Bishop Kearney H.S., Bensonhurst, students showed their support for the anti-bullying movement and for programs that strengthen students’ self-image by participating in several events offered by the school, said Sister Thomasine Stagnitta, C.S.J., principal. Kearney began invited St John’s University professor, Dr. Nancy Kaplan, to discuss the negative effects of bullying and the harm that […]
Catholic youth in Cuba live under drastically different conditions than youth in the Diocese of Brooklyn. They live in fear that what they say may be monitored by the government and could have real consequences for their families. They do not benefit from many of the technologies easily accessible in the United States and they […]
Students from Holy Cross H.S., Flushing, celebrated National Pi Day with their eighth annual competition to see who could recite from memory the most digits of this infinite number that expresses the ratio of the circumference to the diameter of a circle. Pi, the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet, is represented by the symbol […]
Seventh and eighth graders from St. Nicholas of Tolentine School, Jamaica, began Holy Week by reenacting Jesus’ entrance into Jerusalem and the Passion at the 10:45 a.m. Mass on Palm Sunday. Andrew Chui, the eighth-grade student who played Jesus, entered the church and was greeted by students from the parish religious education program waving palms. The […]
The community of The Mary Louis Academy (TMLA), Jamaica Estates, has stayed true to its Catholic identity by learning to empathize with those who are undergoing hardships. The school’s Pax Christi group participated in the 30 Hour Famine sponsored by World Vision, a leading Christian ministry serving nearly 100 million people in need. Students became […]
Students at Holy Cross H.S., Flushing, sold student designed T-shirts to raise money for foundations dedicated to education and research concerning the causes, treatment and cure for breast cancer. The $10 shirts were designed by seniors Matthew Bedrossian, Peter Velez, and Thomas White, and feature the phrase “Holy Cross Knights Fight for the Women in […]
by Katie McCague The combined youth ministry from St. Stanislaus Kostka and Transfiguration parishes, Maspeth, has been growing strong for the past nine years. Members range in age from seventh to ninth grade. They attend the local public elementary schools, St. Stanislaus Kostka Grammar School, and public and Catholic high schools. The ministry leaders take […]
