The Church that Rose when the Towers Fell
This story definitely shows how Providence works: Read why the church near the World Trade Center was there at all. [New York, NY – September 11, 2019] By Jeffrey Bruno – In 1785 when the cornerstone was set for what would be the first parish church in New York State, the builders would have been […]
New York City’s Day of Saving Grace
Witness two heroic acts of faith in the heart of the Big Apple. [New York, NY – February 12, 2019] Photography and text by Jeffrey Bruno -It didn’t take place in a cathedral or some famous place. There weren’t any cardinals or bishops present. In fact, it began quietly in a church nestled within Midtown […]
A Triumph of Faith and Love in the Face of a Pandemic
The First Profession of Sister Lucia Marie OP [Summit, NJ – March 20, 2020] Photography and text by Jeffrey Bruno It was possible that no one would be able to attend. With only a few days before the Sr. Lucia’s First Profession, they learned that her brother, a seminarian in Maryland, couldn’t come. Her parents […]
The Prayer of the Atheist
Be as loud as you want, something inside us won’t be silenced… Don’t judge me, but I love heavy metal music. In fact, I spent the first half of my adult life completely immersed in the genre. It has a certain guttural power that other forms of music lack, and there’s something deeply visceral and […]