With the flip of a switch, the Diocese of Brooklyn’s official Christmas tree came to life on Wednesday, Dec. 14, with 16,000 twinkling lights shining brightly against the evening sky.
Diocesan News
The Tablet’s Editor Emeritus, Ed Wilkinson, Debuts Book
The Tablet’s Editor Emeritus, Ed Wilkinson, debuted his new book, “Chasing Church News,” which chronicles his illustrious 50-year career in Catholic journalism, at the Bishop’s Luncheon.
Catholic School Students Sing, Reenact Nativity Scene
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.
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.