January invites us to dig deeper into the mystery we have just commemorated. Leaving the eggnog and the parties behind, we ask ourselves just what the Incarnation really means in our lives.
Month: January 2016
Dive Into Your Mission in Christ
In Luke’s Gospel this week we read about an adult who took a dip at the deep end, so to speak. That’s Jesus, the feast of whose baptism by John we celebrate this Sunday.
Inspiration for New Year’s Resolutions
When you begin to think about the new adventures you’ll embark on during this New Year, try to make Jesus Christ the centerpiece.
Tablet TALK: Dio Vi Benedicta Father Pham
This week’s Tablet TALK features special recognition for a beloved priest in Astoria, new altar servers in Canarsie and Flushing, a vocation opportunity and much, much more.
Living Nativity in Glendale
More than 200 parishioners gathered in St. Pancras Church, Glendale, for Mass and a live Nativity Pageant, Jan. 2.
Around the Diocese: Jan. 9, 2016
This week’s listing features events in Brooklyn and Queens through Feb. 28.
Thomas M. Ahern, father of Father Thomas Ahern
Thomas M. Ahern, 77, the father of Father Thomas Ahern, pastor of St. Augustine’s parish, Park Slope, died Dec. 29.
Florence Angotti, sister of Msgr. Thomas Caserta,
Florence Angotti, the sister of Msgr. Thomas Caserta, pastor of St. Bernadette’s parish, Dyker Heights, died Dec. 26.
Retired Bishop Raymond W. Lessard
A funeral Mass will be celebrated Jan. 12 at St. John the Baptist Cathedral in Savannah, Ga., for retired Bishop Raymond W. Lessard, who died Jan. 3 at his residence at St. Vincent de Paul Seminary, in Boynton Beach, Fla. He was 85.
Mangano Story Is Little Cause for ‘Joy’
Not, perhaps, since Disney’s “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice” has the humble kitchen mop featured so prominently in a movie as it does in “Joy” (Fox).