An army of firefighters from the FDNY and units from around the metropolitan area lined the streets of this oceanside community Friday morning to honor one of their own, who died in the line of duty five days earlier.
Diocesan News
SJU Has Scholarship for Catholic School Teachers’ Master’s Studies
The Catholic School Teacher Scholarship program is being offered to 12 Catholic school educators entering St. John’s graduate degree program in Fall 2022.
Only In Print: Cloistered Nuns Offer Holy Face Relic for Veneration, Before Move
Catholic tradition holds that God incarnate, Jesus Christ, left an image of his face on the veil of a woman who used it to wipe blood and sweat from his face.
The Bridge to Life Gets A New Service Center; The Tablet Gets A First Look
With a new, larger facility, The Bridge to Life will be able to bridge the gap between women struggling with unexpected pregnancies and the better lives they seek.
Only In Print: Respect For Earth Is Passionists’ Mission As Priests Open Thomas Berry Place
Every day is Earth Day for the priests at the Passionists Monastery, where preserving the environment is their year-round commitment.
Only In Print: A Tree Grows (In Queens) To Remember Thomas Berry
Friends of the late Thomas Berry (1914-2009) gathered alongside academics and theologians on the Passionists Monastery grounds in Jamaica Estates on Wednesday, April 20, to dedicate Thomas Berry Place, a newly renovated building named after him.
Only In Print: Interactive Tomb at St. Pancras Touches Senses, Spurs Emotion
Jesus of Nazareth, having died on the cross, lays on a platform, his body bruised, pierced and bloodied during His agonizing Crucifixion.
Good Shepherd Sprints in Fundraiser
As the Tablet’s COVID Relief Fundraiser for Catholic Schools heads toward its April 29 deadline, Good Shepherd Catholic Academy Principal John O’Brien expects to see a last-minute surge of newspaper subscription sales by his students.
Only In Print: Greenpoint Revelers Exclaim, ‘Everybody’s Polish on Dyngus Day!’
Polish tradition flourished Monday, April 18 — the day after Easter — with the first “Dyngus Day” celebration in a Brooklyn neighborhood famously known as “Little Poland.”
Only In Print: Ukrainian-Americans Carry on Joyous Easter Tradition as Symbol of Hope in Ongoing War
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.