Diocesan News
Milo to be Honored at Dinner by The Cathedral Club of Brooklyn
Louis S. Milo will be the guest of honor, and Father Timothy R. Scully, C.S.C., will speak at the 114th Anniversary Dinner of the Cathedral Club of Brooklyn. The event, a mainstay on the diocesan social calendar, will be held at the New York Marriott Marquis in Times Square on Thursday, Feb. 6, beginning with […]
2013 Keep Christ in Christmas Contest Winners Honored
The winners of The Tablet’s Keep Christ in Christmas art contest, co-sponsored by the Archbishop John Hughes Knights of Columbus Council, Dyker Heights, were honored at a reception and awards ceremony at the Council. The recipients received a cash award from the K. of C., a medal and certificates of appreciation from the Knights, The […]
A Tale of Two Jamaicas – Service Trip by Youth Begins in Queens and Travels to West Indies
by Father Christopher M. O’Connor “Hey Father, what’s next?” That was the question many of the young adults that attended World Youth Day with me in Rio asked. I responded, “Jamaica, the other one.” Last year, I had been asked by a group of young adults I met at Catholic Underground to be a chaplain […]
Bishops Plan Visits During Catholic Schools Week
Bishops Nicholas DiMarzio and Auxiliary Bishops Raymond Chappetto, Octavio Cisneros and Paul Sanchez will visit Catholic schools in Brooklyn and Queens during Catholic Schools Week. Bishop DiMarzio will conduct his visitations on Thursday, Jan. 30, when he will hold an assembly at Immaculate Conception School, Jamaica Estates, at 9 a.m., and at St. Francis de […]
Dr. King Remembered: Parishioners Asked to Volunteer in Spirit of the Slain Civil Rights Leader
by Marie Elena Giossi For many, the birthday of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was simply a holiday from work. But for those gathered at St. Gregory the Great Church, Crown Heights, last Monday, Jan. 20, it was a day set aside to remember a martyr for the cause of justice. The diocesan […]
Homeless Center Named For a Woman of Faith
Dr. Elizabeth Lutas has been called a “saint,” but she says she is simply doing the Lord’s work. On Jan 16, Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens (CCBQ), along with its partners – the N.Y.C. Department of Homeless Services and the N.Y.C. Administration for Children’s Services – celebrated a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Catholic Charities Dr. […]
Three Kings Parade
Among the participants in Williamsburg’s Three Kings Parade were members of the religious education program at Most Holy Trinity-St. Mary’s parish and three camels who accompanied the Magi. The march, which honors the Feast of the Epiphany, took place along Graham Avenue from Meeker Avenue to Broadway.
Vibrant Service at the Altar
Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Church, Forest Hills, boasts more than 100 members of its Altar Server Society. College and high school members were among the 50 servers who joined with Auxiliary Bishop Paul Sanchez, pastor, and the parish priests and deacons at Christmas Midnight Mass. Also shown are Fathers Francis J. Passenant and Antonin […]
Judge’s Generosity Helps Catholic School Students
Thanks to the continued generosity of Judge Louis Fusco and the Tri-State Italian-American Congress, 116 students enrolled in 36 Catholic elementary schools and academies within the Diocese of Brooklyn and Queens can begin the New Year rejoicing in a special gift – the gift of a scholarship to attend Catholic school. Overall, $80,000 was awarded […]