by Antonina Zielinksa On the first full day of WYD, the pilgrims from the Diocese of Brooklyn, still tired from the opening ceremony the night before, started out their day early in their morning with catechesis in the Love and Life Center. Drowsiness did not keep them from participating in the music played by the […]
by Antonina Zielinska Before pilgrims from the Diocese of Brooklyn headed over for the official opening Mass of World Youth Day 2011, they spent an hour in silent prayer before the Blessed Sacrament with hundreds of other English speaking pilgrims. The Brooklyn and Queens pilgrims headed over to the Palacio de Deporters (Sports Center) where […]
My dear brothers and sisters in the Lord, Having been to every World Youth Day (WYD) since 2000, the experience of WYD 2011 was an extraordinary confirmation of my faith in the Catholic youth of the world, especially the youth of Brooklyn and Queens. The expression that they have made as a group is very […]
by Antonina Zielinska Among those outside of the official diocesan delegation were young people from SS. Peter and Paul parish, Williamsburg, who joined nearly 300 other pilgrims from the U.S. on a month-long pilgrimage to Portugal, France and Spain. The Servants of the Lord and the Virgin Matara Sisters accompanied them. They logged many miles, […]
I hope you’ve been reading The Tablet and watching The NET these past two weeks. If so, you’ve had a front-row seat on one of the most uplifting news stories of the year. If you haven’t been tuned in, and instead have been watching network TV or reading the daily newspapers, you missed it all. […]
SAN LORENZO DE EL ESCORIAL, Spain (CNS) – Pope Benedict XVI’s meetings with young religious women and young university professors, held in the same complex, had very different tones. The sisters and nuns – all under 35 – gathered in the sunny courtyard of the Basilica of St. Lawrence, while the professors – most under […]
Dear Dr. Garner, This has been a rough summer. In June, I experienced a seizure, which I have had in the past as well. This one put me in the hospital for several days, and then in rehab. My doctor also put me on medication. Will you please explain what a seizure is and how […]
by Father Robert Lauder Twelfth and Last in a Series IN CLASS THIS spring, though I had not planned to say anything about friendship when I prepared my lecture, I spontaneously said that I thought friendship was one of life’s great blessings. Later in the day, reflecting on what I had said in class, I […]
by Father Thomas Catania As it happens, today is the anniversary of the dedication of our Cathedral of St. James in the Diocese of Brooklyn. The event will be observed only in the cathedral itself, but it is apparently God’s idea (if God directed the composition of the Lectionary, and who am I to say […]
Normally in tune with his Catholic faith, there was a time when Brooklyn Cyclones first-year manager Rich Donnelly lost his religion to the peer pressures of baseball. However, one chilling experience reeled him back in and gave him a new look on life. Donnelly has been a Major League Baseball coach for nearly 30 years. […]
