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The Guide to Lent Movie and Game Reviews NASA at Work

Summary of Academy Awards Love Guru

Sports

The Current Cathedral Preparatory School & Seminary Very Rev. Joseph J. Fonti, Rector-President, Mr. Richie Diaz, Principal

Fr. Dulaney, Priest for 43 Years and Staff Member for 22, Years Passes Away By Sebastian Rosas Father William R. Dulaney, 68, an of Brooklyn, Father Dulaney was the Pastor of active member of the Diocese of Brooklyn Mary Queen of Heaven (Brooklyn), as well as and Queens, passed away unexpectedly on Parochial Vicar of many other churches, including Friday, February 10th, 2017, just five days St. Sebastian and Saint Thomas the Apostle. Also, before what would‟ve been his 69th he was not only an alumnus of Cathedral Prep, but birthday. He passed away in his sleep at he also served as a Vice-Rector, teacher, and a North Shore University Hospital, in spiritual director, giving a total of 22 years of Manhasset, after being hospitalized for loving service to this school. breaking both of his knees in an Along with his service to Cathedral Prep, unfortunate fall. he was also a chaplain at St. Edmund Prep H.S., Father Dulaney was born in Jackson as well as the Parochial Vicar at St. Gregory the Heights, Queens, on February 15th, 1948. Great since 2007. He studied in Blessed Sacrament School, His funeral mass was held at St. Gregory then went on the Cathedral Prep (class of the Great Church. The main celebrant was Fr. Dulaney Passed Away After 22 1965), and continued his studies at Cathedral Years of Service to Cathedral Prep Auxiliary Bishop Raymond Chappetto, who was College, Douglaston, and finally at the accompanied by many concelebrants. Father Immaculate Conception Seminary at Image Credit: thetablet.org Dulaney was buried at St. Charles Cemetery, Huntington. Having completed his studies, Farmingdale, Long Island, and is survived by his he was ordained to the priesthood on May 26th, 1973, by brother, Robert, to whom our condolences are sent. Thank you Bishop Francis J. Mugavero. Throughout his life, he served the Father William Dulaney for your service and your priesthood, Catholic Community generously and lovingly. In the Diocese you will be greatly missed.

Bishop Barres Is Installed As 5th Bishop of Rockville Centre By Freddie Feria

The new year starts fresh Pennsylvania came to Long Island. with a new bishop for the Diocese On top of his installment he says, “I of Rockville Centre. Bishop John appeal on this day of my installation as the O. Barres was installed on January fifth bishop of the Diocese of Rockville 31, 2017, as the spiritual leader for Centre to every inactive Catholic in the the diocese, succeeding retired diocese to gently come back… to the power Bishop William Murphy. It's a new of the word of God, the power of the area for the Bishop since he is sacrament of penance, the power of the coming from the Diocese of Catholic Mass. I am so very sorry if you Allentown, located in have been hurt or disappointed by the Pennsylvania. This is especially a Church in any way and we stand here today new experience as he is ministering Bishop Barres Shows the Proclamation from the to support you, to listen to you and to love in a diverse and large (6th largest in Vatican that he is the new Bishop of Rockville Centre you.” With Bishop Barres coming to Long the nation) diocese. It was a special Image Credit: netny.tv Island, he shows that he is already excited Mass for him when residents from to be there. 2 Cathedral Prep School & Seminary The Current, Volume IV, March 2017

The Guide To Lent By Aidan Birth

We celebrate some of the most Catholic Bishops (USCCB): “When 4. Lent is More than 40 days: Yes, for important feast days and solemnities fasting, a person is permitted to eat one those of us with Catholic OCD, you during this time of the year in the full meal, as well as two smaller meals didn‟t miscount it; Lent is more than 40 Church. Christmas is over, but we look that together are not equal to a full days and 40 nights. However, we ahead to the holy days of Lent. Every meal.” This fast occurs on Ash shouldn‟t complain about this; we year, people ask themselves: “What can Wednesday and Good Friday, once should interpret this as more of a I do for Lent?” The following is a guide again, to remind us of the sacrifices that challenge to pursue holiness more days for the season of Lent: Jesus made for us. in our lives. Once again, it can be a challenge not just pursued in Lent, but 1. People 14 years and older have to 3. Pick up a new habit and give up an in all liturgical seasons. abstain from meat on Fridays: This old one: There are two times of the year For more information, check includes freshmen. We definitely won‟t that we make resolutions: New Year‟s out usccb.org for more about Lenten see burgers and fries on Cathedral Day and Ash Wednesday. As far as rules and practices. Prep‟s lunch menu on Fridays during New Year‟s resolutions go, we usually Lent. According to the Catholic break them. As for Lenten penances, Update: Biship DiMarzio made the Church, every person of the age of 14 we often only do them for Lent. This following announcement on March 3, and older must abstain from meat. This can easily be something that we treat in 2017: is definitely a challenge for those of us the wrong way. So many people talk who like meat. However, the purpose about giving up something that they This year, the Feast of St. Patrick, March of this is to remind us of the sacrifice like. Chances are, if it is something you 17, falls on a Friday in Lent. Given the that Jesus made in the desert for 40 feel like you should give up, then it parades and many celebrations that occur days and 40 nights. Years ago, people shouldn‟t last for just Lent. If we give on this day and in view of the fact that it is the patronal feast of our neighbors in the had to abstain from meat every Friday up something, we should make an Archdiocese of New York, in accord with of the year, but these regulations have effort to use it less, even when it is not the norm of law, I hereby grant to all since been relaxed to Fridays during during Lent. In addition to this, we can Catholics of the Diocese of Brooklyn as Lent. substitute habits. For example, the time well as all present here that day, a 2. People of 18 years to 59 years must that we would otherwise use on social dispensation from abstinence from meat and meat products. I strongly encourage all fast on Ash Wednesday and Good media could be used for praying a who make use of this dispensation to Friday: This rule doesn‟t apply to most decade of the rosary. Once again, this is engage in another sacrificial or charitable people in the school, but it does apply something that we should continue, act that day. to faculty and some seniors. According even after Lent. to the United States Conference of

Best Films of 2016 Win at the Academy Awards By Thomas Daudelin

No matter what you think about filmed in India as well as Australia, this forced to become his nephew‟s guardian the year of 2016, you cannot say it was a story is about a man, Saroo Brierley, after his brother, the boy‟s father‟s, bad year for movies. The Academy played by Dev Patel, who had been suddenly died. The story is able to portray Awards have shown that to be so with separated from his family in the Indian Lee‟s haunted past in Manchester and how many great picks for the Best Picture of countryside at a young age. It weaves a his nephew reacts to losing his father. The 2016, some of which may be destined to great story of how he became a Calcutta movie, while sad, is undoubtedly well- live up to the ranks of movie classics. street-urchin and was adopted by two done and is deserving of the nomination One of these films is Hacksaw Australian parents, the mother played by and praise that it‟s receiving. Ridge, directed by former movie star Mel Nicole Kidman. It brilliantly portrays Some other movies that got Gibson. After many years of exile from Saroo‟s struggle to track down his birth Academy Awards (that I didn‟t watch) mainstream movie business, Gibson mother. According to Dev Patel, this - Moonlight – The story of a man explodes back onto the Hollywood scene “stunning anthem of humanity,” is able to growing up black and gay in Miami, with this movie, based off the real story of show Saroo‟s struggle brilliantly. It has Florida a Christian soldier, Private Desmond already drawn the applause of many - La-la Land – A modern musical set Doss. The movie shows how Doss was Hollywood elites as well as children‟s in Los Angeles, California able to save the lives of over a hundred foundations in India, which are shown to - Arrival – A sci-fi picture about one U.S. soldiers in the closing stages of World have been in association with the film. It woman‟s struggle to learn an alien War II. Filmed in Australia, this movie was directed by Garth Davis. language contains many stars like Andrew Garfield Manchester by the Sea is a truly - Hell or High Water – Two brothers as Private Doss, the main character of the moving movie directed by Kenneth try to stop a foreclosure of their ranch movie as well as Vince Vaughn as a drill Lonergan. Realistic, grim, gritty, and a - Fences – The Story of a sanitation sergeant, which he pulls off magnificently. truly all-American drama, this movie is set worker whose lost dream of baseball eats This movie will inspire people‟s faith as and filmed in Manchester by the Sea, him up well as the critic‟s praise. Massachusetts. Starring Casey Affleck as - Hidden Figures – The story of black Lion is another film, which will the main character, this movie narrates the astrophysicists who helped win the Space most likely win many awards. Set and story of a Boston janitor, Lee, who is Race

Resident Evil 7: Evil Returns In Full Form By Manuel Pamposa

I never thought action-horror as fans would complain of to form of the series—a feeling of isolation would go back to classic survival horror, I the shift of tone. Boy was I wrong on the and dread as you are pulled into it as evil always thought it would be a thing for side same levels when I thought I had enough hits home. (Continued on page 3) games like Resident Evil Revelations and Jack Baker coming out of nowhere to lay the rest of the main games would be the hurt on me. Resident Evil 7 is a return Cathedral Prep School & Seminary The Current, Volume IV, March 2017 3

Premise: Set after the dramatic events of Characters: For some reason, I like Ethan Graphics: This game has somewhat , , an ordinary due to this human personality and short borderline photorealistic graphics, which white-collar worker and one who has no temperament of his situation. He‟s like all adds to the immersion and almost feeling combat experience unlike the other of us. Although I have gripes that he is not like you‟re there. Resident Evil protagonists. His thought-to- very vocal when it comes to painful be dead wife, Mia Winters, has contacted situations, his wife Mia is very interesting Pros: The best Resident Evil since Resident Ethan. He travels to Dulvey where he gets and is a welcome addition to the cast. I Evil 4 is how I describe this game. A more than what he bargains for. His wife is wish to learn more about her, in fact, she is perfect return to form and also a balance of alive indeed. . . But he is hunted by the caring but at the same time has a shady action and horror (mainly horror) that is sadistic Baker family who will stop at past that is ‟s level of shady. also an interesting story. It connects to the nothing to make Ethan a part of their Zoe Baker manages to be very helpful and other Resident Evils. Neat Easter Eggs, too. “family” at the same time, a bit selfish when you find out about her intentions, although the Cons: It can get boring and annoying Gameplay: Resident Evil 7 may look like a daughter makes you sympathize, and sometimes, but shrug it off. battles hide and seek simulator but in reality, it is almost like her, in fact. The stars of the sometimes feel like bullet sponges, or a the most Resident Evil you can get as you game is the Baker family, this psychotic little too easy, or maybe even hard the first can fight back, but ammo is very limited. trio has a certain disturbing charm through time. The finale felt somewhat The series has returned to its roots by funny lines. Jack is my favorite out of all disappointing, but you‟ll know what I going back to basics and nothing of them with his scary demeanor and funny mean when you beat the game. Also, the extravagant like the previous games. lines that make me want to run or shoot mid-chapter is annoying and tedious. Crafting returns in the form of chemicals, him in the face. Marguerite is foul- which like the ammo is very rare, and you mouthed and creepy. Lucas offers more need to know how to conserve. Once you humor and there is more to his character master item management, it will turn into than meets the eye. basically an action shooter, which is natural for Resident Evil as you build up Design: A very dirty and disgusting kind of Verdict: A perfect addition to the Resident the courage to fight your nightmares. vibe flows through the Baker residence, Evil family. In Jack Baker‟s words- which adds to the sense of dread in it. “Welcome to the Family son!”

Movie Review: Split By John Schilling

The recent release of Split serious as everything goes down, directed by M. Night Shyamalan not leaving the audience on the edge of only reestablishes him as a thrilling their seats. director, but also proves his capability The only downside of the film to create something amazing. Split tells was how some scenes were inserted. the story of three teenage girls, all Casey's incomplete flashbacks are often captured by a man named Kevin inserted at random times, and it does Wendell Crumb (James McAvoy), a not really help the flow of the film. man with dissociative identity disorder. However, it becomes evident in the end “Dennis” one of the 23 split what each flashback meant, but personalities inhabiting his body, who viewing them one by one spread out in captures the girls and places them this way doesn't make much sense. In within a cellar in an undisclosed other words, the viewer is given a location. Meanwhile, Kevin meets with puzzle that can‟t be fully solved until Dr. Karen Fletcher (Betty Buckley), the very end. This isn't a major flaw, regarding his disorder, as another but kind of an annoyance to say the identity known as “Barry.” Throughout least. Also, after the girls are the film, the girls are told they are kidnapped, the film spends a good meant for a bigger purpose and fear it amount of time putting the names of has to do with this new 24th identity almost all the contributors to the film called “The Beast,” whom the other on blank black screens, acting as “cut identities often refer to. As a result, the scenes.” It has nothing to do with the girls work to escape before “The Beast” plot, but is kind of annoying. comes alive. Split has been released to relatively positive reception Overall, Split is a good film. In the film, James McAvoy was from film critics, including our own. The plot is cohesive, the characters are great. Even though he is clearly the Image Credit: t0.gstatic.com well developed, and the story is same person, he manages to make the intriguing. Shyamalan hits it right on audience think of his identities as experiencing inside his body and it the head with this film, as it has been different characters, which is not an worked well within the plot of the film. heralded by many as his “best movie easy task. In addition, McAvoy was When the movie begins, the ever.” It is safe to say he still has even funny at some points, despite main storyline starts almost creative talent within him, prompting playing a very intimidating character. instantaneously, which is great. There many to wonder if will he stick around Anya Taylor-Joy was very good as was no drawn out build up that ate up to do more films of this franchise. The Casey, one of the capture girls and the time and stalled the main purpose of ending of the film certainly hints at main protagonist. She managed to the movie. During the first hour of the this, but Shyamalan remains unsure, as make Casey stand out as a character movie, you begin to question whether he revealed in a recent interview that he and made the audience pity her. you're watching a or not would love to write a sequel, but may Because of this, the audience is able to because it is rather humorous. not because he is a “wimp.” Having not see the story being told from her However, it is very clear when the seen Shyamalan's Unbreakable (2000), perspective. Betty Buckley was nothing audience is supposed to laugh and I was not expecting Split to be a spin- special in terms of her performance as when they are to remain serious. The off movie to that film, but simply just Dr. Fletcher, but provided the audience witty comments and random outbursts another typical horror film. However, with a firm understanding of the both contribute to this aspect of humor, Split completely rises above and disorder and its severity. Her character but it does not take away from the beyond these expectations for it is basically served as an indirect drama aspect, which saves the film. unique in nearly every aspect and “commentary” for what Kevin was The second hour of the movie, completely worth watching. however, is when things get completely 4 Cathedral Prep School & Seminary The Current, Volume IV, March 2017

NASA Continues Looking For Life Outside of Earth By Eryk Baginski, Alexander Lomas, and Fabian Rozparzynski

Have you ever imagined discovering alien life or In May 2016 astronomers announced the discovery possibly living on a different planet? On February 23rd 2017, of three of the exoplanets of the TRAPPIST-1 system with the NASA announced the discovery of seven new exoplanets that assistance of the TRAPPIST (Transiting Planets and orbit the star TRAPPIST-1. TRAPPIST-1 is a dwarf star and is Planetesimals Small Telescope) in Chile. NASA‟s Spitzer similar in size to Jupiter. Three of these planets are in the Space Telescope was able to discover 5 additional planets with habitable zone, which is an area where liquid water most likely the help of ground-based telescopes including the European exists. The farther planets most likely have an icy environment. Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope. After the NASA states that all seven planets could possibly contain Spitzer discover, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has started liquid water. “This discovery could be a significant piece in the scanning four of the planets, including the three planets in the puzzle of finding habitable environments, places that are habitable zone for a hydrogen atmosphere. NASA plans to conducive to life,” said Thomas Zurbuchen, associate launch the James Webb Space Telescope in 2018 to further administrator of the agency‟s Science Mission Directorate in their research of the seven exoplanets and hopefully detect Washington. “Answering the question „are we alone‟ is a top “chemical fingerprints of water, methane, oxygen, ozone, and science priority and finding so many planets like these for the other components of a planet's atmosphere.” The James Webb first time in the habitable zone is a remarkable step forward Telescope will also analyze planets‟ temperatures and surface toward that goal.” These planets are roughly 40 light years, or pressures, which are two major aspects of determining the 235 trillion miles away, from Earth in the constellation planets‟ habitability. NASA will continue to research the Aquarius. exoplanets and search for alien life in the upcoming years.

Love Guru A Look at Cathedral Sports Q: All the girls around me tell me that I have an eating problem, but it’s not true. It’s not a problem with eating By Kevin Plut since I love food! It’s the fat that’s the problem. How do I Cathedral‟s sports teams appear to have bright futures get rid of my fat to impress the girls? ahead of them. The regular basketball season is quickly coming

to a close. A fun season with varying levels of enjoyment was A: There are a few ways to do this. You could try a had, feeling as if it just started. Numerous games were played, conventional diet that you might give up on, or you could many of well-played, some resulting in inevitable losses. exercise a lot. My suggestion is much more effective and will However, the hardest-played games resulted in a win. Wins were impress the girls while you lose weight! Tie some bacon greatly cherished and well-deserved, just like the recent victory around your waist and get a pack of rabid dogs to chase after against Christo Rey. There was an amazing show of teamwork you. Just keep running until you‟re as fit as a superhero. If amongst those on and off the court. This is a surefire way to end you survive the dogs, I‟m sure the girls will be very a season on a memorable note. impressed. Speech and Debate has also seen a number of recent victories. Senior Aidan Birth, junior Peter Munoz, sophomores Rafael Silva and Frank Oliva, and freshman Jasha Basila all won trophies. Some won half-quals, putting them on the path towards competing at states. Mr. Russo continues to push team members to try their best and giving ceaseless advice and support, in addition to the hours of practice put in by members and time spent researching. Victory does not come to the lazy, nor the unmotivated. Mr. Medina and Mr. Morales are trying to kick the habit of laziness with some of the new and old members on track and field. Conditioning has begun so members are viable for upcoming meets and workouts. Baseball begins soon, with Senior Michael Bode‟s father, Joe Bode, as coach. New recruits could prove instrumental to victory. The Current Cathedral Preparatory School & Seminary 56-25 92nd Street, Elmhurst, NY 11373 718-592-6800

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David Brancale, Sr. Kevin Plut, So. Freddie Feria, Sr. Eryk Baginski, Fr. Adrian Grzybowski, Sr. Thomas Daudelin, Fr. Manuel Pamposa, Sr. Alexander Lomas, Fr. The J.V. and Varsity Basketball teams take photos after the Jim Dilg Joseph Krug, Jr. Robert Mestrandrea, Fr. Memorial Tournament earlier in their seasons. John Schilling, Jr. Fabian Rozparzynski, Fr. Image Credit: www.cathedralprep.org