The New York State standardized test results are in – and students in Brooklyn and Queens Catholic elementary schools surpassed their public-school peers in English language arts, while earning comparable scores in math.
Diocesan News
Borough Park Polish School Celebrates Silver Jubilee
A little Polish school in Borough Park, which started off as a religious education program for St. Frances de Chantal parish, has over the past 25 years gained international renown, even performing a concert for Pope John Paul II in the Vatican.
St. Francis of Paola: An Italian Refuge for 100 Years
One hundred years after the Bishop of Brooklyn established a home for Italians looking for a place where they could belong, the congregation at St. Francis of Paola Church in Williamsburg gave thanks to God for their piece of heaven on Earth.
Five Communities, One Purpose – Prayer
The Monastery of the Precious Blood in Borough Park is blessed to have two religious communities: the Sisters Adorers of the Precious Blood and the Sisters Servants of the Lord and the Virgin of Matará.
Praying For and With Contemplative Sisters
St. John Paul II established Pro Orantibus Day (“For Those Who Pray”) in 1997 to provide spiritual and material support to “the Church’s vanguard” whose silent, separated life serves as “a leaven of renewal and of presence of the spirit of Christ in the world. It is a day of thanksgiving, solidarity and support for contemplative religious who spend their lives in total dedication to God in union with Jesus and interceding for the salvation of all.”
Diocesan Mass Remembers Priests Who Have Returned to God
“We come together as family,” Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio said as he opened a Mass for deceased priests at the Immaculate Conception Center, Douglaston, Nov. 7.
New Deacons on The Way to Priesthood
Thirteen men were ordained to the transitional diaconate on Saturday, Nov. 3, in the main chapel at St. Joseph’s Seminary, Dunwoodie. Five men from the Brooklyn Diocese, five men from the Rockville Centre Diocese, and three men from New York Archdiocese were ordained.
Future Priests Get Together To Pray and Play Ball
More than 200 students from all levels of seminary formation celebrated the Inter-Seminary Day of Prayer and Fellowship Nov. 1 at the Immaculate Conception Center in Douglaston. The day started with a Mass celebrated by Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio.
A Time To Pray, Remember During Cemetery Field Mass
Holy Cross Cemetery holds a special place for many who are laid to rest there – and their loved ones went to the Brooklyn burial ground to remember and celebrate them on All Souls Day.
Visiting Relics of St. Therese and Parents to Wrap Up Brooklyn Sojourn
The relics of St. Therese of Lisieux and her parents, Sts. Louis and Zelie Martin, are concluding their visit to the Brooklyn Diocese but devotees will still have the chance to see them in East Flatbush and Carroll Gardens.