Unconscious, unstable and not breathing was a young man after his family found him attempting to end his own life. His family started CPR and dialed 911 to save what would have been a life span just shy of 22 birthday candles.
Diocesan News
Brooklyn Murder Victim Volunteered at Monastery
The actor/author who was stabbed to death in Greenpoint Aug. 18 was an ardent Catholic who was particularly devoted to the Carmelite Monastery in Cypress Hills.
Diocesan Mass for Solidarity and Peace
In response to the recent violence in Charlottesville, Va., Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio will celebrate a Mass for Solidarity and Peace on at St. James Cathedral-Basilica, Downtown Brooklyn, on Thursday, Aug. 24 at 7:30 p.m.
St. John’s Offers HS Students an Early Chance to Lead
Sacrificing one week from their summer plans, 10 high school student leaders, some from the Rockville Centre Diocese, but most from St. John the Baptist parish, Bedford-Stuyvesant, answered the call to be bold when it comes to learning about their faith, courageous when it aligns with their actions and willing to serve the greater Brooklyn and Queens community.
Bay Ridge Parish Marks 125th Year
Our Lady of Angels parish in Bay Ridge will close the celebration of its 125th anniversary year in September with four events.
St. Clare’s Is Undergoing Spiritual, Building Renewal
Look up the word “revival” and the definitions include “a period of renewed religious interest” and “an emotional evangelistic meeting.”
Year of Vocations Begins with Mass in Douglaston
Simply stated, without priests, there is no Eucharist, and without the Eucharist, there is no Church. So on the same day the Catholic Church celebrated the feast day of St. John Vianney, the patron saint for diocesan priests, seminarians from the Cathedral House of Formation in Douglaston, celebrated a special Mass and barbecue with Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio as the diocese officially opened its Year of Vocations.
Dominus Vobiscum
Auxiliary Bishop James Massa was the celebrant of the Solemn High Mass in Latin according to the Tridentine Rite at Holy Name Church.
Diocese of Brooklyn Night Was a Big Hit
Hosted by the Cyclones at MCU Park
Dr. Martinez-Saenz Is Named President of St. Francis College
St. Francis College, Brooklyn Heights, has announced that Dr. Miguel Martinez-Saenz will be the 19th president in the college’s 160-year history. He will begin his term in September at the start of the 2017-2018 academic year, taking over for interim president, Timothy J. Houlihan, who filled the position after the death of Brendan J. Dugan ’68 in December of 2016.