Before street artist Efren Andaluz picks up any paint can to start a mural, he prays to God to guide his hand. Those prayers were answered as he reimagined the entryway to St. Mel’s Catholic Academy.
Diocesan News
Bishop Brennan Celebrates St. Robert Bellarmine Mass
Bishop Robert Brennan celebrated the feast day of his namesake at St. Robert Bellarmine Church in Bayside with about 200 parishioners.
Life of Father Varela, and a ‘United Ireland,’ Highlighted at Great Irish Fair
It wasn’t all corned beef, step dancing, and music at the 42nd Great Irish Fair held Sept. 16th on the campus of Holy Name parish in Park Slope.
St. Francis de Sales Principal Is a Proud Supporter of The Tablet’s Mission
When it comes to supporting Catholic journalism, St. Francis de Sales Catholic Academy Principal Chris Scharbach doesn’t hesitate to take the lead.
Our Lady of Sorrows Teacher Goes Above and Beyond for Her Students
CORONA — Though students didn’t begin filing into her classroom until Sept. 6, Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Academy’s newest kindergarten teacher started her school year nearly a month ago. For Jessica Jerez, it takes more than lesson prep to be an educator — it requires a dedicated effort to make her classroom a second […]
An Iconic Bell Rings in Another School Year at St. Michael’s Catholic Academy
The clang of a single brass handbell has heralded daily routines at St. Michael’s Catholic Academy in Flushing at least since the 1950s.
Only in Print: Meet the New Principals
When the new school year started in the Diocese of Brooklyn on Sept. 6, it also marked a new beginning for more than a dozen principals in Brooklyn and Queens.
Fontbonne Hall Academy Enters Its Future Through a New Door
When God closes one door, he opens another. It’s a popular old saying that has special meaning at Fontbonne Hall Academy, where the closing of one doorway and the opening of another is part of a major facelift.
Catholic Schools Gain on Public Schools Losses
New York City public schools are seeing a precipitous drop in enrollment as parents — turned off by academic shortcomings, safety concerns and an emerging emphasis on “wokeness” — are voting with their feet.
A Husband’s Ode to His Wife: Poetic Memories of a Cherished Life Taken by 9/11
In 2011, then-Mayor Michael Bloomberg issued a proclamation declaring April 14 of that year to be “Susan Hart Day” in New York City. The accolade honored her, the managing director of facilities for the city, on the day of her retirement.