The Priestly Vocation He Dreamed of as a Boy is About to Come True
May 23, 2024
Luis Marquez was teaching at New Jersey City University several years ago when he came across a young woman in...
Paula Katinas
The First Vietnamese American Priest In the Diocese Hopes to Inspire Others
May 21, 2024
When he is ordained into the priesthood on June 1, Deacon Randy Nguyen will be a groundbreaker. He will be...
Catholic Couple Aims to Draw Chaplains to U.S. Military With Scholarship Named for Father Capodanno
May 17, 2024
Douglas Oldmixon, a retired member of the U.S. Air Force Reserve, and his wife Jo-Dee Benson consider themselves to be...
Pilgrims Trekking to National Eucharistic Congress Will Make Two Days of Stops Throughout Diocese of Brooklyn
May 17, 2024
Bishop Robert Brennan will be on the Brooklyn Bridge on Sunday, May 26, but he won’t be taking a casual...
Brazilian Man Moving From Rock ’n’ Roll and Mosh Pits to the Priesthood
May 14, 2024
Deacon Caetano Moura de Oliveira clearly remembers when he first heard Jesus calling him to the priesthood. It was 2012,...
Late Parish Secretary Remembered for Kindness
May 14, 2024
When Wilfedo Gonzalez walked into the rectory of St. Elizabeth Church in Ozone Park in 2017 to interview for a...
Junior Legion of Mary Strives to Get Youth ‘Closer to Jesus’
May 14, 2024
Lily Acevedo, a member of the Legion of Mary at Most Precious Blood-Sts. Simon and Jude Parish, saw firsthand how...
Block Party: St. Joseph’s Marks 10th Anniversary as a Co-Cathedral
May 13, 2024
On most weekends, Martine Michel can usually be found at the lectern at the Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph, where she...
Becoming a Priest Is ‘American Dream’ for Nigerian-Born Deacon
May 7, 2024
Deacon Tobechukwu Offiah has a degree in accounting, and so it would make sense that numbers are a big part...
Gravesend Church Has Become a Haven For Learning Italian
May 7, 2024
Every Tuesday morning, a little bit of Italy comes to Our Lady of Grace Church in Gravesend. The friendly tour...