by Dr. Thomas Chadzutko The theme for Catholic Schools Week 2013 is “Catholic Schools Raise the Standards.” Catholic schools and academies within the Diocese of Brooklyn are noted for the quest of academic excellence and the establishment of high moral standards. This year’s theme celebrates and recognizes the constant attention that Catholic educators pay to […]
ST. LOUIS (CNS) – A funeral Mass was scheduled for Jan. 26 at St. Louis Cathedral Basilica for Stan Musial, the Hall of Fame outfielder-first baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals. Musial, a Catholic who played all 22 of his Major-League seasons with the Cardinals, died Jan. 19 at age 92 at his home in […]
Sister M. Gabriel Kane, I.H.M., of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary died Jan. 17, at Our Lady of Peace Residence in Scranton, Pa. Born in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., she entered the I.H.M. Congregation on Feb. 2, 1942. Locally, she taught at Our Lady Queen of Martyrs School, in Forest Hills, 1954-55. She […]
Sister Kathryn Rolley, I.H.M., (formerly known as Sister M. Serena) of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary died Jan. 19, at Our Lady of Peace Residence, Scranton. She was 89. Born in Karthaus, Pa., she entered the I.H.M. congregation in 1945, professing final vows on Aug. 2, 1950. Her local teaching assignments […]
Sister Miriam Patrick O’Donnell, S.S.N.D., who taught school for nearly five decades, including 30 years at one Brooklyn high school, died Jan. 15 at Lourdes Health Care Center in Wilton, Conn. She was 83 and had been a professed member of the School Sisters of Notre Dame for 62 years. Born as Eleanor J. O’Donnell, […]
In honor of the Year of Faith, join Father James Rodriguez, parochial vicar at Most Precious Blood parish, Long Island City, in breaking open the Scriptures during the season of Lent at a Young Adult Lenten Bible Study Program, sponsored by the diocesan Office of Faith Formation through funding from the Catholic Foundation of Brooklyn […]
Dear Dr. Garner, I am a little frustrated. I am 52 years old, and I got the flu shot for the first time this year. Not only did I get the flu but had a cold right after I got my shot, not to mention a sore arm. What’s the story? I thought if I […]
The American Bishops have just issued a Pastoral Exhortation of the Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation (“God’s Gift of Forgiveness”), urging all Catholics to take advantage of this extraordinary gift of the Risen Lord during Lent. This sacrament is so full of opportunities of grace that it is no wonder it has been known under […]
It was chilly on the holiday marking the birthday of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., but inside St. Teresa of Avila Church in South Ozone Park, the spirit was warm, and the rhetoric was hot. This was a noon prayer service, sponsored by the Vicariate for Black Catholic Concerns, to commemorate Dr. King’s […]
My dear brothers and sisters in the Lord, On Jan. 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation. This Executive Order freed the slaves in the 10 states that were in rebellion. It was not until 1865, with the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, that slavery was abolished in […]
