Visually telling the story of a great community of women is what artist Anne Goetze aims to do in her body of work, “Pray to Love: The Annecy France Nun Series,” currently on display at Visitation Monastery and Academy in Bay Ridge. The Visitation Sisters of Brooklyn are hosting the exhibit in celebration of both […]
Author: Marie Elena Giossi
First Communion Is Right Setting for May Crowning
Emphasizing the importance of a close relationship with Jesus and Mary, Most Precious Blood parish combined its First Communion Mass and May Crowning, last Saturday.
Married Couples Explain How They Stay Together
Married couples marking significant anniversaries, ranging from 25 to 70 years, were honored at the annual diocesan Wedding Anniversary Celebration, April 25.
Co-Cathedral Was Rockin’ During Diocesan Youth Day
Cars slowed and passersby paused to witness the exuberance emanating from St. Joseph Co-Cathedral as nearly 1,200 teenagers gathered for Brooklyn Catholic Youth Day.
St. Joseph Honored as Role Model to Haitians
Husband, father, laborer and immigrant – that is how retired Auxiliary Bishop Guy Sansaricq described St. Joseph to more than 500 Haitian Catholics who gathered to honor the patron of the universal Church on his feast day.
Whitestone Students Ring Bell for Haiti
Last week, Joseph Zuccarelo and his classmates cheered with pride as they saw and heard the brass bell they purchased for St. Anne Church in Anse-a-Macon, Grande Cayemite, Haiti.
Brooklynite Recalls Catholic Day Nurseries
Mary Kay Gallagher, 95, was the last president of the Board of Managers of the Immaculate Conception Day Nursery and may be the last living member of that women’s group.
Evangelization Through Example: School of Evangelization Congress Draws 450, Kicks Off Plan for Growth, Renewal
At the heart of evangelization is not doctrine, intelligence or persuasiveness, but rather “the unequaled power of example,” a cultural diversity expert told nearly 450 diocesan catechists last weekend.
Over 500 From Diocese at Life March
At the 42nd annual March for Life in Washington, D.C., Jan. 22, more than 500 pro-lifers from the Brooklyn Diocese showed their support for all human life and called for an end to abortion. Hundreds of thousands, mostly teenagers and young adults, joined in peaceful protest against the U.S. Supreme Court’s 1973 Roe v. Wade […]
Church Fire Can’t Stop Parish Life in Corona
On the first weekend after fire burned through the choir loft and roof of Our Lady of Sorrows Church, Corona, the parish family was busier than ever – keeping the regular Mass schedule, volunteering where needed and helping each other move forward. Signs posted around the church grounds direct parishioners to Our Lady of Sorrows […]