Brother Donald Sullivan, O.S.F., entered the Franciscan Brothers of Brooklyn from St. Francis Xavier parish in Park Slope in 1947.
Month: June 2018
Let Them Speak: Dear Youth: Take Action
If I could take away one thing from working with LOVE, HALLIE Foundation, it would be this: Young people truly have the capacity to get meaningfully involved in any cause they choose if they are provided the tools and resources to do so.
Flushing Girl Scouts Help Veterans
Junior Girl Scouts from St. Andrew Avellino’s Cadette Troop 4300 display socks and underwear they collected for veterans at St. Alban’s VA Living Center.
Sacred Heart Brother, Teacher Celebrates 60th Jubilee Year
Brother John Dunbar, S.C., is marking his 60th year with the Brothers of the Sacred Heart.
Marillyn Tuohy
Marillyn Tuohy, 89, the mother of Christopher Tuohy, director of operations at the Catholic Cemeteries Office, died Saturday, June 9.
Brother Jubilarians
Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio honored local religious brothers marking special anniversaries in their communities this year on Pentecost Sunday during a Mass at the Immaculate Conception Center, Douglaston.
Four Marists Celebrate Significant Anniversaries
Four members of the Marist Brothers of the Schools who have served locally are marking significant anniversaries of their entry into the community: Brothers Gerard Cormier, Stephen Bosco Wang, Aquinas Richard and Eugene Birmingham.
Vocations Event in Bay Ridge
Visitation Monastery, Bay Ridge, opens its doors for a celebration in honor of the Year of Vocations on Saturday, June 23.
Around the Diocese: June 16, 2018
This week’s listing includes events in Brooklyn and Queens through late June.
Ireland Is Mission Territory Once Again
I WASN’T SURPRISED by the result of Ireland’s May 25 referendum, which opened a path to legal abortion in the Emerald Isle by striking down a pro-life amendment to the Irish Constitution.