Isabela Carrasco, sophomore St. Saviour H.S. Salt water taffy reminds me of the beautiful summers I would spend with my mum, sister, grandma and great-grand uncle in Rockport, Ma., when we would all get along and get to relax. Christian Horan, junior Archbishop Molloy H.S. My mom always made vanilla cake with vanilla […]
Month: March 2015
Father Lauder’s 49th Friday Film Festival
The 49th Friday Film Festival, presented by Tablet columnist Father Robert Lauder and the diocesan Office of Faith Formation, School of Evangelization, will run at the Immaculate Conception Center, Douglaston, March 20 through May 1. Here is the schedule: – John Ford’s “The Quiet Man,” March 20 – Fritz Lang’s” The Woman in the Window,” […]
Mill Basin Lovebirds Married 70 Years
Mary and John Tuohy recently celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary with a Mass of thanksgiving at St. Bernard’s Church, Mill Basin. The lovebirds are pictured, above, with their pastor, Msgr. Jamie Gigantiello, far left, and Father Ilyas Gill, parochial vicar.
Feast of St. Joseph Mass at the Co-Cathedral
Retired Auxiliary Bishop Guy Sansaricq will celebrate the Feast of St. Joseph Mass on March 19, 7 p.m. at the Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph, Prospect Heights. Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio will also be in attendance. The Mass will be celebrated in Creole for the Haitian community within the Diocese of Brooklyn and Queens. All are welcome. […]
Pope Expected to Canonize St. Therese’s Parents
The couple was beatified in 2008. They are believed to be the first parents of a saint to be beatified, highlighting the important role parents play in their children’s human and spiritual upbringing.
Lay Ministry Program Accepting New Students
The Pastoral Institute of the diocese’s School of Evangelization will offer information sessions on its Lay Ministry Program, which will accept new students in September. This three-year program prepares lay persons to serve as volunteer coordinators or team members for a particular ministry in their parish. The sessions will be held in English and Spanish […]
Church Seeks End to Death Penalty Around the World
Archbishop Silvano Tomasi told the U.N. Human Rights Council: “My delegation contends that bloodless means of defending the common good and upholding justice are possible.”
St. Francis College Falls Just Short for NEC Title
The St. Francis Terriers dropped a heartbreaker, 66-63, to Robert Morris University, Moon, Pa., at the Pope P.E. Center. Robert Morris thus earned the automatic bid to this year’s March Madness tournament.
Around the Diocese: March 14, 2015
BROOKLYN Resurrection, Gerritsen Beach — Lenten Series: Healing, March 12, 7:30-8:45 p.m. Speaker: Msgr. Theo Joseph. Prayer, song, eucharistic adoration and benediction. Music: Revelation 23. Call 743-7234. St. Thomas Aquinas, Flatlands — Lenten Prayer Room, multi-sensory experience, March 12-15 in the Aquinas Center. Confessions: March 13, 1:30-3:30 p.m. in Creole, and March 14, 1:30-3:30 p.m. […]
CYO Hoops Spirit Alive at St. Stan’s
St. Stan’s has welcomed athletes from St. Thomas the Apostle, Woodhaven, whose CYO basketball program was disbanded in August of 2014 after a 50-year run.