Louis Pepe feels he has a special connection to Blessed Michael McGivney, and not just because he’s a long-standing Knights of Columbus member and Father McGivney (1852-1890) was the organization’s founder. He is helping to lead an effort by the Knights of Columbus to have a statue of the founder erected in every diocese in New York State.
Author: Paula Katinas
NYC Woman’s Mid-19th Century Letter Asks Pope for ‘Salvation of Blacks’
On Oct. 29, 1853, Harriet Thompson took pen to paper, wrote a letter to the pope, and started a fight for equality for blacks in the Catholic Church. Thompson was unhappy with the treatment she and her fellow African Americans were receiving not only from society but from the Church as well.
Only In Print: Students Compose Music at St. Saviour CA
Despite her youth, composing music is nothing new for Aradhana, a sixth grader at St. Saviour Catholic Academy in Park Slope. In fourth grade, she took part in an ambitious project — creating a musical based on the life of Harriet Tubman.
A Leap of Faith: Couple’s Careers Lead Them to a Catholic Education for Their Son
Dustin and Kristy Etheridge traveled hundreds of miles to move from North Carolina to New York uncertain as to what they would find. What they found was a community of faith and a Catholic school for their son Noah.
St. Bernadette Chairman Says He’s Ready For Challenges Ahead
William Guarinello retired from his job as president and CEO of HeartShare Human Services of New York on Jan. 1, but retirement doesn’t mean he’ll be taking it easy. He now has more time to devote to his passion — promoting Catholic education in the Diocese of Brooklyn.
Tablet Readers Line Up for Book Highlighting History of Diocese
Arlene and Tom Jablonski were among the folks who lined up in the vestibule at Our Lady of Angels Church in Bay Ridge on Sunday, Jan. 29 to buy “Chasing Church News,” the book by Tablet Editor Emeritus Ed Wilkinson — featuring photos from his 50 years of covering the Diocese of Brooklyn. Wilkinson signed copies of his book and touted the paper’s membership drive.
At Brooklyn Jesuit Prep, Black History Is a Yearlong Subject
At Brooklyn Jesuit Prep, the portraits of Sister Thea Bowman and Mother Mary Lange that grace the school’s walls aren’t just there for Black History Month. Their portraits, as well as depictions of historical figures like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., are on display throughout the year.
Retired Teacher’s Search for New Kidney Comes to a Happy Ending
Debra Molloy, a retired Catholic school teacher whose desperate search for a kidney donor was chronicled on the pages of The Tablet, received a phone call on Dec. 1 with good news — a kidney had been found.
Only In Print: Memorial Mass Marks One-Year Anniversary of Heroes Slaying
NYPD detectives Jason Rivera and Wilbert Mora were honored during a memorial Mass at St. Patrick’s Cathedral, the same place where the funerals for both detectives took place last year.
Group Shines Light on Challenges Of Caring for Elderly Relatives
Arleen Warnock, who spent 11 years caring for her husband Gerard following a back injury that rendered him an invalid, started a support group for caregivers at Our Lady of Angels Church in Bay Ridge.