A significant piece of New York Yankees history lies in an unmarked grave in a Queens Catholic cemetery. The remains of Eddie Bennett, former batboy for the 1927 Championship Bombers are interred at St. John’s Cemetery, Middle Village. He died penniless and alone in 1935 in his Manhattan apartment. His funeral and burial costs were […]
Author: Ed Wilkinson
Great Irish Fair 2019
Irish culture reigned as the 38th annual Great Irish Fair took over the Ford Amphitheater at Coney Island. Following the Mass and awards ceremony, a full day of Irish music filled the venue as thousands in attendance danced and sang along.
Firefighters 9/11 Mass
The annual Memorial Mass for the fallen firefighters of Battalion 57, Booklyn, was celebrated at St. Joseph’s Co-Cathedral, Prospect Heights, Sept. 11.
Msgr. Quinn’s Sainthood Cause Advances to the Vatican
The documentation supporting the sainthood cause of Brooklyn’s Msgr. Bernard Quinn is now on its way to Vatican City. Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio applied the diocesan seal to a black box with a red ribbon containing the official papers at a vespers service conducted June 18 at the chapel of Immaculate Conception Center, Douglaston.
Long to Serve Another Term As Cathedral Club President
For the second straight year, Brian Long has been inducted as the President of the Cathedral Club of Brooklyn, a lay organization of the Brooklyn Diocese that promotes the interests of the Church.
Collars ‘School’ Scholars in Annual Softball Game
The annual Collars vs. Scholars game sponsored by DeSales Media, parent group of The Tablet, was part of the Catholic Schools Night celebration June 17 at MCU Park, Coney Island, played prior to the Brooklyn Cyclones-Aberdeen Ironbirds baseball game.
New Deacons Ready to Serve Diocese
Excitement reigned as 18 permanent deacons and one transitional deacon were ordained May 25 at St. Joseph’s Co- Cathedral, Brooklyn, by Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio.
Police Commissioner Among Scouting Dinner Honorees
There was no questioning the legality of the procures at this year’s Bishop’s Dinner for Scouting held May 8 at El Caribe, Mill Basin.
Mass of Hope and Healing – Listening to the Survivors
The first step in coping with the clergy sexual abuse crisis in the Church is to listen to the stories of the victims/survivors.That was the message delivered in the homily preached by Father Jeffry Dillon at the Diocese’s fifth annual Mass of Hope and Healing. In opening remarks, he introduced himself as “a survivor of priest sex abuse.”
Bishop Calls Leaders ‘Back to Right and Reasonable Morality’
Citing the Reproductive Health Act that was recently passed in New York State, Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio decried the fact that it makes New York “the abortion capital of the United States.”
