Among the many sacred and solemn songs heard at the recent Diocesan Eucharistic Revival at Louis Armstrong Stadium in Queens were some more familiar and popular selections such as “This Little Light of Mine” and “He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands,” performed by a choir under the direction of Joseph Murray, co-director of music ministry at St. Martin de Porres Parish in Bedford-Stuyvesant.
Over half a century has passed since Lida Wickham became a parishioner at what is now the Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph. When she entered its doors for the first time, it was a parish church, the closest one to her and her husband’s new home in Prospect Heights.
Deacon Caetano Moura de Oliveira clearly remembers when he first heard Jesus calling him to the priesthood. It was 2012, he was 19, and he was on a church pilgrimage in his native Brazil.
When Wilfedo Gonzalez walked into the rectory of St. Elizabeth Church in Ozone Park in 2017 to interview for a job as director of religious education, the first person he met was church secretary Marie Scarpelli.
Lily Acevedo, a member of the Legion of Mary at Most Precious Blood-Sts. Simon and Jude Parish, saw firsthand how the organization brought people closer to their faith through prayer and good works.
It has been three months since Paul Vallone, the former City Councilman and a Catholic, died unexpectedly from a heart attack at just 56 years old.
A craftsman needs the right space to make a living, and no doubt St. Joseph had his own spot, a workshop, where he also taught his foster son, Jesus, the carpenter’s trade.
When Petar Vukelich had kidney stones nearly two years ago, he thought that would be the last time he heard about any issues with that organ. But then, he collapsed at work and was rushed to the hospital. Following an onslaught of testing, he learned the unimaginable: his kidney was failing.
Compared to his teammates, Julian Cruhigger has more to do when he suits up for baseball games at St. John’s Preparatory School. The senior has a responsibility that extends beyond the diamond.
On most weekends, Martine Michel can usually be found at the lectern at the Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph, where she has served as a lector for four years. But on Saturday, May 11, she was on the street outside the co-cathedral manning a basketball hoop.
