Thanksgiving is a time for thanking God for the many blessings in one’s life. Rather than simply thanking God verbally, student-athletes from St. John’s University, Jamaica, showed their gratitude by volunteering Nov. 21 at St. John’s Bread & Life in Bedford-Stuyvesant. Each year, the Red Storm men’s and women’s basketball teams serve hot meals at […]
Author: Jim Mancari
Xaverian Running Back Named All-American
Xaverian H.S., Bay Ridge, senior running back Laray Smith was recently selected to play in the second-annual Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl sponsored by the U.S. Marine Corps. The game will be played Jan. 4, 2013 at the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif., and will be televised at 9 p.m. EST on the NFL Network. […]
Ford O-Line Thrives On Family Nature (with audio)
In the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, only 52 of the 267 inductees are offensive linemen. Yet, without a strong O-line, a football team’s offense cannot function efficiently. Unfortunately, offensive linemen receive very little credit. It’s a thankless job but one that six young men from Bishop Ford H.S., Park Slope, have […]
Student Teaching Program Leads to Full-Time Jobs
In recent years, the St. Francis College, Brooklyn Heights, education program has experienced unprecedented growth. The undergraduate program’s enrollment in 2008 was 102 students. However, now in 2012, 275 students have made the school’s education department the second largest on campus. One of the main factors in this success has been the emphasis on preparation […]
Unique Challenges Motivate Marathoners (with audio)
With nearly 50,000 runners registered for the 43rd ING N.Y.C. Marathon, Nov. 4, the Diocese of Brooklyn will be well-represented. Sharing a Brotherly Bond John Conway, 22, will be running his first N.Y.C Marathon. However, just two years ago, this wasn’t even a remote possibility. The Holy Family Elementary School graduate and altar server […]
Nets Embark on a Brooklyn Journey (with audio)
Tuesday, Sept. 24, 1957 is a day that will live in infamy in the borough of Brooklyn. At 9:08 p.m. that evening, Brooklyn Dodgers’ pitcher Danny McDevitt looked in for his sign from catcher Joe Pignatano on a 1-1 pitch with two outs in the top of the ninth inning at Ebbets Field. The lefty […]
St. Clement Runners Take a ‘Long Stride’
Every two years, the St. Clement Pope, Jamaica, CYO track team hosts a one-mile race at the parish to raise funds for the program. Called “Long Stride,” the race began in 2000 and has aided the development of the St. Clement Pope track team, which was re-established in 1986 and has won five straight boys’ […]
St. John’s Soccer Star Had a Safari of Service (with audio slideshow)
When most Americans visit Africa, they go to experience the vast wildlife by enjoying an African safari. But for St. John’s University, Jamaica, soccer alumna Raelynne Lee, it was a safari of service that led her to the vast continent across the Atlantic. As part of the St. John’s campus ministry, the former Red Storm […]
Four Inducted into Lancer Hall of Fame (with video)
The St. Augustine D.H.S Alumni Association celebrated its 11th annual reunion dinner and Lancer Hall of Fame induction Sept. 29 at Bishop Loughlin M.H.S., Fort Greene. Members of the Class of 1967, 1957, 1952, 1947, 1942, the 1940s and the 1930s were recognized, and there was a special ceremony to honor the 50th anniversary […]
Religious Freedom: Conference Speakers See Threats, Say Now Is the Time to Act (with audio)
Religious liberty is facing such grave threats in the United States that Catholics must take immediate and courageous action to defend fundamental values in the public forum and in the privacy of the voting booth, according to speakers at a Sept. 20 forum. Almost 500 people assembled at St. John’s University, Jamaica, heard impassioned calls […]