A family environment can be clearly seen at Nazareth R.H.S., East Flatbush, where the football coaching ranks have proven to be a family affair.
Author: Jim Mancari
Astoria Lectures Center On Dominican Spirituality
“In fact, if you look specifically at the Gospels, Christ educated adults and blessed children. We do the opposite: We educate children and bless adults. But I think Christianity is an adult faith, and we really do need more input for adults.”
St. Edmund’s Supports Breast Cancer Awareness
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, so the student-athletes at St. Edmund Prep H.S., Sheepshead Bay, took part in a series of events to raise awareness.
Cristo Rey Sports Teams Join Ranks of CHSAA
For the past few years, the seeds of a budding high school athletics program were planted and cultivated in East Flatbush at Cristo Rey Brooklyn H.S.
New Youth Soccer Program Taking Shape
St. Bartholomew, Elmhurst, recently began a free indoor youth soccer program in the parish gymnasium. More than 70 young athletes signed up to play within the first two weeks.
Local Girls Hoops Referees Honor Three of Their Own
On Oct. 1, Metropolitan Approved Girls Basketball Officials (MAGBO) hosted its second annual gala at The Oak Room at Buckley’s Tavern in Marine Park to honor three individuals who have made an impact through their officiating.
Scoring Is the Goal for Loughlin Soccer
A pride of lions is a family unit. The animals travel together, protect each other and share any prey. While there isn’t exactly any hunting going on in Fort Greene, the Bishop Loughlin Lions boys’ soccer program has adopted this same family mentality.
St. John’s Hoops Teams Raise Cancer Awareness
The St. John’s University, Jamaica, men’s and women’s basketball teams partnered with the Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation (PCRF) on Saturday, Sept. 24 for the sixth annual Dribble for the Cure event.
Corona’s Ecuadorians Venerate Virgin of Cisne
As part of a week-long veneration in honor of the Virgin of Cisne, Ecuadorians from St. Leo’s parish, Corona, organized a series of novenas and a cultural celebration from Sept. 16 to 25. Members of the parish gathered each night to pray before the image of the Virgin, which was brought from the basilica in El Cisne in the southern province of Loja, Ecuador.
Xaverian’s Chris Hoban Run Honors Fallen NYPD Hero
For the past 28 years, the Xaverian H.S. community in Bay Ridge has engaged in an autumn tradition by coming together in mid-September to honor the memory of a hero.