Last week, the Diocese of Brooklyn published the list of members of its clergy credibly accused of sexual abuse against minors. Reading the list and the accompanying statement is a sobering experience.
Month: February 2019
A Heinous, Sinful Crime
As Bishop of the Diocese of Brooklyn, one of my most important responsibilities has been, and continues to be, addressing the pain caused by the sexual abuse of minors by members of the clergy in Brooklyn and Queens.
Aussie Prelate Says Church Needs ‘Copernican Revolution’ on Abuse Crisis
If a high-stakes summit this week on the clerical sexual abuse crisis is to succeed, a leading Australian prelate says, it will require a “Copernican revolution” in Catholic culture with survivors, not clergy, directing the Church’s response.
St. John’s Priest Is a ‘Rock’ for Athletes
Father Richard Rock, C.M., is the campus minister for athletics at St. John’s. As a Vincentian, he weaves the college’s mission of serving the poor into his daily interactions with the Red Storm student-athletes.
Around the Diocese Feb. 23
This week’s listing includes events in Brooklyn and Queens through the end of February and into March.
St. Matthias Catholic Academy Hosts First NYC Hydroponics Lab
Using a ribbon created from freshly grown rosemary, St. Matthias Catholic Academy (SMCA), Ridgewood, recently held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to unveil its NY Sun Works Hydroponic STEM Lab. It is the first Catholic elementary school in New York City to build a hydroponics lab.
Sister Rose Anthony Walshak, O.P.
Sister Rose Anthony Walshak, O.P., a Sister of St. Dominic, Amityville, L.I., for 70 years, died Jan. 18. She was 93.
Liliane DeRosa
Liliane DeRosa, the wife of Frank DeRosa, former director of the diocesan Public Information Office, died peacefully at Norwalk Hospital in Norwalk, Conn., Feb. 14. She was 82.
Rose Ferrari
Rose Ferrari, the mother of Msgr. Steven A. Ferrari, pastor of St. Teresa Church, Woodside, died Feb. 16 at The Gardens at Monroe Healthcare and Rehabilitation, Monroe Township, N.J.
Hector Gonzalo Culajay Juarez
Hector Gonzalo Culajay Juarez, the brother of Deacon Carlos Culajay, a permanent deacon at St. Jerome, East Flatbush, died Feb. 2.