While Pedro Williams has long wanted to pursue the priesthood, seeing the Lord work through his classmates and through the priests and faculty at Cathedral Preparatory School and Seminary was a determining factor in his decision to enter the seminary right out of high school.
Generations of current and former students came together to walk the halls of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Academy one final time — a Brooklyn school that has served the community for more than a century.
The sound of applause filled St. Pancras Church on May 16 as three women religious renewed their vows and were recognized as the founding sisters of the Daughters of Divine Mercy Missionaries, a
new private association of the faithful.
In honor of the 1,700-year anniversary of the Council of Nicaea, clergy from the Diocese of Brooklyn and beyond came together on May 20 for a celebration that included psalms and hymns, biblical readings, and commentary about what unites the Catholic and Orthodox Christian communities.
Waiting Inside Terminal 7 at John F. Kennedy International Airport on May 28, Victor Mooney stood next to a box that held his bicycle. On top were two small rocks, each inscribed with a simple message: “2025, We Remember Now.”
In response to “Laudato Sí,” Kevin Horbatiuk, a lawyer, finds time to paddle his kayak through the riverine environs of Manhattan Island, volunteering with two oyster restoration groups.
A Mass marked the end of May, the month dedicated to honoring the Virgin Mary; it was the feast of the Visitation, which commemorates Mary’s visit to her cousin Elizabeth while they were pregnant with Jesus and John the Baptist, respectively; and the National Council of Catholic Women (NCCW) recognized women from Brooklyn and Queens with a corsage, a special blessing during Mass, and a luncheon.
Herta Fuchs, 94, has volunteered at St. Joseph Catholic Academy for 19 years, but her association with the academy dates back more than 80 years.
This religious sister has nothing to prove, especially now that she is the world’s oldest.
Natural light has disappeared from three cherished stained glass windows at the Oratory Church of St. Boniface in Brooklyn.
