Good Friday 2011 was a day my life significantly changed.
I was a philosophy professor at a Catholic seminary in New York at the time, and like every year for the past almost 20 years, I had planned on “celebrating” Good Friday there at the seminary and taking part in the liturgical activities there. The Liturgy of the Hours sung in Latin was one of those things you could not experience anywhere else and I did not want to miss it. More…
Good News!
That is what the New Evangelization is about and what Mission Youth missionaries did on the Streets of Manhattan on Good Friday.
Over 50 high school missionaries carried the cross from Central Park South, down Broadway, to Old St Patrick’s Basilica in Soho — More…
Mission Youth carrying the cross through Times Square on Good Friday
This year’s Holy Week mission in New York City was the best yet.
I had the grace to join them this year, flying up from Atlanta on Wednesday to join in the action and help the group of Mission Youth Missionaries who participated in the Living Stations of the Cross. More…
Live: Youth Missionaries Evangelizing the Citizens of Manhattan this weekend
James Stone and Fr Jason Smith reporting live from New York…
The Holy Triduum has begun! Missionary Youth have taken too the streets: Explaining the Catholic faith, inviting people to confession — scores of priests available! — handing out rosaries More…
Testimonies of teen and family missionaries from our Good Friday mission in New York.
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Here’s a video of the RC Mission Corps’s Living Stations of the Cross at Old St Patrick’s Cathedral in Soho. More…
This year, on Good Friday, I had the experience of joining the Mission Youth crosswalk through the streets of Manhattan. Same great experience as last year, except this year I made sure we brought a video camera.
Recommendation: Watch it on fullscreen on Youtube. More…
Last year, on Good Friday, I had the experience of carrying a huge cross through Mid-Town in Manhattan with volunteers from Mission Youth. More…
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