Jesuit Father Peter-Hans Kolvenbach, whose service as superior general of the Society of Jesus marked a return to normal governance after a period of tension with the Vatican, died in Beirut Nov. 26, four days before his 88th birthday.
Month: November 2016
Obituary: Sister Anne Marie Dean, CSJ
Sister Anne Marie Dean, CSJ, formerly Sister Mary Michaeline, died Nov. 15 in Maria Regina Residence, Brentwood, in the 59th year of religious life.
Terriers Continue Hoops Careers as Bears in B’klyn
Playing basketball in high school under coaches Tim Leary on the boys’ side and Kerri White on the girls’ side has fully prepared these student-athletes both academically and athletically for college.
Free Hoops Tickets to Garden for CYO Teams
CYO is offering free tickets for the upcoming first annual Under Armour Reunion basketball tournament Dec. 12 at Madison Square Garden. Auburn takes on Boston College at 6:30 p.m.
CYO Fall Soccer Champs
The 2016 Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) fall soccer season wrapped up recently at Aviator Sports Complex, Marine Park.
Prayers, Cross of Christ Sustain Bishop Cisneros
Auxiliary Bishop Octavio Cisneros has just gone through a tough time. What was supposed to be a five-day trip became a ‘Polish summer’ – including 50 days at a hospital in Krakow and two surgical operations
Maimonides Hospital Helps Brighten Christmas
Pastors and community leaders from 35 churches gathered at Maimonides Medical Center to receive their annual contribution from the Celebration of Light Program.
Sepulchre Knights, Ladies Elevated to New Ranks
The new ranks and members from the Diocese of Brooklyn are:
Diocese Thanks Donors to Generations Drive
In thanking the congregation, Bishop DiMarzio said that he realized that people were so generous “because we believe that Jesus can perform miracles in our lives.”
Midwest Scrooge
Bloomington, Indiana’s mayor, John Hamilton, announced that two paid holidays for city workers were going to be renamed in an effort to recognize multiculturalism. Columbus Day will now be referred to as “Fall Holiday” and Good Friday will now be called “Spring Holiday.”