FLUSHING MEADOWS-CORONA PARK — A deep love for Jesus Christ was etched on Lina Then’s face as she sat in Louis Armstrong Stadium awaiting the start of the Diocese of Brooklyn’s first Eucharistic Revival on Saturday morning, April 20. According to diocese officials who organized the day, the goal of the Eucharistic Revival was to […]
Author: Paula Katinas
Many of the Faithful, Led By Bishop Brennan, Will Take the 7 Train to the Eucharistic Revival
Straphangers taking the No. 7 train in Queens on the morning of Saturday, April 20, may notice something one would not normally see on the subway, the bishop of the Diocese of Brooklyn.
Eucharistic Revival at Louis Armstrong Stadium Translated Live in Five Languages
The app, called Interprefy, which is available to download through the Apple Store and Google Play, will allow participants to click on a language and hear a live translation of the day’s events, including the Mass.
For 10 Years, Nonprofit ‘Grandma’s Love Inc.’ Has Helped Sustain the Needy
When Theresa Monforte-Caraballo was packing a school lunch for her grandson Joshua one day many years ago, she was surprised when he asked her to make two sandwiches instead of one. She complied with the request and made it a habit to double up on his lunch every day.
Eucharistic Revival Final Preparations Underway for a ‘Very Memorable’ Experience
In a venue where fans come to watch the greatest tennis players in the world serve to compete in their matches, 10,000 of the Catholic faithful will be gathering this month to serve the Lord.
Judge Sandra Munoz: Dispensing Justice, Motivated by Her Faith
Sandra Munoz is now Civil Court Judge Munoz after winning election in November to a seat in the 2nd Municipal District in Queens, a district that covers the central and western parts of the borough and includes neighborhoods like Sunnyside, Woodside, Jackson Heights, Corona, Maspeth, Forest Hills, and Elmhurst.
Jesus Brings the Light, Bishop Brennan Tells New Converts at Easter Vigil
PROSPECT HEIGHTS — Darkness turned into light and with that light came the promise of a new beginning. The Easter Vigil at the Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph in Prospect Heights on Saturday, March 30, began with a darkened church. But just as Jesus, through his resurrection, brought light to a darkened world, so too, did […]
At Chrism Mass, Bishop Brennan Says Oils Are a Sign of Church’s Unity
Father Michael Falce remembers the first time he administered a sacrament as a newly ordained priest. It was 2019 and the memorable occasion was a baptism at St. Patrick’s Church in Bay Ridge. It marked his first experience using chrism oil.
Bishop Brennan Celebrates Mass With 900 Graduating Catholic High School Seniors
Chloe Rojas, a senior at The Mary Louis Academy in Jamaica Estates, is looking forward to her graduation this spring and can’t wait for her college days to begin. She has not finalized her choice of college, but said she will likely be going to the University of Central Florida in Orlando.
Lord’s Day Suppers Let Faithful Have Fellowship, Like Jesus and the Apostles
As the New Testament tells it, the Last Supper was about much more than the consumption of bread and wine. It was also about the deep love Jesus Christ had for the apostles. It was in that spirit of love and friendship that parishioners of Most Precious Blood-Sts. Simon and Jude Parish in Bath Beach gathered on Tuesday, March 5, to pray together and break bread just as Jesus and the apostles did 2,000 years ago.