This week’s listing features events in Brooklyn and Queens through May 15.
Month: April 2016
Brooklyn Diocese Welcomes New Auxiliary Bishop
The Diocese of Brooklyn announced the news of the appointment of Bishop Neil Tiedemann, C.P., by the Holy Father, Pope Francis, as an auxiliary bishop of Brooklyn. Bishop Tiedemann returns to his native diocese after serving as bishop of the Diocese of Mandeville, Jamaica
Diocese Honors Those Who Gave Their Blood
At a reception in Immaculate Conception Center, Douglaston, Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio honored the parishes that have made significant contributions to the New York Blood Center over the past year.
Reflections on The Self
Put simply, the problem is how to get people who are unchurched to reflect seriously on their lives, on what their goals are and what they think is important.
The Day the Earth Shook Land of My Birth
There was no answer, just a cruel silence. I marked other numbers from other family members and all I heard was more silence.
Not Changing the Words, Just the Music
IT IS A matter of fascination to me that, after all these years, we have a pope who can be described as “controversial.”
SJU Has Record-Breaking Year With Relay for Life Fundraiser
More than 1,800 St. John’s University students raised a record $140,341 for the fight against cancer as part of the university’s 11th annual Relay For Life. The 12-hour event, which benefits the American Cancer Society (ACS), was conducted April 15 and 16 on the Jamaica campus.
Sisters’ Nite on SJU Campus
As an ongoing response to the Year of Consecrated Life, St. John’s University’s Campus Ministry and the Vincentian Vocation Office commemorated the World Day of Prayer for Vocations by hosting Sisters’ Nite April 17.
Modern Challenges For Women and Girls
Despite the women’s movement, more equality, less discrimination and more opportunity in the workplace, I think the challenges facing girls remain, perhaps in different forms and certainly with new technology.
US Teens Grow Faith in Rome
Sharing and celebrating the joy of faith with thousands of Catholic teenagers from around the globe was a rare moment that not many people are able to experience, a U.S. teen said during an April 23 youth rally at Rome’s Olympic Stadium.