Seventh graders at St. Saviour Catholic Academy in Park Slope recently donated a “Tree of Life” to a nearby synagogue – in a heartwarming display of solidarity with the local Jewish community.
Diocesan News
Loss of Her Home Can’t Take Her Hope Away
As Kei-Landa Rembert started to write a new song, she pulled inspiration from one of the toughest moments of her life.“A month ago a fire happened in my home,” she explained.
On A Mission To Serve 40,000 Meals in Lent
At St. John’s Bread and Life in Bedford-Stuyvesant, servers are slicing, dicing and scooping hot food and fresh produce to help the less fortunate.The Catholic organization is on a mission to serve 40,000 meals during the 40 days of Lent. It’s called the ‘40/40 Program.’
Lithuanian Church in Williamsburg Is Rededicated
More than 600 parishioners, supporters and dignitaries attended a Mass March 24, rededicating Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church in Williamsburg. It was the culmination of months of renovations in a parish that has served the Lithuanian community for more than 100 years.
“Freezin’ for a Reason”
“Freezin’ for a Reason” was the fifth annual polar bear plunge hosted at Jacob Riis Park in Rockaway, March 23. Money was being raised for Special Olympics New York. Many of the athletes themselves came out to brace the water. With the help of their family, friends and supporters, $32,117 dollars were raised.
To Fulfill Childhood Dream Man, 75, Hikes Appalachian
As Catholics continue on their Lenten journey, setting their sights on the final destination of the resurrection, Heart’s Home invited all to hear the testimony of a man who finished the Appalachian Trail at the age of 75. It took him eight months to hike.
Lent in the Holy Land
Auxiliary Bishop Neil Tiedemann, C.P., and Msgr. Kieran Harrington, the Brooklyn diocese’s vicar for communications, accompanied 70 pilgrims from the Diocese of Brooklyn and Queens on a Lenten pilgrimage to the Holy Land.
In Response To New Abortion Law, Diocese Joins ‘40 Days For Life’
To combat the culture of death and as a response to the Reproductive Health Act, which takes away legal protection from the unborn, Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio has announced that the Diocese of Brooklyn will join the international ‘40 Days of Life’ campaign this Lenten season.
Glendale Parish Steps Closer To Christ One Bowl At A Time
Sacred Heart parish in Glendale set the tone of the penitential season by remembering the poor through almsgiving and personal sacrifice at a special Lenten Soup Supper.
Catholic Youth Minister Leads Teens Closer To Christ
Nearly 50 years ago, St. Clare parish was on the cusp of a cultural and ethnic transition when the original settlers in the area moved out while an influx of new settlers from the Caribbean islands moved in. Fast forward to 2019 and a thriving community of Catholics from an array of Afro-Caribbean backgrounds hold steadfast to the unifying thread of their cultural upbringing: their faith.