When the students from St. Helen Catholic Academy arrived at the Bishop’s Annual Christmas Luncheon at Russo’s on the Bay, they were appropriately dressed in their school uniforms — blue plaid for girls and blue shirts and ties for boys.
Diocesan News
Bishop’s Christmas Luncheon Supports Catholic Education
Almost 900 people joined Bishop Robert Brennan at Russo’s on the Bay, Howard Beach, on Dec. 7, and more than $300,000 was raised to help Catholic school students pay tuition and to assist the Diocese’s Catholic Youth Initiative.
Retired Cop’s Christmas Party for CCBQ Brings Toys to Thousands
In 1982, a Brooklyn bus driver was distraught, having scrimped and saved to buy toys for his kids, only to lose them in a burglary just a few days before Christmas.
Christmas Trees Have Different Meanings For Many Across the Diocese of Brooklyn
In Guatemalan households, at Christmas, the most important item is not the Christmas tree; it’s the Nativity scene.
How a Passover Seder by the Church Changed a Community
Sister Celia Deutsch, N.D.S., grew up steeped in Catholicism thanks to her mother, who sent her to Catholic school. Her father was Jewish, but as it turned out, being raised by parents of two different religions planted a seed in Celia that bore fruit many years later.
Study Finds Most Catholics View Climate Change as Serious Worry
According to a Pew Research Center survey, highly religious respondents — those who regularly attend services and consider faith to be a central part of their daily lives — are far less likely to be worried about climate change than people who are not as religious.
Food Pantry Filled With Help From Bright Christmas Fund
St. John’s Bread & Life knows how to put its share of The Tablet’s Bright Christmas campaign funds to good use.
Stars Shine During ‘Spirit of Christmas’ Concert at the Emmaus Center
A rock legend, a Grammy Award winner, an American Idol finalist, and a New York Tenor highlighted the Spirit of Christmas Concert that benefitted Catholic education in Brooklyn and Queens.
Bishop Robert Brennan to Light Christmas Tree and Bless Nativity Scene in Grand Army Plaza
Bishop Robert Brennan will join DeSales Media Group at the official Diocesan Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony and blessing of the Nativity Scene in front of the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Arch at Grand Army Plaza in Brooklyn.
Download the Bright Christmas Fund Mail In Form
Here you can download the mail in form for giving to The Tablet’s Bright Christmas Fund.