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 […]
by Marie Elena Giossi Water surged through the streets of Rockaway Park and Broad Channel on the night Hurricane Sandy hit the Rockaway Peninsula. Homes and buildings were damaged and destroyed, displacing residents, school children and Special Olympians. “I never expected the amount of damage, devastation and the complete change that has taken place on […]
On Tuesday, October 29th at 7:30 p.m., on the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy, family and friends of one of the hardest hit parishes in the Diocese of Brooklyn will gather for a commemoration and healing Mass at St. Mary Star of the Sea, located at 1920 New Haven Avenue, Far Rockaway. After the […]
Wednesday, Oct. 16 was a busy day at the diocesan headquarters in Park Slope. Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio celebrated a Mass commemorating the 10th anniversary of his installment as bishop of Brooklyn. Bishop DiMarzio also installed Auxiliary Bishop Raymond Chappetto as vicar general and Father James Massa as moderator of the curia. Bishop DiMarzio said that […]
by Marie Elena Giossi The parish community of St. Luke, Whitestone, celebrated the dedication of its newly restored and renovated church at a solemn Mass of Dedication on Sunday, Oct. 20. “Today is a day of thanksgiving; it’s a day of joy, and it’s a day of renewal,” said Auxiliary Bishop Raymond Chappetto, who presided […]
