Catholics of a certain age remember the term “sacramentals.” They are “sacred signs which bear a resemblance to the sacraments. They signify effects, particularly of a spiritual nature, which are ...

Editor's Note: This article was originally published in The B.C. Catholic and is reprinted here with permission. Cemeteries are the front line of defense against society’s increasing secularism and ...

Hundreds of Catholic faithful are expected to gather at the Cemetery of the Holy Rood in Westbury on Good Friday, April 3, ...

(Ad) Most families don’t think about cemetery or funeral planning until they have to. Decisions are made quickly, emotions are high, and time feels painfully short. Yet the choices made during those ...

Many of us plan ahead in life -- we arrange weddings, education for our children, family vacations, retirement and other significant expected life events. As we know, preparing and planning for ...

The Lenten season is upon Catholics. To mark the beginning of the Lenten season, or the 40-day period prior to Easter, Catholic Cemeteries of Long Island held a Stations of the Cross prayer service in ...

It took 27 years and a struggle that endured through the tenure of four bishops, but a new Roman Catholic cemetery is finally open in Old Westbury. The Queen of Peace Cemetery, which will have up to ...

Many of us plan ahead in life -- we arrange weddings, education for our children, family vacations, retirement and other significant expected life events. As we know, preparing and planning for ...