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New Bishop of Brooklyn to Celebrate Student Mass at St. John’s
Just five days after his formal installation as the eighth Bishop of Brooklyn, NY, His Excellency, the Most Rev. Robert J. Brennan ’84C, will return to alma mater to celebrate his first Sunday Mass as...
Catholic Scholars Enjoy Thanksgiving Dinner
As we sat down to celebrate Thanksgiving with our families, I was reminded of the meal I shared with my family away from home. A few weeks before Thanksgiving, all of the participants in the Catholic...
Student Sacristans Deepen Faith through Service
Sacristans have a sacred responsibility during the Catholic liturgy. They are entrusted with ensuring the smooth running of the Mass, allowing the celebrant to concentrate fully on his role. At St...
Three Things Talk to Explore and Celebrate St. Joseph
Marking the 150th anniversary of St. Joseph being declared patron of the universal church, Pope Francis proclaimed a yearlong celebration from January 1, 2020, to December 8, 2021, as the “Year of St...
VCSJ Lecturer Discusses Scourge of Extrajudicial Killings in Philippines
For the last five years, the Philippines has been beset by a controversial war on drugs that focuses on those allegedly addicted rather than its systemic causes. To date, an estimated 30,000 young men...
Vincentian Chair Holder is a Voice for Justice
“From the earliest days of childhood, I thought about becoming a priest,” reflected Rev. Daniel Franklin Pilario, C.M., Ph.D., S.T.D., holder of the 2021–22 Vincentian Chair of Social Justice ; and...
Founder’s Week Seeks a Path to Justice
St. Vincent de Paul said, “There is no charity without justice.” It was not enough for him to bring aid and comfort to those who suffered—he wanted to bring systemic change to the institutions that...
Annual Vincentian Convocation Honors Those Working for Justice
St. John’s University celebrated its first Vincentian Convocation in two years by honoring people and organizations that embodied this year’s Founder’s Week theme: “Be Vincentian, Work for Justice.”...
Students Raise Funds and 9/11 Awareness through Symbolic Stair Climb
To commemorate the 20th anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks and to raise funds for the Tunnel to Towers Foundation , members of Gamma Phi Beta and Sigma Pi participated in a symbolic...
Blessing Marks the Return of Education Faculty to Campus
A special blessing ceremony was recently held for The School of Education community at St. John’s University as faculty gathered in person on the Queens , NY, campus for the first time since the COVID...