Catholic school kids and veterans in the Diocese of Brooklyn want troops deployed to Poland and Lithuania to know they’re not forgotten. The solution: care packages stuffed with snakes, toiletries and letters of encouragement.
Diocesan News
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.
And the Winners Are…
The numbers are totaled and the checks are delivered to the student winners of The Tablet’s COVID Relief Fundraiser.
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.
Bishop Brennan Celebrates Feast of Corpus Christi at Most Precious Blood Parish
The first Mass held at what was then the newly established Parish of Most Precious Blood took place on the Feast of Corpus Christi in 1922. One hundred years later, Bishop Robert Brennan came to the Astoria parish to celebrate the feast and to remind the faithful of the importance of recognizing Jesus Christ’s presence in the Eucharist.
Brooklyn’s ‘Harshest Slave Code’ Rivaled the South, Researchers Say
Many Brooklynites know their city’s rich heritage in the movement to abolish slavery. However, Brooklyn’s history also contains a harsh history of slavery reaching back to the days of colonialism.
Only In Print: Serving The Lord
A Mass was held at Immaculate Conception Center in Douglaston, on May 7 for 112 jubilarians (with a total of almost 7,000 years of service) from the Diocese of Brooklyn.
Men’s Conference Inspires Through Faith and Football
Faith, redemption, and football metaphors filled The Ultimate Playbook conference at the Emmaus Center in Williamsburg on June 11, which aimed to provide men with guidance to improve their spiritual and personal lives.
NYPD’s Hate Crimes Task Force Investigating Vandalism Incident at CCBQ Headquarters
After a vandal wrote “All Catholics are rapists” in black marker outside the Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens’ headquarters in Brooklyn Heights, the NYPD’s Hate Crimes Task Force is asking for the public’s help in identifying the suspect.
Only In Print: Field Masses Return
This year’s Memorial Day Masses resumed in person following a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic.