As the faithful in the Diocese of Brooklyn absorbed the news that the number of people attending Mass has decreased in recent years, pastors got busy planning for the future.
Author: Paula Katinas
Bishop’s Letter Looks to Alter Scheduling for Sunday Masses
A number of parishes in the Diocese of Brooklyn are making adjustments in Mass schedules after Bishop Robert Brennan released a letter to the faithful informing them of a drop in attendance.
Food, Family, and Catholic Faith Unite Lithuanian Community at Christmas
Christmas Eve came early this year for the Diocese of Brooklyn’s Lithuanian community.
Let There Be Light at Diocesan Churches, Says Maimonides Health
Elizabeth Coffaro, president of the Rosary Society at Sts. Simon and Jude Church in Gravesend, said Christmas at the parish will be extra special this year, thanks to Maimonides Health, which is donating money to her church and others to make the holidays brighter.
Widower Gives $50,000 Gift to Wife’s Beloved Catholic School
When Ellen Seagriff-Leiser was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, her husband, Charles Leiser, became her caretaker. The couple had always been close, but the devastating illness brought them even closer.
Farewell to a Beloved Post-9/11 Champion of the FDNY
Msgr. John Delendick, the FDNY Catholic chaplain who passed away from 9/11-related pancreatic cancer on Nov. 23, was remembered at his funeral Mass on Friday, Dec. 1 as a brother to firefighters and as a good and faithful shepherd.
Brooklyn Girl Gets Special Message From Mother Of A Soon-to-Be Saint
Like many young Catholics around the world, Khloe Chavez, a sixth grader at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Academy in Corona, feels an affinity with Blessed Carlo Acutis, the Italian teenager on track to become the Catholic Church’s first millennial saint.
When Your Bundle Of Joy Also Brings You Postpartum Depression
Allison Auth always thought that when she gave birth to her first child, it would be a glorious experience. “I thought the baby came and you just figured it out and fell in love with the baby,” she said.
Heavenly Fashion
The expression “Wear your heart on your sleeve” is a time-honored phrase. But there’s one fashion line that is offering women the chance to wear their faith on their sleeves — literally.
Tragic Legacy: 9/11-Related Illnesses Still Claiming Lives
Msgr. John Delendick, the FDNY chaplain who passed away from a 9/11-related cancer on Thanksgiving Day, joins a sad and growing list of people succumbing to illnesses they suffered due to their service at the World Trade Center site in the weeks and months following the 2001 attack.
