I express myself creatively through the service work/volunteer work I do at Molloy and for campus ministry. I am a campus ministry leader here, and I love helping others; it is how I truly allow myself to just be me.
Month: August 2014
Tablet TALK
This week’s Tablet TALK recognizes the final two graduates of Bishop Ford H.S., Park Slope, a Greenpointer who landed a national LAOH position and dedicated altar servers and choristers in Gerritsen Beach. There are also details about an upcoming feast, a charity run and much more…
Youth Views: What does the commandment, ‘You Shall Not Steal,’ mean to you?
This commandment is important to me because you can steal many times and say “I’m sorry” but not actually mean it. To me, you have to learn why you are doing something to help stop yourself from doing it.
Nothing ‘Grim’ About Yanks’ Rookie Record (with slideshow)
Bob Grim from Our Lady of Lourdes parish in Bushwick remains the last American League rookie pitcher to win 20 games in his first season.
Franciscan: ‘Middle East Is in Flames’
Although Christians, Muslims and Jews have struggled for hundreds of years to live peacefully alongside each other in the Middle East, “we have never seen the kind of ‘religious cleansing’ we are witnessing today,” said the head of the region’s Franciscans.
Pope Prays for Ukraine Peace Amid Crisis
Pope Francis lamented “tension and conflict” in Ukraine and prayed for “peace and tranquility” there on the country’s Independence Day.
Religious Leaders to Bridge Police, People
Finding ways to heal and strengthen relations between police and local communities was the focus and goal of a gathering of faith leaders hosted by Cardinal Timothy Dolan at the request of Mayor Bill de Blasio this month.
Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio was among a dozen religious leaders from across the city that met privately for two hours inside the cardinal’s Manhattan residence Aug. 21.
A Summer Working At the World’s Fair
Fifty years after she landed a summer job that put her face-to-face with Michelangelo’s Pieta and the pope himself, Joan James still smiles when speaking about her time at the Vatican Pavilion in the 1964 World’s Fair.
104 Years of Faith: Breezy Parishioner Receives Birthday Blessing from Bishop DiMarzio (with slideshow)
Blessed Trinity parishioner Anne Iannarella recently celebrated her 104th birthday and was delighted to receive a special blessing from Bishop DiMarzio.
Making People Aware
This week, we as a world community witnessed an act of pure, unadulterated evil in the beheading of journalist James Foley by militants of the Islamic State (IS).