A Rosary Rally was conducted at Immaculate Conception School, Jamaica. Joining the host school were students from SS. Joachim and Anne and Our Lady of Lourdes, both Queens Village. Immaculate Conception Monastery Church features 35 stained-glass windows – each 35 feet tall – which were used as a backdrop for the Rosary. The symbolic flowering […]
Author: Jim Mancari
Tablet Forum on C.S. Lewis
The writings of C.S. Lewis will be the topic of the next Tablet Forum to be held at Christ the King R.H.S., Middle Village, on Friday, Nov. 1, at 7 p.m. A film on the writings and life of the noted Christian convert will be explored in a film, followed by a talk by James […]
Prep’s Smallest Player Has the Biggest Heart
In football, basketball and even baseball these days, an athlete’s size is essential in getting noticed. In fact, oftentimes talented athletes that do not fit the typical mold are overlooked, despite their talent on the field or court. But for a sport like soccer, the focus is mostly on endurance, finesse and speed rather than […]
B/Q CHSFL Varsity Standings
Updated as of Oct. 15. Parentheses denote league record. St. Francis Prep, Fresh Meadows: 5-1 (5-0) Bishop Ford H.S., Park Slope: 5-1 (4-1) Holy Cross H.S., Flushing: 4-2 (3-2) Xaverian H.S., Bay Ridge: 2-4 (2-3) Nazareth R.H.S., East Flatbush: 2-4 (1-4) Christ the King R.H.S., Middle Village: 1-4 (1-4)
Spirit of a Saint Lives At St. Francis College (with slideshow)
by Marie Elena Giossi Creatures, both great and small, gathered with their human companions at St. Francis College’s inaugural animal blessing on the feast of St. Francis of Assisi, Oct. 4, in Brooklyn Heights. As locals hurried to work and students arrived for classes, Father Brian Jordan, O.S.F., college chaplain, welcomed an array of “friends […]
Shining Stars (with slideshow)
The first of two Shining Star Award dinners was held Oct. 4 at Gargiulo’s Restaurant, Coney Island, honoring the contributions of immigrants to the diocese. Auxiliary Bishop Raymond Chappetto and Msgr. Ronald Marino, vicar for migrant and ethnic apostolates, presided. Honored were Sister Irene Ama Sewaah Nkromah, Ghana; Mae O’Driscoll, Ireland; Gamal Abdelmesih, Egypt; Sir […]
Catholic Schools on Parade (with slideshow)
Bay Ridge’s annual Ragamuffin Parade attracted thousands of young and not-so-young dressed in costumes for a parade along Third Avenue. The Xaverian H.S. pipers from Bay Ridge led the march, which also included contingents from the local Catholic academies.
Blessing of the Animals in Windsor Terrace
Msgr. Michael Curran, a member of the faculty at St. Joseph’s Seminary, Dunwoodie, N.Y., who resides at Holy Name Rectory, Windsor Terrace, presided at the parish’s blessing of animals.
Blessing of the Animals in Woodside
Father Frank Mann blessed more than 700 pets and their owners with a relic of St. Francis of Assisi, a piece of the saint’s tunic, at St. Sebastian’s parish, Woodside. The pastor, Msgr. Michael Hardiman, blessed a new statue of the patron of pets, donated by Tricia Healy in memory of John and Cecillia Healy.
Blessing of the Animals in Sunset Park
Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Sunset Park, marked the feast of St. Francis with the blessing of the animals. Students brought cats, dogs, parakeets, turtles and fish to honor St. Francis. Father John McKenna, C.Ss.R., offered the blessing on both real and plush animals, much to the joy and excitement of all who attended.