In what has become an annual early autumn tradition at Our Lady of the Snows, North Floral Park, approximately 200 members of the parish’s Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) family, including players, coaches and family members, attended Mass on Saturday, Oct. 19. Players were encouraged to wear their uniforms. Pastor and CYO moderator Father Kevin McBrien […]
Author: Jim Mancari
Xaverian Supports Breast Cancer Awareness
With October being National Breast Cancer Awareness month, the Xaverian H.S., Bay Ridge, football teams raised $2,500 on Oct. 19 to support research efforts at the Breast Cancer Prevention Institute in Somerville, N.J. Members of the varsity and junior varsity teams accented the traditional Clipper blue and […]
Mike Baxter Claimed by Dodgers
Former Archbishop Molloy H.S., Briarwood, standout and New York Mets’ outfielder Mike Baxter was claimed on waivers by the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Whitestone native, who grew up attending St. Luke’s parish, spent part of three seasons with the Mets. He’ll forever be remembered in Mets’ […]
Assuring a Future For Catholic Schools (with slideshow)
The annual Scholarship Dinner, conducted each year by the Futures in Education Foundation, took place Oct. 9 in the main ballroom of the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in Manhattan. More than $2 million was raised to support Catholic education in Brooklyn and Queens. Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio congratulated the honorees – N.Y.C. Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly, seen […]
International Stars Shine in Brooklyn (with slideshow)
The second half of the Shining Stars Awards were presented to members of migrant apostolates on Oct. 11 at Gargiulo’s Restaurant, Coney Island. Auxiliary Bishop Raymond Chappetto, Msgr. Ronald Marino, vicar for migrant and ethnic apostolates, and Father Patrick J. Keating, CEO of Catholic Migration Services, presided. Honored were Betty Francis, Indian Latin Rite; Vaclav […]
Bensonhurst Columbus Day Parade (with slideshow)
The second largest Columbus Day parade in the U.S. featured marching bands, cheerleaders, classic cars and, of course, the Knights of Columbus. This year’s Grand Marshals, pictured to the right, were Josephine Sportella-Giusto, principal of the Academy of Talented Scholars; Lenny Tillman of Lenco Diagnostic Laboratories; Luigi Rosabianca of Rosabianca & Associates; and Father Michael […]
Media Notebook: Not Even Big Names Can Save Fall Season
by Joseph McAleer There’s both good news and bad for viewers with the advent of the fall television season. The upside mainly concerns hourlong dramas: Some networks have bucked the occult-happy trend of recent years that seemed to fill the small screen with dark tales of demons and goblins. They’ve also gotten away from the […]
Public Rosary in Woodside
A public Rosary dedicated to Our Lady of Fatima was conducted Oct. 12 in Woodside on Roosevelt Avenue and 58th Street in front of St. Sebastian Church.
Local Electricians Visit Padua
A delegation of 18 people from Local 3 electricians of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), based in Flushing, journeyed to Padua, Italy, for a special 9/11 Memorial Mass and ceremony. Mass was celebrated in the Basilica del Carmine in Padua by Auxiliary Bishop Alberto Peloso of […]
Bay Ridge Academies Unite in Prayer
St. Patrick’s Church in Bay Ridge hosted a Rosary Rally Oct. 7, bringing together students from St. Patrick Catholic Academy, St. Anselm Catholic Academy and Holy Angels Catholic Academy in a reflection on the Luminous Mysteries. The Rosary was led by Msgr. Joseph Nagle, pastor of St. Patrick’s; St. Patrick Principal Andrea D’Emic; St. Anselm […]