While the pro-life movement has made great strides in its fight against abortion, there is still a lot of work to be done.
Author: Ed Wilkinson
Convocation Is Back With Focus on Teachings
For the first time since the pandemic, the priests of the diocese gathered for a three-day convocation entitled “I Call You Friends: The Spiritual and Human Aspects of Priestly Fraternity.”
New Home, Same Traditions Celebrated at 41st Great Irish Fair
Faith, Family, and Catholic Education were the themes at the 41st annual Great Irish Fair at Holy Name of Jesus Parish in Brooklyn.
Only in Print: A New Home For the Great Irish Fair
This year’s Great Irish Fair will not be held in Coney Island, as it has for more than 30 years.
Mourning a Lost Voice For Catholic News
I worked for The Tablet for 50 years, and for 33 of those years I was the Editor. Week after week, I guided the make-up and content of our diocesan weekly newspaper. So, I think I know something about putting together the news of the week.
All the World’s Caterpillars Are Becoming Butterflies: New Book
A retired Brooklyn priest who recently published a children’s book says the idea came to him in a dream.
Our Lady of Angels Blesses New Lenten Cross on Ash Wednesday
Following the distribution of ashes at the 11:45 a.m. Ash Wednesday Mass, Father Kevin Abels blessed a new six-foot Lenten cross outside Our Lady of Angels.
Bishop’s Call to Cathedral Club
In his first address to The Cathedral Club of Brooklyn, Bishop Robert Brennan told its members that their main mission is “to make saints.”
Only In Print: A Look Back at the Heart of the Diocese
Looking back at a major milestone in the Diocese of Brooklyn: the founding of the Cathedral Basilica of St. James 200 years ago.
New Light Comes to ‘Everday Life’; Tree Transforms Grand Army Plaza
In a twilight ceremony Wednesday, Dec. 8, the Diocese of Brooklyn held its annual Christmas tree lighting beneath the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Arch at Grand Army Plaza. After it was illuminated, the 27-foot-high Douglas Fir, decorated with 16,000 multi-colored LED lights and accompanied by life-sized Nativity creche figures, was blessed by Bishop Robert Brennan.