Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio is forming a new commission to study the effects of racism in the Church and on the Diocese. He made the announcement Aug. 24 at a specially called Mass for Solidarity and Peace to counter the recent racist overtones of demonstrations in Charlottesville, Va.
RETIRED Rev. Richard M. Lewkiewicz, from parochial vicar to senior priest status, while remaining in residence at Our Lady of Angels, Bay Ridge, effective Sept. 1. RESIDENCE Rev. Richard E. Long, from residence at Sacred Heart, Bayside, to residence at Sacred Hearts of Jesus & Mary & St. Stephen, Carroll Gardens, while remaining chaplain of […]
This week’s Around the Diocese listing includes events in Brooklyn and Queens through early September.
Information sessions for men who feel called to the permanent diaconate will be held in the coming months at two locations, one in Brooklyn and one in Queens.
St. Francis de Sales, Belle Harbor, hosted its annual summer classic for the 33rd year in the parish’s schoolyard. The tournament, a tradition in the Rockaways, began as a series of pick-up games in the mid-1980s.
Ready, set, go – back to school, that is! The Tablet offers this special supplement to help families gear up for the new school year. It was created in collaboration with local Catholic schools and the Office of the Superintendent-Catholic School Support Services as well as community partners.
Brooklyn and Queens Catholic Elementary Schools Academic Calendar 2017-18
What Catholic elementary schools are in your neighborhood? This map lists every school in Brooklyn and Queens.
In his back-to-school message, Superintendent of Catholic Schools, Dr. Thomas Chadzutko, explains that Catholic education is a true “team” effort, and when everyone communicates, cooperates and concentrates on the needs of the students, success follows.
If you look into a classroom at one of the diocesan academies this fall, you may see the teacher holding a tablet instead of chalk and an eraser. Why? DeSales Media Group, technology and communications arm of the Diocese of Brooklyn and parent company of The Tablet, has arranged for a grant of more than 3,000 iPads to 32 academies.
