WASHINGTON (CNS) – The U.S. bishops urged Catholics and “all people of faith” across the nation to observe March 30 as a day of prayer and fasting for religious freedom and conscience protection. The bishops announced the day-long observance in a statement titled “United for Religious Freedom” that was approved by the U.S. Conference of […]
Month: March 2012
Holy Week Schedules Of Bishops in Diocese
Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio Palm Sunday, April 1 – St. John the Baptist, Bedford-Stuyvesant – 11 a.m. (Bilingual) Monday, April 2 – Penance Service – Immaculate Heart of Mary, Kensington – 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 3 – Mass of Chrism, St. James Cathedral-Basilica, Downtown Brooklyn – 8 p.m. Holy Thursday, April 5 – Mass of the […]
Helpers Pray for Life at Site of New Abortuary (with slideshow)
On the eve of the feast of the Annunciation, pro-life advocates took to the streets of Jamaica to pray for the unborn outside an abortion clinic set to open Friday, March 30.
Good Friday in Carroll Gardens
Former and present parishioners will gather at Brooklyn’s oldest Italian parish, Sacred Hearts and St. Stephen Church, Carroll Gardens, to solemnly process through the streets on Good Friday, April 6, beginning at 7 p.m. While the neighborhood has seen much change since the parish’s founding by Italian immigrants in 1882, this time- honored tradition and […]
Judge Rules Against Faith-Based Groups
WASHINGTON (CNS) – Religiously based restrictions on reproductive health services for victims of human trafficking cannot be imposed by the Department of Health and Human Services, a federal judge has ruled. By delegating to the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops the decision on which services to offer or not offer to trafficking victims, HHS violated […]
The Pope in Mexico
Pope Benedict XVI greets the crowd gathered for his arrival at Guanajuato International Airport in Silao, Mexico, March 23. Arriving in Mexico on his second papal visit to Latin America, the pope said he came as a “pilgrim of faith, of hope, and of love,” promoting the cause of religious freedom, social progress and the […]
Tablet TALK
O.L.P.H. Hosts Seuss-tastic Celebration “Oh, the thinks you can think up if only you try” — ah, they did try and indeed succeed to celebrate the joy of reading on the 108th birthday of beloved author Dr. Seuss at Our Lady of Perpetual Help School, S. Ozone Park. Organized by teachers Peggy Breslin and Barbara […]
Obituaries
Sister Dolores Marie Foster, C.S.J., formerly Sister Raymond Miriam, a Sister of St. Joseph, Brentwood, for 54 years, died March 8. She entered the congregation from St. Mary Star of the Sea, Far Rockaway. After graduation from Brentwood College, she taught primary children in St. Patrick, Long Island City, 1961-65; St. Bernard, Levittown, 1965-67; St. […]
The Tablet’s Girls’ H.S. All-Star Team
This week, we present to you The Tablet’s Girls’ H.S. Basketball All-Stars as chosen by the coaches of the schools in Brooklyn and Queens. Girls Division I First Team Brianna Butler, Nazareth R.H.S., Flatbush — Senior, Guard; scored 16 points with 11 rebounds and 7.0 assists in city semifinal win over Archbishop Molloy; McDonald’s All-American; […]
A Love So Great He Gave It All
by Father James Rodriguez ONE OF THE MOST powerful features of religious iconography is the penetrating stare of the subject’s eyes. Whether it is an image of our Lord, His Blessed Mother, or any of the saints, there is something incisive and profound about the subject’s eyes that cuts deep into the soul of anyone […]