McLaughlin and Sons Funeral Home is located on Third Ave. in Bay Ridge.
Month: October 2017
Parish Bereavement Resources
Parishes throughout Brooklyn and Queens offer bereavement services to local parishioners. Here is a sampling of offerings.
Youth Views: What would you tell the people in Puerto Rico?
The Tablet asks students from around the Diocese of Brooklyn a question for the opinion section of the Youth page. This week’s special section was for “Rebuilding Puerto Rico”.
Catholic Charities Bereavement Conference
Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens’ Office of Mission will host Garment of Compassion, a bereavement conference with guest speaker Sister Ave Clark, O.P., on Nov. 11.
iPads Enhance Classroom Learning
This week’s Tablet TALK features iPad learning in diocesan schools, a Woodside woman marking 50 years in the Catholic Daughters of America, details on an upcoming Diocesan Ultreya and much more.
Let Them Speak: Helping Puerto Rico
Hurricanes Irma and Maria have challenged not only the resources, but also the hopes of Academia María Reina (AMR) in San Juan, Puerto Rico – one of the six schools sponsored by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Brentwood, L.I. (CSJ). AMR is facing limited communication, no electricity, as well as some damage to the building itself.
San Diego Bishop Sees Local Antidotes to ‘Poison of Partisanship’
In an interview with The Tablet, Bishop Robert McElroy of San Diego spoke of how he believes local solutions are necessary to combat the poison of partisanship which has contributed to a “cancer in our Church.” One such measure to combat this is the initiation of a local synod within his diocese to focus on hearing the real life needs of Catholics and providing concrete responses.
Visit of Maronite Patriarch to Brooklyn Oct. 29
Cardinal Bechara Peter Rai, patriarch of Maronite Catholics will celebrate 11:30 a.m. Mass at Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Cathedral in Brooklyn Heights, Oct. 29.
Around the Diocese: Oct. 28, 2017
BROOKLYN St. Brendan, Midwood — Healing Mass, Oct. 27, 7:30 p.m. Main celebrant: Father Richard Bretone. Music: Revelation 23 and People of Praise. St. Athanasius, Bensonhurst — Healing Mass in Honor of Our Lady of the Rosary, Oct. 27, 7:30 p.m. Rosary at 7 p.m. Call Rosmary, 837-0477. St. Patrick, Fort Hamilton — Film and […]
Eagles Soar in Fight Against Breast Cancer
In an effort to raise awareness about breast cancer, the student-athletes at St. Edmund Prep H.S., Sheepshead Bay, took part in a series of events throughout October, National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.