who calls the world not to division, but to unity, not to conflict, but to peace. In this moment, we reaffirm that commitment with clarity and conviction.

By:

The Good Newsroom

| 04/15/2026