Model Seder at Divine Wisdom Academy

Every Holy Thursday, we are reminded that Jesus celebrated the Passover meal with his Apostles. This year, it took on new meaning for the students of Divine Wisdom Catholic Academy, Douglaston. Rabbi Gordon Yaffe of L’Dor V’Dor in neighboring Little Neck came to the school on Monday of Holy Week, April 15, to explain the Seder Meal of Passover.

St. John Vianney’s Relic Tours Brooklyn, Queens

The relic of St. John Vianney’s incorrupt heart visited the Diocese of Brooklyn April 9-10, making stops at Cathedral Preparatory School and Seminary, Elmhurst; Immaculate Conception Center, Douglaston; Xaverian H.S., Bay Ridge;, and St. Thomas Aquinas, Flatlands, where Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio celebrated Mass to conclude the relic’s pilgrimage.

Airport Chaplain Finds Most of His Ministry On the Ground

The airplane hangar of a major international airport is not often considered the ideal place for a Mass. Neither is the baggage claim area the preferred location for spiritual counseling nor is security checkpoint rarely desired as the place for a blessing.

Blessing of Priests’ Graves Recalls Bishop Iggy’s Love of Priesthood

The project, that celebrated the memory of Bishop Catanello and his love for his fellow priests and the priesthood, was the work of the Bishop Ignatius A. Catanello Memorial Organization Captains Committee.  It was spearheaded by attorney Angelo A. DiGangi who was recently honored at the Bishop Catanello Scholarship Dinner at Immaculate Conception Center, Douglaston.

St. Mel’s Assists St. Baldrick’s

St. Mel’s in Flushing was buzzing with excitement to help make a difference. The Queens parish hosted its third annual St. Baldrick’s Conquer Kid’s Cancer organized by its youth ministry on April 7.