Though opening night was rained out Tuesday, June 18, the Brooklyn Cyclones wore special commemorative jerseys. Each player had the name of an area affected by Hurricane Sandy on their backs in place of their own name. See photos below:
Month: June 2013
Freedom of Expression Comes with Greater Responsibility in Today’s World
by Erick Rommel Nothing we do is private. In a world where our every movement is tracked, it’s best to assume that anything we do can be known by anybody at the touch of a button. Recently, many have expressed concern about the news that the government required a certain company to provide records of […]
Pastors Are Not Interchangeable Parts In the New Evangelization
by George Weigel A few weeks ago, I came upon the odd fact that, before and during World War II, the Royal Navy (RN) built battleships with 14-inch main battery guns, whereas Britain’s principal naval rivals, Germany and Japan, were building ships with 15- and 18-inch main batteries; moreover, the RN’s chief ally, the United […]
Good Shepherd Hosts Annual 5K Run
Good Shepherd parish, Marine Park, hosted its 14th annual 5K Run/Walk on Saturday, June 15. This year’s run was held in memory of Louisa McGregor. For complete race results, visit: http://nycruns.com/good-shepherd-sports-program-14th-annual-5k-run-615/ Below are photos from the race.
Obituaries
Dr. Edmund D. Pellegrino, who founded and directed Georgetown University’s Center for the Advanced Study of Ethics and was a former president of The Catholic University of America, died June 13. He was 92. Considered one of the most prominent founders of the field of bioethics and an early pioneer in teaching humanities in […]
Obituaries
Sister Catherine Byrne, C.S.J., formerly Sister Mary Raphaella, a Sister of St. Joseph, Brentwood, for 78 years, died June 9. She was 96. She entered the congregation in 1935 from Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Red Hook. She earned a bachelor’s degree in Spanish from St. John’s University in Jamaica, and a master’s degree […]
Obituaries
Sister Margaret Mary Quinn, C.S.J., a Sister of St. Joseph, Brentwood, L.I.. for 75 years, died June 9. She was 95. She entered the congregation in 1938 from Our Lady of Angels parish, Bay Ridge. Her background in history began when she earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in History/Modern European History from St. John’s […]
Obituaries
Father James R. Carney, a Jesuit for 69 years and a priest for 56 years, died May 28 at Murray-Weigel Hall, the Bronx. He was 87. Born in Manhattan, he attended Regis H.S. and his life as a Jesuit priest revolved around Regis. In 1958, he began his long, unbroken association with Regis until his […]
Obituaries
Brother Robert Smith, O.S.F., a member of the Franciscan Brothers of Brooklyn for 66 years, died June 10, after a brief hospitalization. He was 84. Born in Brooklyn as John D. Smith, he attended St. Patrick’s elementary school, Bay Ridge, and St. Francis Prep, Brooklyn. He entered the Franciscan Novitiate in 1947 and was first […]
Shedding the Light of Faith on Homeless Teenagers
by Father Robert Lauder A few days ago, I found in my room a copy of the small book, Sometimes God Has a Kid’s Face (Covenant House, 2010, pp. 111), written by Sister Mary Rose McGeady, D.C. I was trying to clean my room just a little bit and I found the book amidst some […]