Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio ordained Rodnev Pierre Lapommeray, Dariusz Strzelecki and Daniel Krzysztof Rajski as priests to serve the Diocese of Brooklyn on Saturday, June 4, at St. James Cathedral-Basilica, Downtown Brooklyn. Others members of the hierarchy present were Auxiliary Bishop Frank Caggiano, Vicar General; retired Auxiliary Bishops Joseph M. Sullivan and Guy Sansaricq; and visiting […]
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Pope Benedict XVI met with U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden in an unannounced visit June 3. Biden, the first Catholic vice president in U.S. history, met with the pope in what was termed “a personal and private visit,” according to a U.S. official. In an unusual move, the Vatican did not […]
Father Jared Brogan celebrated his First Mass of thanksgiving Sunday, May 29, at Good Shepherd Church, Marine Park. He was ordained for the Diocese of Paterson, N.J., the previous day by Bishop Arthur J. Serratelli in St. Philip the Apostle Church, Clifton. Born in Brooklyn, he attended Good Shepherd School; Xavier H.S., Manhattan; St. Joseph’s […]
The Board of Trustees of the Brothers of the Sacred Heart and the McClancy Board of Governors announced that Msgr. McClancy Memorial H.S., East Elmhurst, will begin admitting girls, in addition to boys, beginning in the fall of 2012. Brother Joseph Holthaus, S.C., school president, said, “For more than the last half-century, Msgr. McClancy Memorial […]
by Effie Caldarola Recently it was announced that the Catholic bishops of England and Wales are bringing back meatless Fridays as a form of penance in their dioceses. I have mixed feelings about this no doubt well-meaning effort to reintroduce penance into the lives of Catholics. Years ago, when the long-standing practice of abstaining from […]
by Father William Byron, S.J. “Ex ore infantium” are the Latin words for the Scripture phrase that Jesus quoted in reminding His hearers that “out of the mouths of infants” praise and sometimes even wisdom can be spoken (Mt 21:16). Jesuit Father Mark Horak, pastor of Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Washington, D.C., reversed that […]
Fundamental differences regarding what our country is about are driving public debate. So also are the positions taken on the role of government not only by politicians but also by religious, academic, business and labor leaders. Catholics must not shy from the fray. Indeed the appropriate role of government, particularly in U.S. social welfare policy, […]
“When you mention Catholic high school basketball, you mention the Stith brothers,” said Don Kent, Msgr. McClancy M.H.S., East Elmhurst, head basketball coach. On June 2, St. Francis Prep, Fresh Meadows, standout Sam Stith led a class of six new inductees into the CHSAA Hall of Fame at the 26th annual Golf and Hall of […]
Dear Dr. Garner, I just got back from the hospital with my eight-year-old son. Apparently he thought it would be cool to drink a six pack of Red Bull “power drink.” He developed an irregular heartbeat that was very fast. Most people refer to me as a good mother, yet I had no idea he […]
by Sister Patricia Berliner, C.S.J. COME, O HOLY Spirit, Come. The entrance antiphon for this week’s readings is: “The love of God has been poured into our hearts by God’s spirit living in us.” In the first reading from the Acts of the Apostles, we learn that when the time for Pentecost was fulfilled, they were […]
