Italian American feast season is about to begin throughout the United States and members of the Society of Our Lady of Sacro Monte of Novi Velia in New Jersey have decided that Coronavirus won’t stop their centuries-old tradition. The triduum and feast of Our Lady of Sacro Monte of Novi Velia …
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Live Streaming Sunday Mass May Be Exactly What the Catholic Church Needed
I don’t know many people who look back on their childhood and say, “I remember how exciting Sunday Mass was.” Of course, I know many Italian Americans that remember Sundays, but not for Mass-- their memories revolve around the Sunday dinner that happened afterwards. I have three children, 13 …
IAP 130: “Where We’ve Been, Where We Are, and Where We’re Going” — Examining the Italian American Identity Survey Results (Part 3)
It’s Part 3 of our four-part series examining the results of our ITALIAN IDENTITY 2020 SURVEY, our exploration into the hearts and minds of Italian Americans in the 21st Century. With results drawn from more than 1,600 respondents from around the USA, this episode takes us into the souls of …