The Flag Day at Immaculate Conception Catholic Academy in Astoria honored Firefighter Timothy Klein who died in the line of duty in April and a Navy veteran who served during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Month: June 2022
‘Troike’ Summer Program Returns to Cathedral Prep with New Classes and Sports
The Father Troike Leadership Program returns this year, July 5-29, at the Cathedral Prep campus in Elmhurst, Queens. New this year is soccer, journalism and creative writing classes, and hot lunch in the cafeteria.
COVID Changed Bishops’ ‘Journeying Together’ Initiative in ‘Fascinating’ Ways
When about 300 Catholic leaders gather Thursday, June 23 to Sunday, June 26, in Chicago for the U.S. Bishops’ Conference’s “Journeying Together” initiative, they’ll have completed almost two years of virtual meetings and dialogues that weren’t originally planned, but which laid a foundation for them to build upon.
Only in Print: Local Schools and Vets Help U.S. Troops in Poland, Lithuania
Catholic school kids and veterans in the Diocese of Brooklyn want troops deployed to Poland and Lithuania to know they’re not forgotten. The solution: care packages stuffed with snakes, toiletries and letters of encouragement.
Pope Asks Families to Take a Small Step Toward Greater Holiness
The Catholic Church professes marriage and family life to be a path to holiness — a daunting concept — but one that can start with a tiny step, Pope Francis said.
Foundation Builds Ramps to Carry On FF Klein’s Legacy of Service
Friends of the late Firefighter Timothy Klein put aside their grief to continue his legacy of service. Members of the Fight for Firefighters Foundation have resumed a project to build ramps in homes to help people with physical challenges.
And the Winners Are…
The numbers are totaled and the checks are delivered to the student winners of The Tablet’s COVID Relief Fundraiser.
Catholic Schools Night Draws Huge Crowd To Honor Young Scholars and Watch Priests vs. Principals Game
Catholic Schools Night at the Brooklyn Cyclones game Tuesday evening, June 21, honored valedictorians and salutatorians from the Catholic academies and parish schools in the Diocese of Brooklyn. Also honored was Msgr. David Cassato, vicar of Catholic Schools, whose image is now a bobblehead.
SCOTUS: Tuition Program Excluding Religious Schools is Unconstitutional
In a 6-3 ruling June 21, the Supreme Court said a Maine tuition aid program that excluded religious schools violated the Constitution’s free exercise clause.
Diocese Launches Eucharistic Revival
The Diocese of Brooklyn will be fully participating in the nationwide Eucharistic Revival, with a whole host of activities over the next three years leading up to the National Eucharistic Congress set to take place in Indianapolis in 2024.