Through a partnership with Fairway Markets, and with the help of volunteers and staff members, Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens (CCBQ) distributed 250 Thanksgiving meals to families and individuals in need, and the St. Vincent DePaul Society distributed 300 turkeys to 18 Brooklyn and Queens parishes. At Catholic Charities, the turkeys were distributed evenly at CCBQ […]
Month: November 2014
Brooklyn Parishes Ready To Glow for Christmas
The holiday season began a little earlier than expected this year, and it wasn’t with retail sales and early store openings – those were saved for Black Friday. Instead, the holiday season began Nov. 19 at Maimonides Medical Center, Borough Park, kicking off the annual Celebration of Light. Each year, the medical center provides some […]
Complex Issues Await Pope in Turkey
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Almost every papal trip abroad is a complex mix of the religious and political, and that will be especially true of Pope Francis’ Nov. 28-30 visit to Turkey. Given the country’s crucial geographic position straddling Europe and Asia, its historic importance for both Christianity and Islam and the wars now raging […]
Catholic Groups Support Obama’s Immigration Order
WASHINGTON (CNS) – President Barack Obama’s package of actions affecting millions of people without legal immigration status received support from Catholic organizations, labor unions and immigration advocates even as critics contended that the steps he announced violated the Constitution. Advocates for the immigrant community, including national and international church agencies, continued their call for Congress […]
Pope Encourages New Idealism for Europe
By Cindy Wooden STRASBOURG, France (CNS) – The project of European unity and cooperation, ensuring peace on the continent and helping others find peace as well, requires a real commitment to dialogue and respect for others, Pope Francis said. While the pope did not specifically mention the current conflict between Ukraine and Russia, both members […]
Typical Grandmother
By John Garvey The National Museum of Women in the Arts, with support from The Catholic University of America and the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C., will soon open an exhibit entitled “Picturing Mary: Woman, Mother, Idea.” The exhibit, which comes just in time for the Dec. 8 feast of the Immaculate Conception, will feature more […]
Heritage Girls Take Oath of Integrity in East New York
Twenty-two girls from Mary, Mother of the Church parish, East New York, took their oath as American Heritage Girls on Nov. 8. During Mass, in the presence of God, their families and the parish community, they promised to “love God, cherish my family, honor my country and serve in my community.” One week later, these […]
Brooklynites Rediscover Italian Roots
Carroll Gardens Parishioners Go on Pilgrimage to Land of Their Ancestors Parishioners of Sacred Hearts-St. Stephen, Carroll Gardens, led by their pastor Msgr. Guy Massie, returned on pilgrimage to the towns and cities in Italy from which their ancestors and founders had emigrated more than 100 years ago. “It was a journey to reconnect with […]
Women’s Home Honors Bishop Sullivan’s Memory
Fourteen months ago, Lisa Cepeda needed someone to believe in her. At Providence House, she found a whole community of support and was finally able to turn her life around. “I had to get things together and not look back,” Cepeda said. “They invited me into their hearts with open arms, and I love them […]
Advent: Embrace The Suspense
By Msgr. Joseph P. Calise The experience of waiting for something can cause a lot of different emotions. The effects of waiting for a train when you are late for work or waiting for results from some medical tests are very different from waiting for the tooth fairy or Easter bunny to come. Waiting can […]