Choirs from across the Diocese of Brooklyn will leave the familiar confines of their home parishes on Saturday, April 20, to unite in an ensemble representing the Catholic diversity of Brooklyn and Queens at the Diocesan Eucharistic Revival.
Author: Alicia Venter
Paying it Forward: Queens Restaurant Donates Food to Local Catholic Church Food Pantry
When people hear the name of David Oropeza’s restaurant, their first response is nearly always to ask what inspired it. Bolivian Llama Party, a small building in bustling Sunnyside with mustard-colored stripes adorning it, is a pure representation of his culture, Oropeza explained with a laugh. People love llamas, an animal native to Bolivia, where his parents immigrated from to New York City in their early 20s. Plus, he expressed in an interview with The Tablet, who doesn’t love a party?
Catholic School Students Learn About the Passion of Christ by Performing It
For 25 years, there has been a rite of passage at St. Bernadette Catholic Academy. Each eighth grade student is given a role in a living performance of the Passion, performed for their family, younger classmates, and parishioners on Good Friday.
Bishop Brennan Praises FDNY, Expresses Gratitude No Casualties In Easter Mass Blaze
A five-alarm fire tore through the back of Our Lady of the Rosary of Pompeii Church during Mass on Easter Sunday, March 31, leaving five people, including three firefighters, injured, and the rectory and parish center destroyed.
Bishop Brennan Celebrates Easter Sunday Mass at Cathedral Basilica of St. James
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN — Across Brooklyn and Queens, after a united Lenten preparation through the diocesan pilgrimage, Catholics came together to celebrate the resurrection of Christ on Easter Sunday, March 31. At the Cathedral Basilica of St. James pews were filled to attend what Bishop Robert Brennan, the Mass’s celebrant, called “the pinnacle of our faith […]
Bishop Brennan Commemorates Last Supper by Washing Feet of 12 People
Entering into the most holy time of the liturgical season, Bishop Robert Brennan celebrated Holy Thursday Mass at the Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph on March 28. The Mass included the bishop washing the feet of 12 people to emulate Jesus washing his disciples’ feet.
Art Enhances Stations of the Cross Lessons for Queens Catholic School Students
As a fifth grade student at St. Luke School, Giuliana Jampol has learned about Christ’s crucifixion throughout her Catholic education. She has read and heard the Bible to understand his death and subsequent resurrection.
Lenten Pilgrimage Served to Draw Young Catholics ‘Into the One True Faith’
Ever since Noel Guzman “reverted” to Catholicism in high school, he has prioritized his involvement in youth ministry. In addition to being a parishioner at Mary’s Nativity-St. Ann in Flushing, he’s a member of the Newman Center at Queens College.
At 82, She Steadfastly Makes Nearly All Stops on the Lenten Pilgrimage
For nearly two months, Mary Ruane has started every day by checking her phone. The 82-year-old needed to see what church she would be driving to that day, as she was an unwavering pilgrim traversing the diocese for the Lenten Pilgrimage.
St. Edith Stein: Born Jewish, She Became Catholic, and a Champion for Women
In 1891, Edith Stein was born as the youngest of 11 children into a pious Orthodox Jewish household living in Germany. A little over 100 years later, she became one of the six patron saints of Europe, after living a life of deep Catholic devotion during the Nazi regime.