With their homeland engulfed in war, Ukrainian-Americans are finding comfort these days in upholding traditions like elaborately decorated Easter eggs bearing uplifting messages and symbols.
Author: Paula Katinas
All Newcomers Welcomed Into The Faith at Vigil Mass
Saturday night was a dream come true for Christie St. Juste. Not only did she participate in the Easter Vigil at the Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph, but she was also baptized into the Catholic faith.
The Mass of the Lord’s Supper Starts the Easter Triduum
The time-honored ritual of recreating the act of Jesus Christ washing the feet of His disciples during the Last Supper was the highlight of the Holy Thursday Mass at the Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph on April 14.
Cops Capture Subway Shooting Suspect
Police have nabbed the suspect who went on a shooting rampage on a Brooklyn subway train, authorities said. The suspect, identified by police as Frank R. James, 62, was arrested Wednesday — the day after the shootings — in the East Village following a stabbing incident.
St. Anselm’s Man Jumps to Help Victims in Subway Shooting
Connor Armstrong, who lives in Bay Ridge, was on the ill-fated N train when a gunman opened fire Tuesday morning. He recalled the moments of terror he and other straphangers faced immediately after the attack.
Sisters Team Up In Hopes of Winning Fundraiser for Catholic Schools
Noelle Pianoforte, a sixth-grader at St. Athanasius Catholic Academy, won the the Tablet’s Covid Relief Fundraiser for Catholic Schools competition in 2021 for selling the most subscriptions to The Tablet than any other student in the diocese — 48 — and she’s trying to help her younger sister Natalie, a third-grader, take top honors this year.
Queens Doctor Says Saint Cured His Parkinson’s, Depression
Dr. Vincent Rizzuto, 85, a retired internist from Forest Hills, was suffering from Parkinson’s disease and depression but says he was cured of both through the intercession of St. Charles of Mount Argus (1821-1893), a Passionist priest who was canonized by Pope Benedict XVI in 2007.
St. Michael’s Pastor Reacts To Subway Attack Near His Sunset Park Church
As the news unfolded about a subway attack Tuesday morning, Father Fulgencio Gutierrez, pastor of St. Michael’s Church, started to pray. His church is located just six blocks from where the shooting took place.
Brooklyn Faithful Celebrate Palm Sunday With A Triumphant Street Procession
For Jessica Figueroa, there was only one way to get into the spirit of Holy Week: being among the scores of Catholics from the Diocese of Brooklyn’s large and vibrant Hispanic community who celebrated Palm Sunday in a procession led by Bishop Robert Brennan.
The Proper Way to Dispose of Palms
Many Catholics wonder what to do with old palms after the memories of Palm Sunday fade into the distant past.