“If there is no cost, there is no love. Love demands sacrifices,” Msgr. Kieran Harrington said in his reflection during Solemn Vespers on the Feast of Christ the King at the Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph, Prospect Heights, last Sunday, Nov. 25.
Diocesan News
Official Alert from The Chancery
The Office of the Chancellor of the Diocese of Brooklyn has issued an official alert and notified all parishes of its concerns about Christopher Lee Coleman.
Bishop DiMarzio Holds A Dialogue With the Faithful About Sexual Abuse in the Church
The Diocese of Brooklyn is producing an informational video to address parishioners’ concerns about the sexual abuse crisis in the Church. The action comes after the New York State Attorney General issued subpoenas to the state’s eight dioceses to hand over files that relate to sexual abuse cases going all the way back to 1950.
Trees ‘Keep Alive the Deeds’ of Brooklyn’s Fallen Heroes
Among the numerous New York City memorials designed to pay tribute to those killed in action, the most cherished ones for many in Windsor Terrace include the bronze plaques at the base of the trees surrounding Holy Name of Jesus Church. These plaques were first installed in 1919 and honor by name local servicemen who died in the First World War.
Team Jesus: Conference Equips Men to Lead and Evangelize
Catholic men got together to ‘Put Out Into the Deep’ at the annual diocesan men’s conference Nov. 17.
Puerto Ricans Honor Patroness and Heritage
The diocese honored Our Lady of Divine Providence, patroness of Puerto Rico Nov. 17 with a Mass at St. Michael- St. Malachy parish in East New York.
Cathedral Club Memorial Mass
At the annual Memorial Mass of the Cathedral Club of Brooklyn, prayers were offered for the deceased members of the 118-year-old society, but the list of the dead had to be updated at the last minute.
Superintendent of Schools Honored for Lighting the Fire for Catholic Education
At the annual fall gathering of the Catholic School Administrators Association of New York State, Dr. Thomas Chadzutko, superintendent of schools for the Diocese of Brooklyn, received the Lighting the Fire for Catholic Education Award. He was recognized for his outstanding contributions to Catholic education, for inspiring others to achieve and contribute to Catholic education in […]
East Flatbush Parish Hosts Hundreds for Turkey Giveaway
“It’s very important to me because it shows other people and our children to be generous and kind always,” said Maria Catanese, who, along with her husband Alphonse, donated hundreds of Thanksgiving turkeys to fellow New Yorkers through Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens.
Brooklynites Find Unity, Hope at Interfaith Thanksgiving Service
An interfaith Thanksgiving service in Brooklyn offered a chance for Jewish, Christian and Muslim neighbors to come together in a show of unity and mutual support, particularly in a political climate so hostile to immigrants and in light of recent anti-Semitic attacks and vandalism.