Joel Zacarias, an eighth grader at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Academy, said he has always looked up to Bishop-designate Manuel de Jesús Rodríguez, but now feels closer to him because of something they share. Both are preparing for significant life transitions.
The religious sisters attending the World Day for Consecrated Life event at St. John’s University represented different cultures, languages, and ministries, but they celebrated a shared mission — living the Gospel as servants of the universal Church.
Bishop Robert Brennan was the principal celebrant and homilist at the Diocese of Brooklyn’s second annual observance of the feast of St. Brigid, one of the three patron saints of Ireland, along with St. Patrick and St. Columba.
For 17-year-old Ruth Mekako, the Diocese of Brooklyn’s Black History Month Mass of Thanksgiving, held Feb. 1 at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, was as much about representation as it was about worship.
Since she was 12, Yanchen (Angela) Wang, now 17, has stressed about falling asleep. Whether waking up or dozing, Angela, a senior at St. Francis Preparatory School, has heard odd noises, like feet stomping and people yammering in an unidentifiable language. She called these frightening episodes “auditory hallucinations.”
Alexandria Bay, a teacher at Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Academy in Jackson Heights, was one of nearly 100 teachers from five Catholic schools in Queens who spent the morning at St. Leo Catholic Academy in Corona on Jan. 20 taking part in a training on how to protect themselves and their students in the event of a school shooting.
A former classroom at Immaculate Conception Catholic Academy is home to its new Wellness Center, a meditation space where students can spend quiet time as part of their religion class.
Bishop Robert Brennan visited St. Leo’s to mark the start of the Diocese of Brooklyn’s celebration of National Catholic Schools Week and heard a presentation by students on the Holy Rosary, enjoyed students singing and visited classrooms.
When Marisa D’Alessio was born prematurely, doctors warned her mother she might not survive — or might never live an everyday life. Today, the St. Anselm parishioner credits her faith for her survival — a story that brought her to Washington for the March for Life.
This Saturday afternoon Bishop Robert Brennan issued the following statement in regards to the pending snowstorm beginning overnight. With the approach of the impending winter storm, I want take this opportunity to urge good practical judgment and caution during and after the storm. The law of the Church has never asked the impossible. Hence when […]
