by Stephen Childs In April, parishioners of Our Lady of the Snows in North Floral Park were saddened to learn their beloved pastor of 13 years, Msgr. Raymond Chappetto, would leave them on June 30 to take over as pastor of St. Kevin’s in Flushing. Weeks later, on May 2, some of their sadness subsided […]
Author: Antonina Zielinska
Bishop’s Coat of Arms Tells a Personal Story
The Coat of Arms of Bishop Raymond Francis Chappetto, Titular Bishop of Citium, Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn The coat of arms of a bishop in the Roman Catholic Church is composed of a shield which is augmented by a processional cross placed behind the shield and surmounted by an ecclesiastical hat and tassels. A scroll bearing the motto […]
Friend to the Stars
Bishop Paul Sanchez rubbed shoulders with celebrities when he met comedian Ray Romano, above, and Mickey Mouse during a visit to Disney World. The shot above was taken at Ground Zero with members of the family of Michael Lynch, a firefighter who lost his life on Sept. 11, 2001. Parents, Danny and Cathy Lynch are […]
Future Bishops Together
At a dinner in 1998 were future Bishop Paul Sanchez, Raymond Leesha, future Bishop Bishop Raymond Chappetto, and future priest, now-Father Cuong Pham.
Brooklyn Vigil Begins Fortnight
by Antonina Zielinska St. Joseph’s Church, Prospect Heights, hosted a Mass and overnight vigil June 22 to kick off the diocesan observance of the Fortnight for Freedom. The vigil in Brooklyn was held on the feast day of St. Thomas More and St. John Fisher, who were both beheaded by King Henry VIII for refusing […]
Ms. Willard Sought, Found Happiness as a Teacher
by Antonina Zielinska After almost a half century of service as a Catholic school teacher, Roberta Willard is ready to go back home to New Jersey to enjoy her retirement. Before she departed, the community of St. Saviour H.S., Park Slope, wanted to make sure Willard understood just how grateful they were for the 31 […]
Rallies Stand Up for Religious Freedom (with slide show)
by Antonina Zielinska Demonstrators from downstate New York gathered on the steps of the Federal Hall National Memorial in Lower Manhattan to protest the Affordable Health Care Act. They demonstrated, at the site where the first U.S. Congress met to adopt the Bill of Rights over 200 years ago, to protest a mandate which they […]
Corpus Christi – Canarsie Parishioners Take Their Faith to the Streets
by Antonina Zielinska Continuing the centuries old tradition of Corpus Christi processions, the parish community of Holy Family brought the Body and Blood of Christ into the streets of Canarsie, singing praise and adoration to God. After celebrating Mass, Archbishop Valerien Okeke, visiting from the Onitsha Diocese in Nigerira, led the parish community to four […]
H.S. Press Awards – Archbishop Molloy’s The Stanner Finishes Tops Among Diocesan High School Newspapers
The Stanner, the newspaper of Archbishop Molloy H.S., Briarwood, swept this year’s Tablet High School Press Awards by earning 10 awards, including six first place titles.
Relics of JP II – Polish Parish in Borough Park Conducts Marian Street Procession
by Antonina Zielinska To commemorate the 95th anniversary of the first apparition of Our Lady of Fatima and on the 31st anniversary of the first attempt on the life of Blessed John Paul II, polish clergy and faithful gathered in St. Frances de Chantal church, Borough Park, to venerate a relic of the late Polish […]