Six incoming college freshmen honored at 3 World Trade Center as recipients of $25,000 scholarships from the Barasch & McGarry Charitable Foundation.
Author: Jessica Meditz
Paulie’s Final Push Honors 9/11 Flight Crews, One Mile at a Time
Twenty-five years after the terrorist attacks, retired United Airlines flight attendant Paul Veneto is making his fifth and final “Paulie’s Push,” a 28-day journey from Boston to ground zero honoring the flight crews he calls the “first, first responders” of 9/11.
Priests Defeat Principals at Catholic Schools Night, But Students Steal the Show in the Diocese of Brooklyn
Behind a late three-run home run by one of this year’s bobblehead honorees, Father Christopher Bethge, priests and seminarians from across Brooklyn and Queens defeated Catholic school principals and administrators 13-5 after a years-long drought at the diocese’s annual Scholars vs. Collars softball game during Catholic Schools Night at Maimonides Park on June 24.
Holy Cross Community Rallies to Help Beloved Teacher Find Liver Donor
After a routine colonoscopy led to a life-changing diagnosis, Holy Cross High School French teacher and dean Blaine Palmer has spent nearly a year undergoing treatment for colon cancer that spread to his liver. Now, surrounded by the support of students, colleagues, family, and friends, Palmer is searching for a living liver donor — what doctors say could help make him cancer-free.
Young Adults Fueling Accelerated Growth at NYU’s Catholic Center
At St. Joseph’s Church, standing-room-only Masses have turned the historic parish into an unlikely spiritual “hot spot” in the middle of one of America’s most secular cities. Part of the explanation may lie just blocks away at New York University — often thought of by many to be one of the more secular college campuses in the country.
72 High School Students Confirmed as Diocese of Brooklyn Sees Youth ‘Resurgence’
Candidates, sponsors, and loved ones filled the Immaculate Conception Center in Douglaston as 72 students from high schools across the Diocese of Brooklyn received confirmation.
Bushwick Mural of Pope Leo and the Terminator Carries a Catholic Climate Message
A mural of Pope Leo XIV, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and the chrome skull of the Terminator stretches across the side of Bake Shop on Flushing Avenue and Bogart Street, and people are talking about it online.
Good Friday Way of the Cross Draws Faithful Seeking Deeper Walk With Christ
Hundreds of Catholics and Greek Orthodox Christians united for a Good Friday Way of the Cross procession over the Brooklyn Bridge.
Social Media and Social Outings: Young Catholics Are Flocking to Mass
Young Catholics are increasingly turning to Mass for community, purpose, and friendship, with social media invitations and post-liturgy gatherings helping fill pews at Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church.
Blackboard to Broadcast: Archbishop Fulton Sheen’s Media Genius Explained
In an era when entertainment dominated the airwaves, Sheen transformed a classroom-style lecture into one of the most successful programs in American media history. His Emmy Award-winning show, “Life Is Worth Living,” resonated with 30 million viewers each week — many of them not Catholic.