The religious women of the diocese are invited to attend a program titled “Roots and Wings: The Life and History of Religious Communities in the Diocese of Brooklyn: Brothers and Sisters to Us All” at Immaculate Conception Monastery (lower church), Jamaica, on Saturday, March 10.
Diocesan News
Christmas Art Contest Winners Express Messages of Unity, Love
Winning The Tablet’s annual Keep Christ in Christmas Art Contest takes craftsmanship, dedication, attention to detail and for the special theme this year, it will also mean reflecting on a specific passage in the Old Testament: Deuteronomy 10: 17-19.
No Limits to What Robotics Team Members Can Achieve
Mini-robots had three minutes to accomplish as many life-sustaining tasks as possible to earn points for their pre-teen coders during a friendly competition at St. Saviour Catholic Academy.
Bishop Among Honorees At Diocesan Pro Vita Mass
A Bishop, the State Deputy of the Knights of Columbus and two pro-life counselors were the honorees at the Pro Vita Mass celebrated Jan. 27 at the Cathedral-Basilica of St. James in Downtown Brooklyn.
Bishop Massa Visits Floral Park School
The bishop blessed the students and thanked the teachers for their work. Students had been working on decorations all school year and were very proud to finally be able to show off all of their work. He told the students he considered them all family and was excited to meet them.
For Local Parishioners, March for Life Is a Ritual
Among the hundreds of thousands who participated in the March for Life Jan. 19 in Washington, D.C., were 10 busloads of students and parishioners from Brooklyn and Queens.
Three Kings Finally Make It to Williamsburg
Williamsburg finally celebrated its 21st annual Three Kings Parade Jan. 21, after having to reschedule because of frigid temperatures on Jan. 7.
Flu Season Precautions
Parishes in Brooklyn and Queens have been notified that Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio has suspended the distribution of the precious blood of Jesus to the faithful because of the severe outbreak of the flu.
‘A Time of Grace’ Lenten Mission
Augustinian Father Michael P. Sullivan will lead a parish retreat at Our Lady Help of Christians Church, Midwood, Feb. 18-21.
Dominicans Celebrate Feast Of Our Lady of Altagracia
Bishop Antonio Camilo González, bishop emeritus of La Vega, Dominican Republic, celebrated the diocesan Mass Jan. 21 in honor of Our Lady of Altagracia at St. Joseph Co-Cathedral in Prospect Heights.