NET-TV’s original documentary “Shelter in the City” has been accepted at the 13th Annual Vail Film Festival to take place April 7-10 in Vail, Colo. The entry marks the first time a NET-TV production will be featured at a major film festival.
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Manhattan Forum Will Deal With Opposing Assisted Suicide
An Educational Evening on Opposing Assisted Suicide will be held at St. Thomas More Church, Upper East Side of Manhattan, on Tuesday, April 5, 7:30-9 p.m.
St. Patrick’s Day In Manhattan
Cardinal Timothy Dolan was the main celebrant of the Mass that kicked off the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Manhattan March 17.
Search for Irish Roots Adds Depth to Author’s Catholic Identity
Given Irish history and the people’s struggles with the great famine, British absentee landlord oppression, and the 19th-century migrations to North America, there is virtual storehouse of material for historical fiction, especially for a writer with an Irish-Catholic sensibility like Mary Pat Kelly.
New York State Bishops at State Capitol
Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio joins Rockville Centre Bishop William Murphy, and New York’s Archbishop Cardinal Timothy Dolan at an impromptu press conference in Albany.
Greenpointer’s March Up Fifth Ave. Will Be Her Proudest Moment
Lifelong Greenpoint resident and St. Anthony of Pauda parishioner Virginia “Gina” Sheehan is this year’s Kings County Aide to the Grand Marshal at the New York City St. Patrick’s Day Parade
24 Hours of Prayer
The diocese will conduct a local observance of “24 Hours for the Lord” March 4 and 5, at the Cathedral Basilica of St. James, Downtown Brooklyn.
Calvary Hospital Offers Course On Bereavement Ministries
Calvary Hospital will conduct its 23rd annual Bereavement Course on Mondays, 6-8 p.m., March 7 through May 9, at the hospital’s Bronx Campus. The course is designed for those who work in the helping professions (social workers, nurses, funeral directors, etc.) who may need to address bereavement and grief related issues in their professional lives. It is not for bereaved family members.
NET-TV Expands Reach
NET-TV, the diocesan TV channel, can now be seen Verizon Fios, Channel 48, in the New York metropolitan area and beyond.
Two B’klyn Women Mark 60 Years at Maryknoll
Two Brooklyn-born Maryknoll Sisters will celebrate their 60th year in the congregation this year: Sister Teresa Lilly, M.M. and Theologian Sister Helen Graham.
