Seventy-five parishioners from three diocesan parishes – St. Mary Gate of Heaven, Ozone Park; Good Shepherd, Marine Park; and Holy Trinity, Whitestone – recently gathered at the Seminary of the Immaculate Conception, Huntington, L.I., to begin a process called Christ Renews His Parish. Christ Renews His Parish, or CRHP, is a powerful experience of Christian […]
Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio will recognize the parishes that have contributed the most to the New York City Blood Center at a recognition event on Thursday, March 6, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Immaculate Conception Pastoral Center, Douglaston. The bishop will honor parishes and schools for their participation in the blood drives. There will […]
by Ed Wilkinson Attendees at the annual dinner of the Cathedral Club of Brooklyn received a full serving of information about Catholic education. Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio, as well as the evening’s main speaker and its honoree, all devoted their remarks to the value of Catholic education and the need to preserve it. Bishop DiMarzio said, […]
Jesuit Father Gregory Chisholm says local black Catholics must strengthen their families, churches and communities so that their light may shine more abundantly in Brooklyn and Queens.
The diocesan Pastoral Institute interviewed two graduates of its three-year Lay Ministry Program who were commissioned as lay pastoral leaders in May, 2013. They were asked about the effects that their participation in the program has had on their lives and ministries. The interviewees were Esmeralda Hidalgo of Our Lady of Fatima parish, East […]
Recently, Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio presented a re-organization of the Central Diocesan Administration to the curia and to diocesan employees. The Bishop explained, “This structure allows us to conduct the essential services of the diocese and attain our mission of the New Evangelization in the most effective and efficient manner possible.” He used two charts […]
In the wake of Pope Francis’ announcement that the next liturgical year will be dedicated to consecrated life, the Diocese of Brooklyn celebrated its own religious men and women. Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio was the main celebrant of the liturgy for the World Day for Consecrated Life Feb. 2 at St. James Cathedral-Basilica, Downtown Brooklyn. […]
Auxiliary Bishops Raymond Chappetto, Octavio Cisneros and Paul Sanchez visited Catholic schools in Brooklyn and Queens during Catholic Schools Week. Bishop Chappetto, vicar general of the Diocese, visited two schools in Bensonhurst on Tuesday, Jan. 28: Our Lady of Guadalupe, at 9:15 a.m., and St. Athanasius, at 10:30 a.m. Bishop Cisneros held an assembly […]
As part of his annual Catholic Schools Week (CSW) schedule, Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio visited Immaculate Conception School, Jamaica Estates, on the morning on Jan. 30 to promote this year’s CSW theme – “Communities of Faith, Knowledge and Service.” The entire student body of more than 500 children from nursery through eighth grade attended a special […]
Adelphi Street, corner of Park Avenue, in Fort Greene recently was named Father Walter C. Murphy Way. The dedication pays tribute to the late pastor of Sacred Heart parish, who died April 24, 2012, at the age of 82.
