Msgr. John Brown said it still feels like yesterday. The former pastor of St. Francis de Sales parish, Belle Harbor, will never forget the effects of Hurricane Sandy on the Rockaway community – even a full year later. Oct. 29 marked the one-year anniversary of Sandy hitting the New York area, and Msgr. Brown can […]
One hundred years after a little wooden church was dedicated to the great Church Doctor, St. Athanasius, in what is now Bensonhurst, Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio joined the still thriving parish community in celebration and thanksgiving, Oct. 27.
by Antonina Zielinska ough Doreen Lesane had to do some major reconstruction to her busy schedule in order to come down from the Bronx to Brooklyn last Sunday afternoon, she said she simply had to attend the remembrance service for murder victims held at the Convent of Mercy in Fort Greene. “I came here to […]
About 400 people participated in the Brooklyn Chinese Apostolate’s fourth annual procession Oct. 20 in honor of Our Lady of the Rosary and to celebrate World Mission Sunday.
Members of the Parish Vocation Committee from Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal, Ridgewood, along with its pastor, Father Anthony Sansone, seated at right, brought members of their youth group to the House of Discernment in Cypress Hills for an evening of prayer and discussion. The group had dinner with Father Kevin Abels, diocesan vocation director, […]
To observe November as the month dedicated to remembering the deceased, the Diocese of Brooklyn is offering a conference to foster communal grieving. On Saturday, Nov. 9, the Vincentian Center for Church and Society at St. John’s University in collaboration with the Bereavement Ministry Office of Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens (CCBQ) and the Catholic […]
Sister Mary Margaret Duffy, 100, is celebrating her 85th year as a member of the Dominican Sisters of Amityville, L.I. She entered the congregation in 1929 from Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal parish, Ridgewood. She received the religious name Sister Mary Arthur. From 1930 to 1943, she taught at All Saints Elementary School, Williamsburg, […]
Following on the footsteps of the Year of Faith Catechetical Gathering at the Vatican last month, the Fall Faith Formation Congress sponsored by the diocesan Office of Faith Formation was conducted Oct. 26 at St. Edmund Prep, Sheepshead Bay. More than 450 people gathered for prayer; a keynote address by Father Anthony Ciorra, S.J., a […]
With so many choices and variables, selecting the best health insurance coverage for you and your family can be difficult. Fidelis Care, the New York State Catholic Health Plan, is making it simple, with help from the Fidelis Affordable Care Advisor. Found on Fidelis Care’s website, fideliscare.org, the Fidelis Affordable Care Advisor is an online […]
