The holiday season is a time for giving, and what better way to do so than through the realm of sports. St. Ephrem parish, Dyker Heights, hosted its first-ever “Swish for Kids” basketball tournament, Dec. 27-29, to benefit children fighting cancer and those who have finished their treatment. The tournament featured 12 teams in three […]
by Gail Donovan This is the first in a series of articles about the future of Catholic schools in Brooklyn and Queens. Too often the news about Catholic schools is negative – dwindling enrollments, strapped finances, school closings. What the average person isn’t seeing, however, are the green shoots of hope, partnerships, collaborations, dedicated educators […]
by Ed Wilkinson St. James Cathedral Parish, the first Catholic parish established on Long Island, marked the 190th anniversary of its founding on Jan. 1 with a Mass celebrated by Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio. The faith community was formed in response to a formal petition drawn up on Jan. 1, 1822 by a group of 70 laypeople […]
Children dressed as the Three Kings bring forward the offertory gifts to Pope Benedict XVI during his celebration of Mass on the feast of Mary, Mother of God, in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican Jan. 1. Christians should look toward the New Year with hope and a commitment to working for justice and peace, […]
by Antonin Zielinska Continuing their tradition of gathering around the Eucharist to celebrate their nation’s independence, Haitians from throughout the diocese joined Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio and retired Auxiliary Bishop Guy Sansaricq for Mass Jan. 1 at St. Teresa of Avila Church, Prospect Heights. “Today, it’s a great day for all of you,” said Bishop DiMarzio […]
UPDATED 13 January 2012 Several groups around the diocese are organizing buses for those wishing to participate in the annual March for Life in Washington, D.C., on Monday, Jan. 23. The diocese’s Government Affairs Office is organizing two buses that will pick up people in Brooklyn and Queens: The Brooklyn bus will begin at 6:30 […]
by Joseph Amodeo On a recent Saturday, I joined nearly 25 other young adults in Astoria for what many may consider to be an “out of the ordinary” night. Gathered at a local parish, we came together for Eucharistic adoration and benediction. It was sitting in the pew that evening that I realized the radical […]
Pope Benedict XVI arrives in the popemobile to visit the Nativity scene in St. Peter’s Square after leading vespers in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican on Saturday, Dec. 31.
My dear brothers and sisters in the Lord, This year, the Catholic Church celebrated the 45th World Day of Peace, which coincides with the beginning of the New Year. The theme chosen by our Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, is “Educating Young People in Justice and Peace.” In the message, he speaks most directly to […]
