The latest Brooklyn Witness for Life event, held July 10, took more than two hours to complete as members from the NYC for Abortion Rights coalition tried to block local Catholics from praying in a rosary procession.
Diocesan News
Transitional Deacons Move One Step Closer to Priesthood
Three men who heard God’s calling to the priesthood moved one step closer to their goal when they were ordained as traditional deacons in a July 10 Mass at St. Luke’s Church.
GOP’s Sliwa Awaits Mayoral Opponent
The city’s first Election Day using ranked-choice voting is in the books, but the final chapter has yet to be written. Guardian Angels founder Curtis Sliwa won the Republican Party nomination for mayor in the June 22 primary — topping Fernando Mateo, 68.92% to 26.90%, according to the Board of Elections.
St. Bernard’s New Bocce Court Is a Big Hit
When Kevin Costner’s character heard the whispered statement “If you build it, he will come” in the 1989 classic “Field of Dreams,” he took it as a direction to build a baseball diamond in his Iowa cornfields. The famous quote certainly applied to St. Bernard Church in Mill Basin/Bergen Beach after about 60 people attended the June 28 ribbon-cutting ceremony of the parish’s new bocce court.
Only In Print: Tower Built With Combo of Teamwork and Dedication
On the evening of June 23, a couple hundred Our Lady of Mount Carmel parishioners kicked off the Giglio Season with the annual “Taking Out of the Boat.”
Only In Print: Bookstore Survives Amid Shift in Industry: ‘If We Make $1, It’s a Lot’
A red shopping bag hanging on the doorknob at the entrance to The BookMark Shoppe on Third Avenue carries the clever message, “Reading is Cheaper than Therapy.”
Only In Print: Late-Night Solace Found at 24-Hour Chapel
When Gilberto Perez feels the need to pray in the middle of the night, he knows where to go: a chapel tucked behind the altar of his parish church, Our Lady of Sorrows.
Summer Reading 2021 Around the Diocese of Brooklyn
The Tablet has compiled its list of books that people in the Diocese of Brooklyn are reading this summer. Here are our picks for this season’s must-read books.
Cathedral Club of Brooklyn Officially Installs New President
Pasqualino “Pat” Russo has finally been installed as president of The Cathedral Club of Brooklyn. Although he has officially served in that position for the past year, he was never sworn in because of COVID restrictions on social gatherings.
‘From the First Day I Came Here, I Felt Welcomed’
“Officially, we are a part of this amazing diocese. I am grateful to God,” Father Israel Perez said on June 30, the day he and four of his fellow priests were incardinated and officially became part of the Diocese of Brooklyn.