The Sisters of the Visitation, a semi-cloistered contemplative community in Bay Ridge, are observing the canonization of Mother Teresa this weekend by remembering the visit she paid to Visitation Monastery in 1986.
Month: August 2016
‘Ben Hur’ Skimps on Religious Dimension
Considered on its own terms, this iteration of Civil War Gen. Lew Wallace’s classic story makes for a satisfying action picture, but fails to convince when Wallace’s religious theme comes to the fore.
Italian Apostolate to Honor Feast of the Guardian Angels
The Italian Apostolate of the Diocese of Brooklyn will conduct a street procession and Mass with Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio in honor of the Feast of the Guardian Angels on Sunday, Oct. 2, in Prospect Heights.
Obituary: Mary Moringiello
Mary Moringiello, 91, who served as secretary to The Editor of The Tablet in the 1990s, died Aug. 13 at the Augustana Nursing Home in Sunset Park.
Obituary: Sister Bernadette Jones, O.P.
Sister Bernadette Jones, O..P, a member of the Sisters of St. Dominic, Amityville, for 44 years, died Aug. 26 at her home in Malverne, L.I. She was 65.
Obituary: Rosemary E. McNamara
Rosemary E. McNamara, 86, who was born in Brooklyn and lived most of her life in Jackson Heights as an active member of St. Joan of Arc parish, died Aug. 21.
Obituary: Jerome Mangano
Jerome Mangano, the husband of Valerie Mangano, first-grade teacher at Good Shepherd Catholic Academy, Marine Park, died Aug. 24.
Obituary: Msgr. Edward D. Alleyne
Msgr. Edward D. Alleyne, “Father Lawrence,” of Cherry Hill, N.J., died Aug. 25 at the age of 88.
Patriarch Calls for United Effort To End ‘Cancer’ of Islamic State
Chaldean Catholic Patriarch Louis Sako of Baghdad called for a united and strong stance – by Muslims and non-Muslims alike – to stop the spread of the “cancer” of Islamic State and other terrorist groups.
Diocesan Assignments: Sept. 3, 2016
RESIDENCE Rev. Bryan D. Patterson, to residence to St. Dominic, Bensonhurst, while remaining released from diocesan assignment, ministering in the Archdiocese of Detroit, Michigan, effective June 30. Rev. Giancarlo T. Pattugalan, to residence to Our Lady of Mercy, Forest Hills, while remaining in post-ordination studies in Rome, effective Sept. 1. NON-INCARDINATED Rev. Jose F. Reyes, […]