Wind gusts clocked at 39 mph chilled the air but not the enthusiasm on Dec. 12 for an estimated 4,000 people celebrating the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
Author: Bill Miller
Fontbonne Honors Alumnus Ita Ford With Multi-Panel Mural
Students at Fontbonne have wanted to learn more about the famous alum, Ita Ford. To that end, the school’s administration has redesigned the walls in the Ita Ford Building with a new multi-panel mural depicting her life story.
Vandal Strikes Sacred Hearts & St. Stephen Parish, $200 Taken
A burglar allegedly stayed overnight inside Sacred Hearts & St. Stephen Parish on Dec. 1, and while in the church reportedly broke into three wooden collection boxes and got away with about $200 before fleeing early Monday morning.
From Actuary to Author: Parishioner’s Novel Blends Crime and Spirituality
During a lengthy career in the insurance industry, Philip Lehpamer used his actuary skills to research and report mortality data to carriers so they could set their rates. In retirement, he created a fictional character who uses those same skills to fight crime.
Museum’s Marionettes Exhibit Brings to Life Renaissance Tales
Ascending to an upper floor of the Italian American Museum’s new building on Mulberry Street brings one face-to-face with the heroes and villains of epic poetry from the Great Renaissance.
Transfiguration Welcomes Three New Sisters to Its Community
After three newly-arrived religious sisters from the Dominican Republic led an entrance procession of a Nov. 20 Mass at Transfiguration Parish, Bishop Robert Brennan took a moment to welcome them to the Diocese of Brooklyn.
Thanksgiving & Tolerance | Washington’s Support for Early American Catholics
George Washington, an American Revolution military hero and the nation’s first president, seldom mentioned the Lord Jesus Christ in speeches, conversations, or writings. Yet Washington, “The Father of His Country,” often talked and wrote about “providence” — that guiding and protective care of a creator God.
Echoes of the Past: Young Ambassadors Confront the Legacy of 400 Years of Slavery
Father Dwayne Davis stood in the “Door of No Return” on Gorée Island, Senegal, and imagined the fate of Africans swept into the Atlantic slave trade.
Diocese Celebrates 125 Years of CCBQ and ‘The Charity of People’
A standing-room-only congregation filled the Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph on Nov. 17 to join a Vatican official in a celebratory Mass marking the close of the 125th anniversary of Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens.
Strokes of Faith: Brooklyn Museum Preserves James Tissot’s ‘The Life of Christ’ Collection
While the name James Tissot may not be as famous as fellow French artist Edgar Degas or the Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh, he was revered by them. For over a century, the Brooklyn Museum has been home to his art. The institution acquired his collection of faith paintings, “The Life of Christ,” in 1900. Last month, the museum began displaying two of the watercolors in a special exhibition to celebrate the museum’s 200th anniversary.