Agnes Mosejczuk, principal at St. Joan of Arc Catholic School, has seen parish priests come and go. But to her it seemed like the current pastor, Father Christopher Heanue, hadn’t even “unpacked his suitcase” before unloading ideas to help the parish school.
Author: Bill Miller
Bishop’s Humanitarian Dinner Honors Builders, Raises Record $2.3M for Catholic Charities
Builders and rebuilders were honored, and a record-breaking $2.2 million was raised on Sept. 25 at the Bishop’s Humanitarian Dinner for Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens.
Former Vatican Chef Brings His Divine Creations to NYC
Chef Salvo Lo Castro made a career preparing exquisite meals for popes. Now he hopes to bring the same culinary skills and Sicilian hospitality to all in his new restaurant, CASASALVO.
With Deaf Catholics ‘Hungry’ For Faith, New Newark Auxiliary Bishop Encourages Seminarians to Learn Sign Language
Auxiliary Bishop Pedro Bismarck Chau of Newark urges dioceses to vigorously encourage their seminarians to learn American Sign Language well enough to celebrate Mass with it
St. Francis de Sales School for Deaf Celebrates 65 Years With Museum
St. Francis de Sales School for the Deaf faculty and staff are proudly celebrating its new Deaf & DeafBlind Museum & Research Center, the first museum of its kind in New York City. The school building at 260 Eastern Parkway also holds a spot in the history of Catholic education in the Diocese of Brooklyn.
‘Meeting With God’ at Local Parish, Canadian Artist Joséphine Dubern Illustrates Her Faith
Montreal-based artist Joséphine Dubern’s exhibit “Becoming Becoming,” presented by Arthouse2B, was at the Sheen Center for Thought & Culture in Lower Manhattan.
Newark’s New Auxiliary Bishop Aims to be ‘Good Shepherd’ Like Jesus
Auxiliary Bishop Pedro Bismarck Chau pledged to follow Jesus’s example as the “Good Shepherd” when he became the first Nicaraguan-born bishop in the U.S., Sept. 8, in Newark’s Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart.
Debunking the Myth of Incorruptible Saints: ‘All of This Is False’
Retired Vatican investigator Msgr. Robert Sarno debunks the myth of incorruptible saints, saying preserved bodies are natural, not miraculous.
Retired Brooklyn Priest Had Hand in Blessed Frassati’s Canonization Cause
Retired Brooklyn priest Msgr. Robert Sarno played a key role in the canonization of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati after investigating a miraculous healing.
Korean Parish Celebrates 40 Years of Priest’s Service as ‘Cornerstone’ of Queens Church
A Korean Catholic church turned out for a Mass on Aug. 16 to honor 40 years of continuous service and devotion from a priest who is not from Korea, or even the Diocese of Brooklyn. Since 1985, Father Joseph Veneroso, a Maryknoll Society priest in Ossining, has spent his weekends helping at St. Paul Chong Ha-sang Parish in Flushing.