During the 113th annual dinner of the Cathedral Club of Brooklyn, held at the New York Marriott Marquis in Manhattan, President John L. Heyer II speaks… Guest of honor, Edward S. Walsh, managing director of project management at Avison and Young, second from right, is congratulated by guest […]
Irish green is worn proudly in Brooklyn and Queens — but never more so than in the weeks leading up to the feast day of St. Patrick, patron of the Emerald Isle. Here is a list of the upcoming St. Patrick Parades in the diocese: Sunday, March 2, 1 p.m. — Queens County St. […]
by Kathleen M. Gallagher Abortion is a hot topic at the New York State Capitol these days, which is curious for a couple of reasons. First, the procedure was legalized here in 1970, three years before Roe v. Wade. And while the abortion lobby is declaring the need “to protect women’s freedom to choose,” no […]
by Father John P. Cush What’s in a name? Well, an awful lot, especially if it’s the name of the Lord God of All Creation. To name something, to know the name of something, is a tremendously important thing in the understanding of the Hebrew people. Simply put, to know the name of something is, […]
Sister Ann E. Fitzpatrick, C.S.J., a member of the Sisters of St. Joseph, Brentwood, L.I., for 70 years, died Feb. 10 in Maria Regina Residence, Brentwood. She entered the congregation from Holy Family parish, Park Slope, in 1943. She attended St. Francis College, Brooklyn Heights, and earned her master’s degree and doctorate in education administration […]
Sister Margaret (Maggie) Gay, O.S.U., died Feb. 1, at Brookhaven Hospital. She was 80. Born in Hartford, Conn., she entered the congregation of the Ursuline Sisters of Tildonk in 1952 and professed her final vows six years later. She taught at Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Ozone Park, from 1966 to 1969, and at […]
Sister Catherine Peter Gallagher M.S.B.T., a member of the Missionary Servants of the Most Blessed Trinity (Trinitarian Sisters), for 62 years, died on Jan. 28. Baptized as Eileen, she entered the Trinitarian Sisters from Immaculate Conception Church, Astoria, in 1950, after having graduated from Immaculate Conception Elementary School and St. Jean Baptiste H.S., Manhattan. She […]
Sister Mary Berard D’Amato, O.S.F., 89, died in Assisi House, Aston, Pa., on Feb. 23. She had been a religious sister for 73 years. Born as Mary D’Amato, she grew up in Jersey City, N.J. She entered the Franciscan Sisters of Ringwood (a congregation that later merged with the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia) […]
by Father Robert Lauder Except for the breviary which contains the divine office, I don’t use a prayer book. Perhaps I should. When I was studying for the priesthood, there was a prayer book that many of the seminarians used. Right now the name of the book escapes me. It might have been The Major […]
Dear Dr. Garner, My husband is getting out of hand with his use of salt. He seems to shake it onto everything he eats. I am very worried about his health. He is 67 years old, has high blood pressure and a family history of heart attacks. He reads your column regularly. Please let him […]
