Three modern-day missionaries to China, with the help of an anonymous donor, are continuing the instruction the Blessed Mother gave to a French nun in the early 1800s to create the Miraculous Medal.
Month: June 2023
City Memorializes Teen With Street Sign as Drive For Sainthood Continues
As an effort to make her a saint inches forward, a Mill Basin teenager who died of bone cancer in 2018 and who inspired many others with her faith and courage was memorialized in a street co-naming ceremony near her church on Thursday, June 15.
Religious Workers Getting Visas Are Essential in Our Society
When I started writing this monthly column, “Walking With Migrants,” I spoke about the difficulties that religious communities were having with the R-1 Nonimmigrant Religious Worker Visa.
The Gift of Mercy: St. Maria Goretti
On July 6, we celebrate the feast of St. Maria Goretti, who died on that date in 1902 at age 11 after suffering a brutal attack by 20-year-old Alessandro Serenelli.
As The Tablet Sees It: Summertime and Living Your Faith
As we prepare to celebrate our nation’s founding, we know the hazy, lazy days of summer cannot be far behind. This time of the year is known for relaxation, vacation, and enjoying the good life.
The Tablet’s 2023 Summer Reading List
The Tablet’s 2023 summer reading list is out now! Click the image to view the list in full screen and check out what’s being read around the Diocese of Brooklyn this summer.
Letters to the Editor Weeks of July 1 & 8, 2023
In Agreement; The fourth of July is a day of great importance; Close Guantanamo; Saving Harvests Through Composting; Migrant Experience
Philosophy of Person: When Teacher Becomes Student
Often in this weekly column I have referred to this truth: If you become a teacher, by your students you will be taught. I believe that, and it has been confirmed to me time and time again in the many years that I have been teaching philosophy.
Diocese of Brooklyn To Celebrate Catholic Education With Annual Game at Coney Island Ballpark
DeSales Media, in conjunction with the Diocese of Brooklyn, will host a celebration of Catholic schools in Brooklyn and Queens Wednesday, June 28 starting at 6 p.m. at Maimonides Park, home of the Brooklyn Cyclones, at 1904 Surf Avenue in Coney Island.
Posing As Priest, Reporter Is Spat At Many Times, Highlighting Increasing Anti-Christian Sentiment In Holy Land
A local Israeli reporter went undercover as a priest and was spat at several times while walking the streets of Jerusalem, Haaretz, the Israeli daily, reported.