by Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio My dear brothers and sisters in the Lord, This week, as the Diocese celebrates its 22nd annual World Communications Day Conference, let me briefly reflect on the Second Vatican Council’s “The Decree on the Media of Social Communications.” The Latin title for this document, Inter Mirifica, means “Among the Wonderful.” It [...]

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by Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio My dear brothers and sisters in the Lord, The issue of immigration reform has surfaced now in the 113th Congress as a priority of both President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner. It is important that we understand this issue from a Catholic perspective. The interest of the Church in the [...]

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All Faces. Everyday Understanding. All Are Welcome to Our Church   by Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio My dear brothers and sisters in the Lord, St. John recounts a beautiful story of Our Lord and His dialogue with a woman drawing water from a well. The scene is remarkable because it seems to be a breach of [...]

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by Nicholas DiMarzio China is undergoing massive growth, and buildings and towers are springing up all throughout the country. It is a modern society, but it is still a country of the East, and I was very fortunate to have Msgr. Joseph Chiang as my traveling companion. He is an 83-year-old priest who was born [...]

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Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio My dear brothers and sisters in the Lord, Recently, I returned from a 10-day pastoral visit to China. My intention was to better understand the Chinese culture so that we in the Diocese of Brooklyn may better attend to the needs of Chinese immigrants. Moreover, I intended to visit with Father John [...]

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by Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio My dear brothers and sisters in the Lord, The events surrounding the massacre of so many small children and their teachers in Newtown, Conn., scarred the conscience of our Nation. The horror that touched upon suburban America is one that we in the city live with all too frequently. I am [...]

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by Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio My dear brothers and sisters in the Lord, The following is the full text of the homily preached by Bishop DiMarzio at the Chrism Mass held Tuesday, March 26 at St. James Cathedral-Basilica, Downtown Brooklyn.   We have passed through one of the most eventful Lents in our lifetime. Six weeks [...]

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On Saturday, March 23, our new Holy Father, Pope Francis, met with his predecessor, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, in what was the first such encounter recorded in the history of the Catholic Church. Father Federico Lombardi, S.J., current director of the Holy See Press Office, said the meeting was “a moment of profound and elevated [...]

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by Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio My dear brothers and sisters in the Lord, In a “chat” with the priests and clergy of Rome following his abdication of the ministry of St. Peter, our Emeritus Pope, Benedict XVI, spoke about the Church’s understanding of the Second Vatican Council. He gave this address without a prepared text or [...]

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by Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio My dear brothers and sisters in the Lord, As we continue our series on reflections on the documents of the Second Vatican Council, this week we will concentrate on “The Dogmatic Constitution on the Church,” or “Lumen Gentium.” The Council’s explanation of the nature of the Church has become second nature [...]

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