A memorial Mass for Msgr. Austin P. Bennett, who died Jan. 31, will be celebrated at St. Thomas Aquinas Church, Flatlands, Feb. 25 at 10:30 a.m.
Diocesan News
Black History Month Mass Pays Tribute to Ancestors
Living a holy life is “the finest tribute we can give to our slave ancestors, to our parents, grandparents and great grandparents, who walked the gauntlet of segregation, discrimination and annihilation … in heroic Christian fashion,” Chicago Bishop Joseph N. Perry told attendees at a Black History Month Mass in Douglaston Feb. 19.
A Night Filled with Dumplings and Discipleship: How World Youth Day Kraków Pilgrims Share Fellowship
What was the clear-cut rationale behind why a group of friends would invite a total stranger to break bread with them? Surely enough it was self-evident: their love for God and neighbor.
Priest Pursues Prophets On Periphery of Diocese
In response to Pope Francis’ call to preach the Gospel at the peripheries of society, Father Frank Mann has started a ministry to street artists in Bushwick.
Lenten Regulations
Lent begins with the celebration of Ash Wednesday, which this year falls on March 1. It is a season that urgently calls us to conversion and is a time for deepening our spiritual life, most especially through prayer, fasting and almsgiving.
Bishop Catanello Scholarship
The Fourth Annual Bishop Ignatius Catanello Memorial Dinner-Dance will be held at the Immaculate Conception Pastoral Center, Douglaston, on Saturday, March 11, beginning with 6 p.m. Mass.
Knights Ball to Aid Students
The annual Charity Ball of the Long Island Chapter of the Knights of Columbus of Brooklyn and Queens will be held Sunday, June 11, at 12 p.m. at Russo’s-on-the-Bay, Howard Beach.
St. Mark’s Hosts Retreat Weekend for Young People
“Face 2 Face,” a Eucharist-centered retreat weekend for youth and young adults ages 15-30, was conducted Feb. 17-19 at St. Mark’s parish, Sheepshead Bay.
Art for God on Display at Forest Hills Church
Artists, both young and old, gathered at Our Lady of Mercy Church, Forest Hills, to make icons of Our Lady of Czestochowa.
Local Pilgrims Will Adjust to Scheduling WYD in January
The next World Youth Day will take place in Panama in 2019. It has been scheduled for January instead of July due to the local weather. The changes are causing concerns for some, but almost all are still excited for the trip.