Around the Diocese: May 30, 2015

BROOKLYN Visitation B.V.M., Red Hook — Healing Mass, May 29, 7 p.m. Call 624-1572. Most Precious Blood, Bath Beach — Life in the Spirit Seminar with Barbara Campbell: Sessions 1 and 2, May 29, 7-10 p.m.; Sessions 3-6, May 30, 10 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., lunch included. To register, call 372-8022. St. Bernard, Mill Basin […]

Three Persons United in Love

By Father Anthony F. Raso MANY YEARS AGO, during my seminary years, I saw a short film – one of the “Insight” series, which were used at that time in religious education programs – that attempted to “illustrate” the Holy Trinity. Up there in Heaven, the Father was depicted as a late-middle-age man, an “old […]

CHSAA Boys Track Results

The 87th annual CHSAA outdoor track and field intersectional championship took place on Saturday, May 23 at Icahn Stadium on Randall’s Island.

Karen Osborne

Partnership Makes Success Happen

A FEW YEARS AGO, Scott Bradlee was living in a basement apartment in New York City, hustling for jazz piano gigs at clubs and restaurants, and dreaming of something better. So he got a few friends together, started arranging jazz-, ragtime- and swing-style covers of modern pop songs, filming them, and uploading them to YouTube. His project, Postmodern Jukebox, exploded. The power of the share button catapulted them to Internet stardom – and then, the real thing.

Carol Powell

Energized, Encouraged by the Spirit

LAST WEEK’S FEAST of Pentecost is a wonderful time to meditate on when we are feeling depressed. Why do I say that? Think about “eh” state of the Apostles before the coming of the Spirit. They had a lofty work to accomplish but were totally incapable of carrying it out. Jesus had said: “Go into the world and preach the Gospel to every creature.”

Hero Among the Finest

Dear Editor: After reading about Detective Stephen McDonald’s visit to the St. John’s Prep students, I think it would be so wonderful if he could visit many parishes in Queens and Brooklyn and give his very inspirational talk on forgiveness.

Tablet TALK – SJU’s Class of 2015

This week’s Tablet TALK salutes graduates, announces the date for the unveiling of Bishop Catanello Way, highlights a new chaplain in Queens Village and more.

Romero in Queens

In Queens, Romero’s Beatification Hits Home

A Mass at SS. Joachim and Anne Church on Memorial Day celebrated the beatification of Archbishop Romero, a martyr who was assassinated in 1980 while celebrating Mass.