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Diocesan News
Lenten Regulations
The Lenten season is a time of renewal as the Church journeys towards Easter. Faithful can o turn their attention to the following regulations. Read More
Diocesan News
The Little Apple: Diocese of Brooklyn’s Sacred Spaces Recreated in Nearly 1M Building Model City
“He Built This City: Joe Macken’s Model,” is a miniature landscape of New York City's five boroughs. Among the 1 million buildings represented are churches in the Diocese of Brooklyn. Read More
Sports
Small Schools, Big Hearts: St. Saviour, Cathedral Prep Shine
Small yet mighty. That’s the perfect way to describe St. Saviour H.S. and Cathedral Prep and Seminary, that just capped off memorable seasons on the basketball court. Read More
Diocesan News
Maryknoll Visit to Upstate NY Inspires Young Catholics to Live Gospel Locally in NYC
Father Joseph Fonti led a group of 110 young adults, teenagers, and clergy from parishes in Queens on a day-long excursion to the Maryknoll Society Center in Ossining, New York on March 7 to learn about the lives of missionaries. Read More
Diocesan News
Discerning Men Reminded That They’re ‘Giving God a Chance’
Fifty young men ages 16 to 26 recently spent a weekend at the Retreat & Conference Center of the Immaculate Conception discerning a possible call to the priesthood. Read More
Diocesan News
Following Outpouring of Support, St. Camillus to Remain Open
Father James Rodriguez informed parishioners at the 11:30 a.m. Mass of Bishop Robert Brennan’s decision to preserve St. Camillus Church. Read More
National News
Archbishop Ronald Hicks Marks First St. Patrick’s Day in New York City, Urges Welcome for Immigrants
New York’s Fifth Avenue was a sea of green for the 265th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade on March 17, a grand march that turned one of the world’s most famous thoroughfares into a feast of festive sights and sounds. Read More
Diocesan News
‘Be Thou My Vision’: A Classic Hymn for St. Patrick and the Ages
One of the oldest and most globally beloved Catholic hymns, “Be Thou My Vision,” has a remarkable history dating back to the sixth century. The story of “Be Thou My Vision” begins with St. Patrick, who was kidnapped when he was 16 years old by pirates and then sold into slavery in Ireland Read More
Diocesan News
Shamrock & Roll: Breaking Down the Icons of St. Patrick’s Day
Celtic crosses, shamrocks, and green — these symbols of Irish pride have come to represent the "Emerald Isle," and tell the story of Ireland's long history of Catholicism, evangelization, and migration. Read More
Editorials
Diocese Has Hoops On Its Mind in March
Looking at Ireland This St. Patrick’s Day
Notre Dame’s Betrayal Of Its Catholic Soul
In Age of Tech, Human Heart Still Needed
Columns
What Can We All Learn From Young People?
U.S. Fascination With Deportation
On Wrong Path Until God Called Me Back
God’s Grandeur – and the Grace of Great Artists
From Tomb to Triumph: Jesus, Lord of Life
Obituaries
Brother Patrick I. Pennell, CFX
Sister Maureen Catherine Ashe
