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Let me share my latest Catholic New York column with you on a wonderful initiative called Family Day—A Day to Eat Dinner with Your Children. Are you ready for his prescription for the many maladies that afflict society?

Are they worth it? That’s the looming question we often hear about our Catholic schools, elementary and secondary. Even many fans of our schools, who support and promote them, are at times tempted to sigh and wonder, “Yes, we know they educate more effectively, catechize better, and form character well, but .

On the eve of the ninth anniversary of September 11 th , I’d like to share with you the statement I released to the news media today. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 10, 2010 STATEMENT FROM ARCHBISHOP DOLAN ON SEPTEMBER 11 TH PROTEST In response to reports of planned protests for the anniversary of September 11th, Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan issued the following statement: “September 11 th has become a holy day in our community and our nation, as we pause to remember with reverence and prayer those who lost their lives at the World Trade Center, at the Pentagon, and in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, and the families and friends who still grieve for them.

Here’s an article I thought worth sharing from Greg Erlendson at Our Sunday Visitor. A brief excerpt: “Being the butt of Jay Leno jokes is not persecution of a noble sort, but it is a barometer of social disdain, and the Church has become fixed in the popular mind as an organization that has actively cultivated a climate of sexual abuse.