Like many women religious, Sister Barbara Kradick OP chose education as her vocation. But while countless sisters over the years have dedicated their lives to teaching, her path hasn’t been a linear one.
Author: Paula Katinas
In Harmony With Faith And Music
Father Sasa Ilijic has been at Most Precious Blood Church for two years and is used to running from one place to another, juggling several tasks simultaneously. In addition to his role as parochial vicar, he is also the music coordinator.
Online Academy Prompted By Pandemic Shuts Down
St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Online Academy, the Diocese of Brooklyn’s only fully remote online school that offered an alternative during the pandemic, has closed.
Sister Martina Says God Opened Her Eyes to a Life of Faith
Sister Martina Hou, CST, is a member of the Little Sisters of St. Theresa of the Child Jesus and is currently a teacher at St. Michael’s Catholic Academy in Flushing, pursuing her doctorate in education at St. John’s University. Her personal story is a compelling one.
Only In Print: Different at This Year’s OLMC Feast: A New Boat
The Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel is filled with wonderful traditions dating back more than a century — like the lifting of the Giglio — but one of the eye-catching things to see this year is brand new.
Glorious Giglio Makes Its Presence Felt at OLMC Feast
On a day when the weather was breathtakingly beautiful, the most stunning sight people saw when they looked up toward the blue sky wasn’t the sun or the clouds, but the Giglio.
Pro-Abortion Demonstrators Confront Pro-Life Supporters Outside Old St. Patrick’s Cathedral
A pro-life march and prayer vigil outside a Planned Parenthood clinic in Little Italy turned tense on Saturday, July 3, when pro-abortion demonstrators tried to block pro-life supporters from marching to the clinic following the Mass at the Basilica of St. Patrick’s Old Cathedral.
Our Lady of Guadalupe Church Renovates Sacristy in Sister Martin’s Memory
The memory of a beloved nun who served at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church for 52 years — right up to the time of her death in January at age 90 — will be kept alive thanks to a special tribute the parish is planning.
Foundation Builds Ramps to Carry On FF Klein’s Legacy of Service
Friends of the late Firefighter Timothy Klein put aside their grief to continue his legacy of service. Members of the Fight for Firefighters Foundation have resumed a project to build ramps in homes to help people with physical challenges.
Diocese Launches Eucharistic Revival
The Diocese of Brooklyn will be fully participating in the nationwide Eucharistic Revival, with a whole host of activities over the next three years leading up to the National Eucharistic Congress set to take place in Indianapolis in 2024.