Mission accomplished! The two priests and three seminarians who set out to bicycle their way up the East Coast, from Florida to Long Island, have completed the route and are home safe and secure in the knowledge that their mission of pedalling vocations has been successful.
Author: Ed Wilkinson
Thankful For Diocesan Roots
When Father Bill Galvin joined the Maryknoll Fathers in 1955, he wanted to be a missionary in China. But it wasn’t until 1999 that he finally arrived in the mainland Asian country, after assignments in the Philippines, Nepal and the Holy Land. The Queens-born missionary was home recently for some medical tests but he hopes […]
Three Men Ordained Transitional Deacons
Three men who are studying outside the diocese were ordained transitional deacons by Auxiliary Bishop Raymond Chappetto on May 30.
Cause for Bishop Ford’s Sainthood Moves Slowly
Someday, the late Bishop Francis X. Ford will be declared a saint, but no one thinks it will happen soon. “It’s a moving, alive process,” says Father Raymond Finch, M.M., the Brooklyn-born Superior General of Maryknoll. “Now, can I tell you exactly where and how long it’s gonna be? Can’t. Different things happen at different moments, some steps are taken and some steps take a little longer.”
Remembering Our Heroes on Memorial Day
Whenever I’m in St. John’s Cemetery in Middle Village, I make it a point to drive over to the Priests’ Circle to pay respects to the diocesan clergy who are interred there. So it was not unusual to do so when I was there to cover the Memorial Day Field Mass. I was drawn to […]
Journalists Predict Warm Welcome When Pope Visits United States
America will fall in love with Pope Francis when he visits in September. That is the prediction of Austen Ivereigh, author of “The Great Reformer: Francis and the Making of a Radical Pope,” who was the main speaker at the Brooklyn Diocese’s celebration of World Communications Day on May 13. The day-long conference held at […]
Cuomo Rallies Support of Education Tax Credit
Those at 12:30 Mass at St. Jude’s in Canarsie had a surprise last Sunday when Gov. Cuomo spoke before the liturgy in support of the Education Investment Tax Credit.
New Bishops Have No Time to Be Shocked
There was lots of excitement on Tuesday morning when the Diocese of Brooklyn learned that it had received two new auxiliary bishops.The announcement came from the Apostolic Nuncio in Washington, D.C., that Fathers James Massa and Witold Mroziewski were to be ordained bishops to assist Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio in the pastoral work of the diocese.
Bike Team Set to Roll on Vocation Pilgrimage
Two priests and three seminarians are about to bike their way up the entire East Coast in hopes of raising awareness about religious vocations along the way. The team is en route by car to Florida and will begin a month-long ride from the Diocese of St. Augustine, Fla., which is observing the 450th year […]
Cathedral’s Impact From 50 Years Ago
I used to think that golden jubilarians were old guys. Now, I have a different perspective.
