We all know the Bible story of Samson and Delilah. In Judges 16, the mighty Samson lost his God-given strength when Delilah snuck into his room and had his hair cut off. She exploited Samson’s weakness, but how would Delilah have fared against two powerful Samsons? At Nazareth R.H.S., East Flatbush, the boys’ varsity basketball […]
Author: Jim Mancari
Snows Knows CYO Values
The Our Lady of the Snows (OLS), North Floral Park, Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) program recently donated $282 toward the diocesan Philippines’ relief effort and also donated $359 to the OLS Human Concerns Center. Pictured with the OLS sub-novice girls’ basketball team is Joan Geiger, OLS Human Concerns Center director, and Father Kevin McBrien, pastor […]
Christmas Wishes Extend Beyond Bars
The social justice ministries of St. Augustine’s Church, Park Slope, provides services to children whose fathers are incarcerated, and services to parents, including parenting classes and advocacy and assistance with family relationships. Every year, program volunteers, like those pictured, write out Christmas cards to men who are incarcerated.
Photos: Resurrection-Ascension CYO Hosts Instructional Basketball Camp
The Catholic Youth Organization basketball program at Resurrection-Ascension, Rego Park, recently hosted an instructional camp for its players to strengthen their skills for the bulk of the CYO season. Here are some photos from the event, courtesy Lou Iorio, Resurrection-Ascension parish athletic representative.
Rockaway Parishioner Coordinates Heisman
Tim Henning has plenty on his plate. The third-generation parishioner and former sacristan and altar server at St. Camillus-St. Virgilius parish, Rockaway Park, is an extraordinary minister of Holy Communion and lector; on the board of directors at St. Camillus School; the chairman of the parish’s annual St. Patrick’s Day Dance; a member of the […]
Staubach Celebrates 50th Heisman Anniversary
It’s been 50 years since Roger Staubach, the devout Catholic quarterback of the U.S. Naval Academy’s, Annapolis, Md., football team, won the 1963 Heisman Trophy. He and his family visited New York City for the first time that year, and former Heisman Executive Director Rudy Riska showed them around. The family enjoyed a Broadway show […]
St. Francis Prep Grad Joe Torre Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
As part of the Veterans’ Committee vote, former MLB manager and player Joe Torre was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame at Cooperstown, N.Y., on Monday. Torre is a graduate of St. Francis Prep, Brooklyn, and was baptized at Good Shepherd Church, Marine Park. Torre won four World Series titles as manager for […]
B’klyn Paralympic Skier Dreaming of Sochi (with video)
For Caitlin Sarubbi, “seeing” is certainly not “believing.” How could “seeing” be “believing” for her, since the 23-year-old was born with Ablepharon macrostomia syndrome, a condition that causes vision impairment? Instead, Sarubbi doesn’t need to “see” clearly to “believe.” She’s spent her whole life believing in her abilities, and it’s led to an impressive pedigree […]
Photos: CYO Basketball Teams Play at Barclays Center
The eight-grade boys’ Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) basketball teams from St. Adaldert’s, Elmhurst, and St. Joseph’s, Astoria, played a nine-minute game on the court at Barclays Center, Downtown Brooklyn, during halftime of the first game of the Coaches vs. Cancer college basketball classic. Many young basketball enthusiasts dream of someday playing on a professional court, […]
LaGuardia Red Hawks Give Back for Thanksgiving
On Thanksgiving morning, members of the LaGuardia Community College women’s basketball team fed the homeless at the Catholic Worker food bank in Manhattan’s East Village. The Red Hawk arrived at 7 a.m. and helped prepare the food for a breakfast serving until 11 a.m. “It was a moving and humbling experience that they will never […]