by Matthew Hennessey For me and my family, Hurricane Sandy brought some hardships. A week without power meant a refrigerator full of spoiled food. It meant some extra bucks spent on batteries and camping lanterns and a few frigid nights spent under piles of blankets. For some reason, I found boiling water to do the […]
Msgr. Sebastian Angles, a retired priest of the Brooklyn Diocese who had been living in retirement in Florida, died there Nov. 18, three days shy of his 95th birthday. A native of Spain, he was ordained a Vincentian priest in Madrid on July 16, 1944. He came to the diocese in 1959 and served as […]
Sister Sara Mooney, O.S.U., a member of the Ursuline Sisters of Tildonk, for 72 years, died Oct. 12 at Brookhaven Hospital, East Patchogue, L.I. A native of County Monaghan, Ireland, she professed her final vows in 1945. She attended Manhattan College and St. Rose College. Locally, she taught at Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, […]
Dear Dr. Garner, It has now been about three weeks since Hurricane Sandy hit our area. I lost almost my entire house with all the pictures, furniture and important papers. I had lived in that house for over 40 years with my husband and two grown children. I am constantly depressed and anxious and am concerned […]
Year of Faith Retreat Ladies of the Confraternity of the Immaculate Conception from Our Lady of Lebanon Cathedral, Brooklyn Heights, recently participated in a “Year of Faith” retreat at Graymoor Spiritual Life Center, Garrison, N.Y. They were accompanied by Msgr. James A. Root, cathedral rector, center. Photo © Marleine Aflak Our Lady of Grace […]
In the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, only 52 of the 267 inductees are offensive linemen. Yet, without a strong O-line, a football team’s offense cannot function efficiently. Unfortunately, offensive linemen receive very little credit. It’s a thankless job but one that six young men from Bishop Ford H.S., Park Slope, have […]
by Marie Elena Giossi Wife, mother and Catholic schoolteacher Nancy Sorenson, who tragically lost her life during Hurricane Sandy, was laid to rest following a funeral Mass at Our Lady of Grace Church, Gravesend, Nov. 8. Sorenson, 50, died Oct. 30 in her Rockaway Park home when water surged into the family cellar, causing a […]
In recent years, the St. Francis College, Brooklyn Heights, education program has experienced unprecedented growth. The undergraduate program’s enrollment in 2008 was 102 students. However, now in 2012, 275 students have made the school’s education department the second largest on campus. One of the main factors in this success has been the emphasis on preparation […]
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Voters in Maine, Washington state and Maryland approved ballot measures legalizing same-sex marriage Nov. 6. In Minnesota, voters rejected a state constitutional amendment to define marriage as only a union between a man and woman. The Catholic bishops in each state had urged voters to uphold the traditional definition of marriage between […]
by Patricia Zapor BALTIMORE (CNS) – The U.S. bishops’ effort to send a pastoral message of hope in trying economic times came up short of the votes needed Nov. 13, after concerns were raised about its limitations, its expedited process and whether it actually was something that they would use to reach out to people. […]
