Blood Center Honors Parishes, Schools

Blood Center Honors Parishes, Schools

A blood donors campaign recognition ceremony was held at Immaculate Conception Center, Douglaston. The New York Blood Center honored the parishes and schools that achieved significant goals with their blood drives. The top three Queens parishes were St. Margaret, Middle Village; Holy Child Jesus, Richmond Hill; and Our Lady of the Snows, N. Floral Park. […]

Final Rites for Slain Cop

Police chaplain Msgr. Robert Romano, who is pastor of Our Lady of Guadalupe parish in Dyker Heights, celebrates the funeral Mass for police officer Brian Moore at St. James Church in Seaford, L.I., May 8. More than 30,000 police from around the U.S. attended the funeral of the 25-year-old officer, who was shot in the […]

TV Coverage of Ordinations

NET-TV will provide live coverage of the ordinations to the permanent diaconate by Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio on Saturday, May 23, at 11 a.m. Co-hosts for this special presentation will be Ed Wilkinson, Editor of The Tablet, and Deacon Kevin McCormack, principal of Xaverian H.S., Bay Ridge. NET-TV can be seen on Ch. 97 of Time […]

Visitation Sisters Host Artworks to Pray By

Visually telling the story of a great community of women is what artist Anne Goetze aims to do in her body of work, “Pray to Love: The Annecy France Nun Series,” currently on display at Visitation Monastery and Academy in Bay Ridge. The Visitation Sisters of Brooklyn are hosting the exhibit in celebration of both […]

Scripture Study in Sunset Park

“The Double Meaning of Pentecost” will be the subject of a Scripture study led by Father John Murray, C.Ss.R., in the rectory of Our Lady of Perpetual Help parish, Sunset Park, on Friday, May 22. All are welcome to attend the study session, which will begin promptly at 11 a.m. Participants are asked to bring […]

After Corporate Life, Time for Acts of Mercy

Patrick Morgan promotes the Dorothy Bennett Mercy Center’s mission, helping families overcome negative influences that impact their well-being and self-sufficiency.

Maryknoll Jubilarians Have Ties to Diocese

Father James M. Gilligan, a native of Brooklyn, will celebrate his 60th anniversary of ordination, and Father Donald P. McQuade, a native of Astoria, will celebrate his 50th anniversary.