On Oct. 29, 2012, a deluge of water surged through the halls of St. Francis de Sales School, Belle Harbor. Hurricane Sandy had left a devastating imprint on the school community and forced the building to close temporarily. But on Jan. 22, there was a different kind of deluge roaming through St. Francis – a […]
Author: Jim Mancari
Prayer Service Remembers Dr. King (with slideshow)
The diocesan Vicariate for Black Catholic Concerns conducted a prayer service Jan. 21 at St. Teresa of Avila Church, South Ozone Park, to commemorate the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. Readings from Scripture as well as the writing of Dr. King, along with personal reflections, were interspersed with prayers and hymns. Participants included […]
Kearney Twins Follow In Sisters’ Footsteps (with audio)
The last name “Gallagher” appears quite often in the Bishop Kearney H.S., Bensonhurst, track record book. Over the next four years, that will likely stay the same, but the first names are certainly bound to change. Twin sisters Jackie and Tessie Gallagher, 14, are freshmen on the Kearney track team. Their two older sisters, Kerri […]
Cardinal vs. the Governor
A New York measure that would prevent state regulations on abortion is a “radical” bill in a state where the abortion rate is already “double the national average,” New York Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan told Gov. Andrew Cuomo. The cardinal made the comments in a letter to the governor after Cuomo delivered his annual State […]
Statement on Gov. Cuomo’s Abortion Expansion Proposal
Kathleen M. Gallagher, director of pro-life activities for the New York State Catholic Conference, issued the following statement in response to the promotion of a radical abortion bill by Gov. Andrew Cuomo: “Governor Andrew Cuomo’s re-packaging of an extreme abortion bill into a so-called ‘women’s agenda’ is a desperate attempt to push through an abortion […]
Cardinal to Pray for Unborn
Cardinal Timothy Dolan will join Msgr. Phillip Reilly and the Helpers of God’s Precious Infants on Tuesday, Jan. 22, at a 7 a.m. Mass at St. Patrick’s Cathedral. Afterwards, the Helpers will process to a site where abortions are performed. The day marks the 40th anniversary of the infamous Roe vs. Wade Supreme Court decision […]
Readers Take Pen to Hand And Write Own Captions
In the Jan. 15 edition of The Tablet, we printed the photo at right without its caption and invited readers to write their own captions. At right, you can read the original caption that accompanied the photo. Below, you can read a cross-section of the ones that were submitted by our readers: “We helped build […]
Actress Jennifer O’Neill Can’t Remain Silent on Life Issue
Model, actress, film and television star, and proud mother of three, Jennifer O’Neill will partaiciipate in the Ninth Annual Walk for Life West Coast in San Francisco on Saturday, Jan. 26. The day begins with a 9:30 a.m. Mass at San Francisco’s St. Mary’s Cathedral. The Walk for Life Rally begins at 12:30 p.m. at the […]
Futures, Catholic Foundation Get New Development Director
Nicholas J. Vendikos has been named the director of development for The Catholic Foundation for Brooklyn and Queens and Futures in Education. The appointment was announced by Msgr. Jamie Gigantiello, diocesan vicar for development. Joseph E. Geoghan, chairman of the board of the Catholic Foundation and Robert Catell, chairman of the board for Futures in […]
College Point Parish School Will Close
Faced with declining enrollment and increased operating costs, St. Fidelis School, College Point, will close in June. Enrollment statistics indicate that St. Fidelis has 142 students in kindergarten through eighth grade. It represents a precipitous decline since five years earlier when 246 students attended the school, which opened in 1856. It is a longstanding principle […]